Hi everyone,
I've recently upgraded to a new PC with Vista installed, I've been using XP Professional for a few years and pretty much know the operating system inside out, my knowledge of Vista however is fairly good, but far from what I would call in-depth.

After spending a fair amount of time reviewing the backup and restore options within Windows Vista, I'm left scratching my head wondering what on earth Microsoft were thinking when they designed this feature. I currently have three hard drive partitions set out as follows, drive 'C' for my main Windows installation, drive 'D' which I've labeled 'Software Library' and drive 'E' labeled 'Media Library', within drive 'E' I also have three folders for 'Pictures', 'Music' and 'Video'.

I also have an external hard drive 'F' which I use purely for backing up important files. Now with Windows XP I could create a backup set that would allow me to select any number of folders and/or files of my choice and back them up to a place of my choosing, in Windows Vista it seems (at least from what I can see) I don't have this option. If I want to backup just my 'Pictures' folder from the 'E' drive, I'm not allowed to do this - I have to backup every picture file from my main Windows installation drive 'C' without even having the option to select a) any other picture folders and/or files individually, and b) the option to backup to a drive and folder of my choice. I can point the backup to any of the drive partitions but it won't allow me to choose a backup folder within that partition - what's all that about?

Another gripe that I have with Vista backup is it seems to create a very untidy backup set with any number of zip files of 100MB each, yet with XP I had one clean simple file (which I could name) and save it to any drive and folder of my choice.

Am I missing something, or is this really the only way to backup your data with the software built into Windows Vista? if it is then it's horrible and begs the question of what was going through Microsoft's mind when they implemented this utility into the final operating system.

If I open the 'Backup Status and Configuration' utility, and change the settings, it gives me the option to either save the backup to one of my drive partitions or a CD/DVD media, or to save it to a Network Location - if I select the second option to save it to a Network Location and click Browse, select the computer I'm using and then select the external hard drive I use for backups, and select a folder within that drive called 'Picture Backup' and click OK followed by Next, Vista asks me to enter a Username and Password to access that external drive, which is connected to the same computer I'm trying to backup data from. By typing my Administrator credentials in the form of SERVER\Administrator, which I have configured through a Windows Domain Controller on the same network, and clicking OK, the following error message is displayed:

The network share could not be accessed for the following reason:

No mapping between account names and security IDs was done (0x80070534)

Please ensure that the network location is valid.

Well, I'm pretty sure the network location is valid because I can access that external hard drive from any other computer on my network, I've already configured the Share option by right-clicking the hard drive Properties Sharing Advanced Sharing .. named the share and added 'Domain Admins' with Full Control to the permissions, so now I'm left sitting here scratching my head wishing I could just backup what I wanted to backup to where I wanted to backup, and with one single, clean backup file at the end of it just I used to be able to do with Windows XP.

I'm hoping that someone out there will tell me I've got this all wrong and my lack of knowledge with Windows Vista is obvious for all to see, I'm hoping that someone out there will tell me a really easy and simple way to achieve what I am trying to achieve .. but if I'm honest, I'm not at all confident I will get the answer I'm hoping for.

Any suggestions, pointers or help you can offer would be very gratefully received.

Many thanks in advance
Wayne

You will need to give the full name of the Vista OS your running along with
the Service Pack number.
Those that can help or have the knowledge to help will need this info.
You should change your News Sending Format in Windows Mail to plain Text.
In the mean time review the information at the links below.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...4460a1033.mspx
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...03c481033.mspx
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/?filter[11]=Backup%20Restore
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/m...09.backup.aspx
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/win...6ED4A1033.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...es/backup.aspx

H Brown

"Wayne Smith" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,
I've recently upgraded to a new PC with Vista installed, I've been using XP
Professional for a few years and pretty much know the operating system
inside out, my knowledge of Vista however is fairly good, but far from what
I would call in-depth.

After spending a fair amount of time reviewing the backup and restore
options within Windows Vista, I'm left scratching my head wondering what on
earth Microsoft were thinking when they designed this feature. I currently
have three hard drive partitions set out as follows, drive 'C' for my main
Windows installation, drive 'D' which I've labeled 'Software Library' and
drive 'E' labeled 'Media Library', within drive 'E' I also have three
folders for 'Pictures', 'Music' and 'Video'.

I also have an external hard drive 'F' which I use purely for backing up
important files. Now with Windows XP I could create a backup set that would
allow me to select any number of folders and/or files of my choice and back
them up to a place of my choosing, in Windows Vista it seems (at least from
what I can see) I don't have this option. If I want to backup just my
'Pictures' folder from the 'E' drive, I'm not allowed to do this - I have to
backup every picture file from my main Windows installation drive 'C'
without even having the option to select a) any other picture folders and/or
files individually, and b) the option to backup to a drive and folder of my
choice. I can point the backup to any of the drive partitions but it won't
allow me to choose a backup folder within that partition - what's all that
about?

Another gripe that I have with Vista backup is it seems to create a very
untidy backup set with any number of zip files of 100MB each, yet with XP I
had one clean simple file (which I could name) and save it to any drive and
folder of my choice.

Am I missing something, or is this really the only way to backup your data
with the software built into Windows Vista? if it is then it's horrible and
begs the question of what was going through Microsoft's mind when they
implemented this utility into the final operating system.

