How can I restore my backup files on an external hard drive using Windows XP SP3?

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• How to backup EVERYTHING on an external hard drive using Windows Xp professional.

  Hello. I am currently a professional user of Windows Xp and I want to upgrade to Windows 7 Professional. I will soon buy an external hard drive and I want to have a COMPLETE Windows XP upwards [save IT] in my external hard drive. Can someone help me please? As in the steps to do this?

  There is a way to do really well.  You can clone your XP disk as a file and then access it via Virtual PC.  See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx you can then use the XP Mode (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/features/windows-xp-mode.aspx) and load your old cloned drive (vhd file) as a secondary drive and then you can pull data off of it you want.  There is more info here on its use: www.oehelp.com/OEnWin7.aspx since you get Win7 Pro, XP Mode will be free.

  Steve

• I want to transfer my files to my external hard drive free windows click on my mac, it recognizes the drive but I can't nothing or see the files. Any help is appreciated

  I need to transfer my files to my external hard drive free windows click on my mac.  I can see the drive but cannot do anything or transfer.  any help is appreciated.

  The drive does not appear in the Finder?  Do you get an icon for it on your desktop?

  You say that it recognizes the drive, how exactly, what is the point?

  What happens when you try to use it?

  How the drive is formatted?  Is it encrypted?

• How can I copy video to a DVD on my hard drive in Windows XP?

  Original title: not a wiz here pc... How can I copy video to a DVD on my hard drive... I have windows XP?
  need help please... thank you in advance.

  If the DVD is "not" a commercial copy protected DVD...
  the following steps may be worth a try:

  When you insert the DVD in your DVD player... close
  all the windows that can open and then go to... Start /.
  Computer... right click the icon for the DVD player
  is located in, and then select Explore or open to view the
  Directory of the DVD.

  The files you need from the DVD are the. VOB files.
  You will find them in the VIDEO_TS folder. Copy them
  in a folder on your hard drive. Or you can copy the
  full VIDEO_TS folder.

  First... just try to rename one of the. VOB files to
  . MPG or. AVI and see if it will matter in Movie Maker.
  If import works... drag the file to the timeline and
  Economy/publication it to .wmv or .avi format. Then...
  Re - import new video from .wmv to for editing.
  (Note: in Windows 7 you may be able to import the)
  VOB files in Movie Maker just as they are)

  (FWIW... you can probably play the files renamed
  in Windows Media Player to be sure that VOB
  file to edit)

  If you are unable to import the files they need to be converted
  another .wmv format would be a good choice.

  There are many programs that can do conversions...
  The following freeware is an example...:

  (FWIW... it's always a good idea to create a system)
  Restore point before installing software or updates)

  Format Factory
  http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Format_Factory
  (the 'direct link' is faster)
  (the file you want to download is: > FFSetup260.zip<>
  (FWIW... installation..., you can uncheck
  ('all' boxes on the last screen)

  First, you will need to decompress the file or just open the
  Drag FFSetup260.exe out of the folder
  and drop it on your desktop. To install left click.

  Next, after the download and installation of Format
  Factory... you can open the program and
  left click on the toolbar, the "Option" button and
  "Select an output folder to" / apply / OK.
  (this is where you find your files after they)
  are converted)

  Drag and drop your video clips on the main screen...

  Select "all to WMV" / OK...

  Click on... Beginning... in the toolbar...

  That should do it...

  Good luck...

• Why can't I do a search in my external hard drive using Adobe Bridge CS6?

  When I open Adobe Bridge CS6 and try doing a search within my external hard drive, it will give my internal hardisk results only? This is the 1st time that I encounterd this strange issue. For this reason, I do my research with windows and then browse each result with bridge! which is really annoying.

  I solved the problem go on the search field and clicking the search icon where he will give a drop-down list of the 3 options, and then selecting bridge search: current folder and that solved my problem. Thanks for all help

  Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 06:45:55-0700

  From: [email protected]

  To: [email protected]

  Topic: Why I can't do a search in my external hard drive using Adobe Bridge CS6?

