How to open a .bkf file?

[-Sylvan]

I just installed windows 7 on a brand new system and was wondering how the hell I open the .bkf file that I made while backing up my data on windows xp? 😱

Thanks.

 

[sminlal]

You have to download and install the NTBackup program from this page: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4220

 

[-Sylvan]

You have to download and install the NTBackup program from this page: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4220

Downloaded it, went to install and...

It gives me the message "To run Windows NT backup Restore Utility, you need to turn on or install Removable Storage Management."
What does this mean?

 

[mcnumpty23]

see if this helps

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-system/removable-storage-management-in-windows-7-home/8928d7f7-382c-4748-9206-95c6cdb73d8d

 

[-Sylvan]

see if this helps

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-system/removable-storage-management-in-windows-7-home/8928d7f7-382c-4748-9206-95c6cdb73d8d

Ah, so I have to find someone with xp still installed and copy a few system files.

 

[mcnumpty23]

or ask some one on here to email you the rquired files--would do it if i could but all my machines are on windows 7

 

[-Sylvan]

or ask some one on here to email you the rquired files--would do it if i could but all my machines are on windows 7

Oh, good idea lol
Thanks for the offer.

Would anyone else be willing to help me out and email a few xp system files?

I need:

ntbackup.exe
ntmsapi.dll
vssapi.dll

They are located: c:\windows\system32
😀

 

[mcnumpty23]

thinking about it i have an old xp laptop in a cupboard somewhere-if no one has helped you out by the time i get back this evening i will send you the files

 

[-Sylvan]

thinking about it i have an old xp laptop in a cupboard somewhere-if no one has helped you out by the time i get back this evening i will send you the files

Thank you 😀

 

[JDFan]

Also Microsoft did release an update For Win7 : ( Linkie )

This article describes the Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2. The utility restores backups that are made on Windows XP and on Windows Server 2003 to computers that are running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. To download the utility, go to the "How to obtain this update" section.

 

[-Sylvan]

Also Microsoft did release an update For Win7 : ( Linkie )

This article describes the Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2. The utility restores backups that are made on Windows XP and on Windows Server 2003 to computers that are running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. To download the utility, go to the "How to obtain this update" section.

This is a patch?

 

[JDFan]

This is a patch?

It is an update to the Windows 7 OS that microsoft put together after several people were asking for a way to use the back up files they had made under XP -- so MS put together this update which adds the needed files to your WIN 7 OS so that you can use your old backup files. The link I posted links to a page which details the update and tells you were to download the file and how to use it.

 

[-Sylvan]

heres the 3 files--you can download without registering with file factory--it should download straight from my allowance

http://www.filefactory.com/file/ced23df/n/xp_files.rar

Thank you 😀 It worked!

Finally, what a pain in the ass.

 

[-Sylvan]

Best answer selected by -Sylvan.

 

[zorfa-alam]

If you are not able to open bkf file then you can try for bkf repair software which extracts all the data from damaged bkf file. This software has a unique scanning algorithm which extracts the data & saved the recovered file. Try to download the software from here

http://bkf.repairsoftwaree.com/how-to-repair-data-from-corrupted-bkf-file

 

[corra]

I just installed windows 7 on a brand new system and was wondering how the hell I open the .bkf file that I made while backing up my data on windows xp? 😱

Thanks.

 

[poppet41]

heres the 3 files--you can download without registering with file factory--it should download straight from my allowance

http://www.filefactory.com/file/ced23df/n/xp_files.rar

Hello
Just having the same problem, and wondered if you would be happy to make those 3 files available again so that I can download them and use my backup?
Thanks

 

[AxlMyk]

Something else how 2 year old threads continue to help.

 

[Luke610]

Also Microsoft did release an update For Win7 : ( Linkie )

This article describes the Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2. The utility restores backups that are made on Windows XP and on Windows Server 2003 to computers that are running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. To download the utility, go to the "How to obtain this update" section.

This is a patch?

I went to this link but it doesn't instal this on Windows 7 ... so I am stuffed. I have absolutely no idea how to extract these .bkf files that i have on my external hdd onto windows 7

 

[Jeremusic]

Also Microsoft did release an update For Win7 : ( Linkie )

This article describes the Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2. The utility restores backups that are made on Windows XP and on Windows Server 2003 to computers that are running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. To download the utility, go to the "How to obtain this update" section.

This is a patch?

I went to this link but it doesn't instal this on Windows 7 ... so I am stuffed. I have absolutely no idea how to extract these .bkf files that i have on my external hdd onto windows 7

January 2014....

I have exactly the same problem from a server2003 .bkf file. Again the Microsoft 'fix' 974674 does NOT install under Win 7 Pro. and legally MS will drop all XP related problems in April......

 

[mcnumpty23]

this is a really old post so my original upload is down

think these might have been the 3 files

but I don't have an xp pc at hand to double check

http://www.filefactory.com/file/6sqq4gch5pk1/xp%20rar%202.zip

 

[steven smiith]

If you want to know how to open Windows XP .bkf file in Windows 7, then get helps from this site: http://www.bkfrecovery.net/how-to-restore-xp-backup-in-windows-7

 

[Newyorkais]

Hi Sylvan I just upgraded my DELL INSPIRION laptop from WINDOWS XP to Windows 7 (32 bit); I used he files and folders transfer wizard that comes with the WINDOWS XP installation disk to reinstall everything that I had backed up on an external HD. Everything transferred without a hitch and wound up in the right places. For me none of the forum discussions worked, probably because I used a later edition version of Windows 7.
Good luck

I just installed windows 7 on a brand new system and was wondering how the hell I open the .bkf file that I made while backing up my data on windows xp? 😱

Thanks.

 

[Newyorkais]

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After you load Windows 7, insert the old Windows XP disk in the floppy drive; Don't worry; it will not reinstall Windows XP. It does however contain a file transfer utility which will unbundle your backed up files and install them on your Windows 7 O/S