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I missed that completely, Len, just skimmed right by it.
Thanks for pointing it out and your solution is correct.
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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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"Len Dolby" <lsdolby@ignore.ntlwor.com> wrote in message
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> Michael - far be it from me to challenge you, but did you pick up on the
> "back-up" element in this post?
> Walter said ..."I installed backup and then tried to restore a file from a
> CD that was created on a Win98 computer. When I tried to find the file,
> the window didn't show any files on the CD".
>
> I thought I read somewhere that XP's backup/restore is incompatible with
> earlier versions, so the "window" (I'm assuming his XP "restore" window)
> will not be able to read W98 backup files ...
>
> If I'm correct, then one solution would be to use a W98 machine, "restore"
> the file to a unique directory, then copy that restored file from the W98
> pc to the XP pc... E-mail attachment, memory stick, floppy, CDRW ...
>
> Or am I talking utter drivel?
>
> Apologies, Len
>
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
> news:umR9ATkAFHA.2572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> The question is how the CD was created. If you simply dragged and
>> dropped the file to the CD, that function requires packet writing and you
>> must have had some such application installed on that system such the
>> Direct CD component of Easy CD Creator, the Drag to Disk component of
>> Easy Media Creator, www.roxio.com (for both above products) or the InCD
>> component of Nero, www.nero.com.
>>
>> Windows XP does not support this function natively and many Windows XP
>> system cannot read disks created in that manner without the proper
>> software installed. By the way, if you install such software on Windows
>> XP, make sure the application version is compatible with XP.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>> "Walter" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:157801c5023e$8ade9cc0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Thanks to those who replied to my last post. I installed
>>> backup and then tried to restore a file from a CD that
>>> was created on a Win98 computer. When I tried to find
>>> the file, the window didn't show any files on the CD. I
>>> even tried "All Files" in case there was a different
>>> extension. What do I need to do, or is this not possible.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Walter
>>
>>
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