  Re: Why I can not do a search in my external hard drive using Adobe Bridge CS6?

  created by Curt Y in the General Discussion of bridge - see complete discussion

  You can search for an external drive if the operating system permissions are OK.  Bridge, however, will not look on different drives.

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• Cannot access the backup files on my external hard drive, the files are in the VHD format.

  My laptop was stolen Monday. I have a backup stored on external hard drive, but cannot open the becaause it is VHD format. My laptop has Vista Business my home computer has Vista Home Premium. How can I open the VHD.file?

  I used WINIMAGE to view backup files, it is a very good program.

• How can I change the icon associated with an external hard drive that is displayed in my computer

  When I double click the icon my computer on my Seagate external desktop hard drive does not display the correct icon. It displays a blank page with the upper right handed with a superimposed replica of a small screen.  I really want to show an icon that looks like the real thing as stated in the icons folder.

  Hi PhilipRoebuck,

  (1) do you get an error message when you try to open the external hard drive?
  (2) where there are changes to the computer before the question?
  (3) is confined to a specific icon?
   
  See the following:
  Method 1:
  Icons change incorrectly in Windows
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2396571
  Important Before run you this difficulty, save your data and close the application. After you run the difficulty, your computer will reboot after 10 minutes.
  Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756
   
  Method 2:
  How to change the default icons for folders in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310192
   
  I hope this helps.

• How can I change the icon associated with an external hard drive in XP?

  I had to reformat etc and when settled dust that I can not put an icon on my external hard drive from seagate 1 t. It's not bad but it drives me crazy because it seems that it does not...

  Using Notepad, create a file with the following content

  [autorun]
  ICON = localpath\iconfile

  Save the file as autorun.inf (be sure to set "Save as type" in the drop-down list for "All Files" box).

  • IconFile is a file with the file extension ico icon.
  • LocalPath is the file (or folder and subfolder, etc.), without a drive designation.  So, for example, if there is a folder in the root of the named Seagate external drive, and you have an icon named seagate.ico file, the line in your autrorun.inf file would be:

  Icon = Seagate\seagate.ico

  Note that the square brackets in the first line should be included
  The autorun.inf file is usually a hidden, but making it so is yours.

• Unable to see the new files from the external hard drive in Windows Media Player library

  Original title: music is dead

  Windows media player does not recognize my external hard drive on all my computers windows 7, but works fine on my xp. has taken the laptop shop they led produced songs media player then reinstalled them, and it worked. but when I added more songs on the ext. harddrive and tried to play on windows media player 7 it does not find new! can't afford to take to the store whenever I have download music and want to play on my Media Player 7. is it auto recognition? When I plug the ext. harddrive inside automatically so reads the news on it?

  It has been fixed thought

  I had posted a question on my Ext. harddrive, my windows xp Media Player recognizes new music I have add out of it, but all my computers which are used to windows 7. then I myself especially when I add the new music on the hard drive for media playyer on xp I have spend the toolbar and click on file, then click Add to library computer search and it adds to the media player library. but windows 7 does not have this option. I noticed if you click file, and then manage libraries, and then the music lets me add my Ext. harddrive (e drive) to the library list. on a computer it support of new music and videos found on the hard drive, on two computers it just music, so I downloaded a song and a video on the hard drive, plugged into the computer and media player says that it has been updated of library, and yet there they never found the new files. Why have they changed? XP was so easy. new is not always better!

  Hi Bob,

  According the description preceding, Windows Media Player is not picking new music on the external hard drive.

  I suggest you to perform the following troubleshooters.

  Open the troubleshooting Windows Media Player settings Troubleshooter

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows7/open-the-Windows-Media-Player-settings-Troubleshooter

  Open the troubleshooter in the Windows Media Player library
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-Windows-Media-Player-library-Troubleshooter

  Post us the results once you try the steps above.

• How to transfer Time Machine backup to the new external hard drive

  I'm upgrading to a 1 hard external to the Western reader to with 5 TB of Seagate.  This is because Time Machine has used the 1 TB drive.  How can I transfer the files from backup Time Machine from the old to the new drive so that backups continue to have access to the old files.

  Although the documentation Apple says you can copy Time Machine backups in the Finder, it is very slow and sometimes does not.

