To clarify, there is no "old OS. It's the same OS. My computer came with
Vista HP, and I reinstalled it, and now I cannot use the backup wizard. Just
to clarify. (Unless you're saying that Vista considers itself an "old" OS
after reinstall?)
"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
Quote:
> Copy the files to the hard drive. Open the help and support app and search
> for backup. There are instructions on using old OS backups.
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> "Susan" <Susan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4E186156-1467-489D-8541-904566DFF66B@xxxxxx Quote:
> > On Sunday March 2nd I decided to reinstall Vista Home Premium because I
> > couldn't get Windows Media Center to work. Afterwards, when I plugged in
> > my
> > Seagate external hard drive and tried to use the backup wizard I saw this
> > message:
> >
> > "The disk containing the backup is not accessible. Please make sure it is
> > turned on and connected to the computer."
> >
> > I panicked at first because I thought this meant that I would not be able
> > to
> > access the files on my Seagate, but I remembered that I could go the long
> > way
> > by going through windows explorer and clicking on folder after folder
> > after
> > folder, etc. I would rather not have to do this, especially since all I'm
> > looking for is just one folder! Can anyone offer any suggestions on what
> > to
> > do, or will I just have to accept that I'll have to click through a thick
> > maze of folders to try and find what I'm looking for. 
>