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I have found a couple of articles on how to use NTBackup on Vista and

have been successful in doing Full backups on specified folders.

However, Differential backups don't seem to work. I need to perform

both types on a user's new Vista laptop. Upon installing NTBackup on

the user's laptop, I did a Full backup on selected folders. As a

test, I then attempted a Differential backup on the same folders.

What I obtained was another Full backup. Is this a known issue with

NTBackup on Vista? I would hazard a guess that the "Backup" file

attribute flag is not being reset upon performing a Full backup.

Thanks!

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System Administrator

Sprotte + Watson Architecture and Planning

Vista, CA


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You really should not use NTBackup at all. Use the Backup included with Vista

or a third party utility instead. Most of the NTbackup articles are

instructions for transferring XP backups to the vista computer, not to use

them for future bu's. I bet if you tried to restore any of those backups,

they would fail.



"System Administrator" wrote:

Mary, why would a transferred XP backup (presumably using NTBackup's

restore) work on Vista using NTBackup and a newly created NTBackup

backup not restore?





On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:37:01 -0800, Mary

<Mary@discussions.microsoft.com>wrote:



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Installing Ntbackup on Vista was intended only so that data could be

recovered from XP backups. Microsoft has issued a tool

www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx >www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx

to avoid the need to install Ntbackup.



Ntbackup is unlikely to work successfully on Vista because it knows nothing

about any detailed changes to the NTFS file system and in particular has no

knowledge of the Vista system structure.



If you want to backup your files in Vista, use the backup in your Vista

version or get a third-party backup program which is written for Vista.









"System Administrator" <sysadmin.removethis@sprottewatson.com>wrote in

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"Dominic Payer" <dominic@dcp.fsv.co.uk>wrote in message

It does work with Vista. However I don't use it to back up my system. I DO

use it retrieve archives made under XP.



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Ntbackup can be made to work just fine in Vista.

www.petri.co.il/installing_windows_xp_ntbackup_on_windows_vista.htm" >www.petri.co.il/installing_windows_xp_ntbackup_on_windows_vista.htm



However, I also recommend using third-party software

instead of Ntbackup or the built-in backup offered in Vista.

Use Acronis True Image. Image backups, file and folder backups.

So many more options than Vista's backup.

www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/index.html" >www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/index.html





-Michael



"Dominic Payer" <dominic@dcp.fsv.co.uk>wrote in message

I thank everyone for their comments.



Michael, do you know if NTBackup Differential backups work on Vista?

As I mentioned in my original post, they don't seem to work. I

haven't been at a Vista machine since my original test, so I haven't

been able to confirm. Thanks.





On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:09:40 -0500, "MICHAEL" <u158627_7@dslr.net>

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No, sorry I don't know.



Wish I could help more. I really only use Acronis True Image

for most of my backup needs.



Good luck.



Take care,



Michael



"System Administrator" <sysadmin.removethis@sprottewatson.com>wrote in message

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OK, Michael. Thanks!





On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:37:11 -0500, "MICHAEL" <u158627_7@dslr.net>

wrote:



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"MICHAEL" <u158627_7@dslr.net>wrote in message

I can't get it to work. All I get is an error stating that the Backup

Utility cannot

connect to the Removable Storage Service. I'm looking at the list of

Services and

RSS *is* started.



Tom Lake



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"Tom Lake" <toml_12953@hotmail.com>wrote in message

Tom,



Removable Storage Management is different than what you

are looking at in Services.



Read the instructions, again. :-)

www.petri.co.il/installing_windows_xp_ntbackup_on_windows_vista.htm" >www.petri.co.il/installing_windows_xp_ntbackup_on_windows_vista.htm



To turn on Removable Storage Management in Windows Vista:



Click the Start button>Control Panel>Programs, and then click Turn Windows Features on or

off.



Select the check box next to Removable Storage Management to turn the feature on, and then

click OK.





-Michael





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"MICHAEL" <u158627_7@dslr.net>wrote in message news:OZHfXvdWIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

Apologies, Tom.

After looking at what you wrote again, I am the one who is wrong.



My mind saw/read something else. Sorry.



Did you try restarting your computer?



Other than that, I don't know.



I don't use NTBackup on Vista anymore. I tried it awhile back

and it seemed to work fine.





Take care,



Michael



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I was able to do some more testing on a Vista machine today. I have

determined that NTBackup Differential backups do, indeed, work.



The native Vista backup application does not meet our needs. We need

to do full and differential backups on selected folders. Thus the

need to use NTBackup.





On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:06:36 -0500, "MICHAEL" <u158627_7@dslr.net>

wrote:



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Vista, CA

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