"Karim Af Afnel" <afafnel@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eC72j4Q9JHA.1488@xxxxxx
Quote:
> 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.
But why would you need to if MS made ALL their backup files compatible with
each version of Windows backup?
Quote:
> 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?
No, but going on past experiences (W98 backup not readable with XP and XP
backup not readable in Vista) there's a fairly good chance!