If I open the 'Backup Status and Configuration' utility, and change the
settings, it gives me the option to either save the backup to one of my
drive partitions or a CD/DVD media, or to save it to a Network Location - if
I select the second option to save it to a Network Location and click
Browse, select the computer I'm using and then select the external hard
drive I use for backups, and select a folder within that drive called
'Picture Backup' and click OK followed by Next, Vista asks me to enter a
Username and Password to access that external drive, which is connected to
the same computer I'm trying to backup data from. By typing my Administrator
credentials in the form of SERVER\Administrator, which I have configured
through a Windows Domain Controller on the same network, and clicking OK,
the following error message is displayed:

The network share could not be accessed for the following reason:

No mapping between account names and security IDs was done (0x80070534)

Please ensure that the network location is valid.

Well, I'm pretty sure the network location is valid because I can access
that external hard drive from any other computer on my network, I've already
configured the Share option by right-clicking the hard drive Properties
Sharing Advanced Sharing .. named the share and added 'Domain Admins' with
Full Control to the permissions, so now I'm left sitting here scratching my
head wishing I could just backup what I wanted to backup to where I wanted
to backup, and with one single, clean backup file at the end of it just I
used to be able to do with Windows XP.

I'm hoping that someone out there will tell me I've got this all wrong and
my lack of knowledge with Windows Vista is obvious for all to see, I'm
hoping that someone out there will tell me a really easy and simple way to
achieve what I am trying to achieve .. but if I'm honest, I'm not at all
confident I will get the answer I'm hoping for.

Any suggestions, pointers or help you can offer would be very gratefully
received.

Many thanks in advance
Wayne

Hi,
I have been looking and trying all over the place and haven't been able to
find the answer that I am looking for so maybe someone here can help me out.
I am installing a new hard drive, additional one, and want to use the
complete backup and restore from MS.
My question is, how can I use the backup but restore it to a different hard
drive rather then the one I made the backup from?
Help Please,
Tyserman474

"H Brown" wrote:

You will need to give the full name of the Vista OS your running along with
the Service Pack number.
Those that can help or have the knowledge to help will need this info.
You should change your News Sending Format in Windows Mail to plain Text.
In the mean time review the information at the links below.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...4460a1033.mspx
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...03c481033.mspx
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/?filter[11]=Backup%20Restore
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/m...09.backup.aspx
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/win...6ED4A1033.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...es/backup.aspx

H Brown

"Wayne Smith" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,
I've recently upgraded to a new PC with Vista installed, I've been using XP
Professional for a few years and pretty much know the operating system
inside out, my knowledge of Vista however is fairly good, but far from what
I would call in-depth.

After spending a fair amount of time reviewing the backup and restore
options within Windows Vista, I'm left scratching my head wondering what on
earth Microsoft were thinking when they designed this feature. I currently
have three hard drive partitions set out as follows, drive 'C' for my main
Windows installation, drive 'D' which I've labeled 'Software Library' and
drive 'E' labeled 'Media Library', within drive 'E' I also have three
folders for 'Pictures', 'Music' and 'Video'.

I also have an external hard drive 'F' which I use purely for backing up
important files. Now with Windows XP I could create a backup set that would
allow me to select any number of folders and/or files of my choice and back
them up to a place of my choosing, in Windows Vista it seems (at least from
what I can see) I don't have this option. If I want to backup just my
'Pictures' folder from the 'E' drive, I'm not allowed to do this - I have to
backup every picture file from my main Windows installation drive 'C'
without even having the option to select a) any other picture folders and/or
files individually, and b) the option to backup to a drive and folder of my
choice. I can point the backup to any of the drive partitions but it won't
allow me to choose a backup folder within that partition - what's all that
about?

Another gripe that I have with Vista backup is it seems to create a very
untidy backup set with any number of zip files of 100MB each, yet with XP I
had one clean simple file (which I could name) and save it to any drive and
folder of my choice.

Am I missing something, or is this really the only way to backup your data
with the software built into Windows Vista? if it is then it's horrible and
begs the question of what was going through Microsoft's mind when they
implemented this utility into the final operating system.

If I open the 'Backup Status and Configuration' utility, and change the
settings, it gives me the option to either save the backup to one of my
drive partitions or a CD/DVD media, or to save it to a Network Location - if
I select the second option to save it to a Network Location and click
Browse, select the computer I'm using and then select the external hard
drive I use for backups, and select a folder within that drive called
'Picture Backup' and click OK followed by Next, Vista asks me to enter a
Username and Password to access that external drive, which is connected to
the same computer I'm trying to backup data from. By typing my Administrator
credentials in the form of SERVER\Administrator, which I have configured
through a Windows Domain Controller on the same network, and clicking OK,
the following error message is displayed:

The network share could not be accessed for the following reason:

No mapping between account names and security IDs was done (0x80070534)

Please ensure that the network location is valid.

Well, I'm pretty sure the network location is valid because I can access
that external hard drive from any other computer on my network, I've already
configured the Share option by right-clicking the hard drive Properties
Sharing Advanced Sharing .. named the share and added 'Domain Admins' with
Full Control to the permissions, so now I'm left sitting here scratching my
head wishing I could just backup what I wanted to backup to where I wanted
to backup, and with one single, clean backup file at the end of it just I
used to be able to do with Windows XP.

I'm hoping that someone out there will tell me I've got this all wrong and
my lack of knowledge with Windows Vista is obvious for all to see, I'm
hoping that someone out there will tell me a really easy and simple way to
achieve what I am trying to achieve .. but if I'm honest, I'm not at all
confident I will get the answer I'm hoping for.

Any suggestions, pointers or help you can offer would be very gratefully
received.

Many thanks in advance
Wayne