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The problem: you made a backup in Windows 2000 before upgrading to server 2008 and now you can’t restore your files. What are you to do? Simple, download the Windows NT Backup – Restore Utility and follow these simple steps to make your transition to Windows Vista easier. 1. Enable Removable Storage Management in Windows Vista 2. Install Windows NT Backup – Restore Utility 3. Restore your files If you’re a more advanced user, you could install Windows XP NTBackup in server 2008 by copying the following files from an XP installation to pendrive. * C:\Windows\System32\Ntbackup.exe * C:\Windows\System32\Ntmsapi.dll * C:\Windows\System32\Vssapi.dll * C:\Windows\Help\Ntbackup.chm * C:\Windows\Help\Ntbackup.hlp Click to file Ntbackup to run restore. The last two files aren’t necessary, they’re just help files, but you may want them just in case you forget how to backup your files. Create a shortcut to NTBackup somewhere and blammo, you’re in business.

If you install Windows 7 as second operating system along with Windows Vista or Windows XP the boot menu will automatically add new OS option in existing boot menu option. However if you have already installed Windows 7 and attempting to install Windows XP you’ll overwrite the MBR with one that doesn’t recognize the Windows 7 boot loader. If you are under similar situation and looking for the way to fix and get back Windows 7 option in boot menu then follow below simple steps. Open a Command Prompt window in the older operating system and run the following command from the Windows 7 DVD, substituting the letter of your DVD drive for d here: d:\boot\ bootsect.exe /nt60 all When you restart, you should see the Windows 7 menu. To restore the menu entry for your earlier version of Windows, open an elevated Command Prompt window and type this command: bcdedit /create {ntldr} –d “Menu description goes here” Substitute your own description for the placeholder text, being sure to include the q