Karim Af Afnel

Hi Gorden,

the Image file (from Complete PC Backup) is a *.vhd file virtual harddisk
file.
You can mount it on vista (with tricks) or in Windows 7 with onboard tools,
or boot it as virtual machine.

The files from the Vista Backup Utility are simple *.zip files. If you want
you can open it everywhere, no need for the backup utility. With the backup
utility it is only much more comfortable.

Do you have a reference that Windows 7 backup and image tools are not
compatible with Vista?
But as I said you can always open the files.

Back to James problem. If you (James) need an alternative tool I recommend
Acronis too.