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Restoring OneCare Backup from XP on Vista

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Old 02-24-2007   #1 (permalink)
Knut
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Restoring OneCare Backup from XP on Vista

Hi,
I restored my backed up files from a Windows XP PC to my new Vista Ultimate
PC. However, I can't find the files anywhere. I know they are there because
when I create a new backup from Vista, I am told there are 72 Gigs of files
instead of the usual 36 Gigs. Any idea on how I can delete the first restore
from XP to Vista?

Thanks!


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Old 02-25-2007   #2 (permalink)
StephenB
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Re: Restoring OneCare Backup from XP on Vista

Knut <Knut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>I restored my backed up files from a Windows XP PC to my new Vista Ultimate
>PC. However, I can't find the files anywhere. I know they are there because
>when I create a new backup from Vista, I am told there are 72 Gigs of files
>instead of the usual 36 Gigs. Any idea on how I can delete the first restore
>from XP to Vista?
>
>Thanks!


Discussions for OneCare should go here:
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsO...ID=28&SiteID=2

From Instant Support on the topic "restore files" we have:

Windows Live OneCare automatically stores the restored files in the same place
they were originally located except in the following situations:
If the original files were located on a hard disk or partition that doesn't
exist on the destination computer, the restore wizard copies the files to a
special folder (usually C:\Restore_[date]).
If the backup files have the same names as files already present on the
destination computer, you can skip them or copy them to a special folder.
If the files were created with a user account that doesn't exist on the
destination computer, you're prompted to specify a location to store the files.

-steve
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