Xp backup utility won't restore

Hi, XP pro was reinstalled due to a hard drive crash. Everything is working
now except I can't get the backup that was created on a external drive to
restore. You go through the whole backup restore process and everything seems
to work but when you pull up the report every file has:
Warning unable to create "C:\_Share hard link data
Reason The system cannot find the path specified
Thanks for any help

"Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6AEF9E1C-3DAF-4896-98C1-F10944095C41@microsoft.com...
> Hi, XP pro was reinstalled due to a hard drive crash. Everything is
working
> now except I can't get the backup that was created on a external drive to
> restore. You go through the whole backup restore process and everything
seems
> to work but when you pull up the report every file has:
> Warning unable to create "C:\_Share hard link data
> Reason The system cannot find the path specified
> Thanks for any help


The path is infact wrong as it points to a shortcut...

However I would not even bother with MS backup at all...
I'd just burn or copy the data...or else use a 3rd party backup utility

"philo" wrote:

>
> "Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6AEF9E1C-3DAF-4896-98C1-F10944095C41@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, XP pro was reinstalled due to a hard drive crash. Everything is
> working
> > now except I can't get the backup that was created on a external drive to
> > restore. You go through the whole backup restore process and everything
> seems
> > to work but when you pull up the report every file has:
> > Warning unable to create "C:\_Share hard link data
> > Reason The system cannot find the path specified
> > Thanks for any help
>
>
> The path is infact wrong as it points to a shortcut...
>
> However I would not even bother with MS backup at all...
> I'd just burn or copy the data...or else use a 3rd party backup utility
> So how do I restore my files?

"Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6609BFE0-FB39-4E1B-989B-4835A96C1EBF@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "philo" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6AEF9E1C-3DAF-4896-98C1-F10944095C41@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi, XP pro was reinstalled due to a hard drive crash. Everything is
> > working
> > > now except I can't get the backup that was created on a external drive
to
> > > restore. You go through the whole backup restore process and
everything
> > seems
> > > to work but when you pull up the report every file has:
> > > Warning unable to create "C:\_Share hard link data
> > > Reason The system cannot find the path specified
> > > Thanks for any help
> >
> >
> > The path is infact wrong as it points to a shortcut...
> >
> > However I would not even bother with MS backup at all...
> > I'd just burn or copy the data...or else use a 3rd party backup utility
> > So how do I restore my files?


Ok...I guess to retrieve your data you will have to use ms-backup.


When you go to run msbackup and opt to restore...
you should see your backup device and have an option to select it.

If it is not there...then it will need to be installed

"philo" wrote:

>
> "Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6609BFE0-FB39-4E1B-989B-4835A96C1EBF@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "philo" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:6AEF9E1C-3DAF-4896-98C1-F10944095C41@microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi, XP pro was reinstalled due to a hard drive crash. Everything is
> > > working
> > > > now except I can't get the backup that was created on a external drive
> to
> > > > restore. You go through the whole backup restore process and
> everything
> > > seems
> > > > to work but when you pull up the report every file has:
> > > > Warning unable to create "C:\_Share hard link data
> > > > Reason The system cannot find the path specified
> > > > Thanks for any help
> > >
> > >
> > > The path is infact wrong as it points to a shortcut...
> > >
> > > However I would not even bother with MS backup at all...
> > > I'd just burn or copy the data...or else use a 3rd party backup utility
> > > So how do I restore my files?
>
>
> Ok...I guess to retrieve your data you will have to use ms-backup.
>
>
> When you go to run msbackup and opt to restore...
> you should see your backup device and have an option to select it.
>
> If it is not there...then it will need to be installed
>
>
> The program is installed. I'm able to run the restore option but that's when I get the path error

> > > >
> > > > The path is infact wrong as it points to a shortcut...
> > > >
> > > > However I would not even bother with MS backup at all...
> > > > I'd just burn or copy the data...or else use a 3rd party backup
utility
> > > > So how do I restore my files?
> >
> >
> > Ok...I guess to retrieve your data you will have to use ms-backup.
> >
> >
> > When you go to run msbackup and opt to restore...
> > you should see your backup device and have an option to select it.
> >
> > If it is not there...then it will need to be installed
> >
> >
> > The program is installed. I'm able to run the restore option but that's
when I get the path error


Do not go with whatever default path has apparantly come up...
at this point you will need to manually select the path to the backup drive