This functionality was removed from OneCare in v1.5, I believe. Version 1
allowed a restore from CD with a utility burned to CD1 of the set. This utility
did not get written to external disks. They changed to utility to prompt you to
install OneCare.
-steve
kuhne <kuhne.36tz94@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote:
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>thanks for finding that!
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>after reading where it says "without onecare installed" it seems not to
>make a lot of sense because the steps it gives are these
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>- the files were backed up to an external hard drive, connect the
> hard drive to the computer.
>- If the files were backed up to a CD or DVD, locate the most recent
> disc of the 'backup collection'
> (http://help.msn.com/(bWt0PWVuLVVTJnB..._manually.htm#)
> (All of the backed-up files and associated data that Windows Live
> OneCare has stored for a computer in a given time period (usually a
> year), contained either on several backup discs or in a folder on an
> external hard drive. A backup collection is identified by the backup
> collection name, which contains the computer's name and the year. )
> that contains the files you want to restore, and then insert the disc
> into your disc drive.
>- When you insert a disc, the *Restore* dialog box opens. If it does
> not appear or you are restoring from an external hard drive, start the
> Windows Live OneCare Restore program:
>- Click *Start*, and then click *My Computer*.
>- In the folder list, open the drive that contains the Windows Live
> OneCare Backup disc or external drive.
>- Double-click the *Restore* icon to start the Windows Live OneCare
> Restore program.
>- Click *Browse* to view the backup files in Windows Explorer.
>- On the *View* menu, point to *Explorer Bar*, and then click Search.
> A *Search Companion* window opens.
>- Click *All files and folders*, and then type the name of the file
> that you are looking for.
>- In the search results, right-click your file, then select *Copy*.
>- Paste the file in the location that you want.
>I am supposed not to have onecare installed yet its telling me to run
>the onecare restore program...  | |
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Stephen Boots sboots@xxxxxx
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live
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