  This technique works only if the volume that you copy to the same size or larger that that you are copying to.

  First of all, please open the Time Machine preference pane and click the Select Disk... button. You may be able to unlock the settings first, by clicking on the padlock icon in the lower left corner of the window. Log in as administrator.

  Remove the volume you want to copy in the list of backup destinations. Then turn off Time Machine.

  Launch disk utility, open the built-in Help and search for the term 'Double '. Follow the instructions. All existing data on the destination volume will be deleted. That shouldn't be a problem, because you do not want to mix non-sauvegarde and backup data on the same drive anyway.

  If the volume you are copying has been encrypted by Time Machine, you must first unlock it. Click the release button in the toolbar of the disk utility window.

  Turn Time Machine back on and select the new volume as a backup destination. Alternatively, you can continue to use the old volume, if you wish. Both will be alternated when both are available.

  ATTENTION: If you copy the volume is corrupted, as shown by the ERD or first aid in disk utility, while corruption is copied to the new drive. Do not copy data from a damaged on a faulty disk volume. Put aside the reader and do not use until you don't know that you no longer need the data. Then securely erase it and bring it to a recycling center. Do the same if the restore operation fails with "disk errors."

• How to recover files lost on external hard drive / in windows 7

  I lost the files on my western digital hard drive, how are they fixed?

  In Windows 7, if the drive is formatted in NTFS and you turn on system protection for this drive, you can use the functionality of previous Versions of the files.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/previous-versions-of-files-frequently-asked-questions

• Cannot see/access files on the external hard drive in Windows XP

  I removed the HDD from my PC because I was getting a new PC. I plugged it (USB) to a netbook to get my files. He sees the drive, but I can't see/access my files. Both are Windows XP. Is it because the removed drive was setup with administrative privileges in Windows XP on the old machine?

  Hello

  1. it works on another computer?

  I suggest you to take the permissions of the drive and check if it helps.

  Follow the steps from the link below that would help you to take possession of the car.

  How to capture a file or a folder in Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

  Hope this information is useful.

• How can I access files on my external hard drive with windows 7 OS, when I attach it to a computer with windows vista?

  When I try to change the permissions, I get an error message: error security application. An error has occurred applying security infromation to root: root, \boot: \bootmgr, root: \System Volume Information access is denied.

  When I open windows Explorer, it shows only startup records and not the user records. All suggestions will be useful. Thank you

  Hi, MBRC,

  1. Where are you trying to change the permissions?

  I suggest that you first take ownership of the drive once you connect to the computer and check if it works.

  To take ownership of a folder

  (a) right click on the folder you want to take control and then click Properties.

  (b) click on the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the owner tab.

  (c) click on Edit. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

  (d) click on the name of the person you want to give to the property.

  (e) If you want that person to be the owner of the files and subfolders in this folder, select the check box Replace owner subcontainers and objects .

  (f) click OK.

  Troubleshoot "access denied" when opening files or folders

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-access-denied-when-opening-files-or-folders

  If the previous step fails, see if access you files and folders when you connect the drive to any other computer.

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

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• How do I back up my files on an external hard drive XP please?

  I tried the usual, start, Control Panel, system and maintenance, back up and Restore Center, to the high wire of files. But it is incomplete on my system, and the thread stops at the backup of files! Someone help please. I just want to have a record of updating my files if I lose my machine etc..

  The best way is to use the file transfer Wizard.

  Install the xp installation cd, click on "other tasks", click on FTW.

  defined as "old pc", select settings file to save, save to a new folder that you

  created, once through, move to cd or hd. However be careful, the amount is added. In addition, his

  best to run FTW from the cd, even if his tools in. In addition, with a cd, you can install youre

  data on any pc in your user account.

• Cannot get old backup files in the external hard drive

  Separated from this thread.

  I'm having the same problem - I did a file with windows vista and then put backup.exe at level to windows 7 and now I can't see my files. Help!

  Windows 7 can read files from Vista backup natively as they both use the same backup engine. However the files generated by the backup and restore are not .exe files

  You must run backup and restore and then access the backup image to open it.