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Old 06-01-2008   #1 (permalink)
Marcel


 
 

Restoring file from external USB WD removable drive

My operating system is Widows Vista home office version on my ASUS F3Series
laptop.
I have set up an automatic back up of my files to my USB WD removable drive
however when attempting to restore my files through the restore facility on
Vista the only drives that can be located are the two drives on the laptop
and not the USB WD removable drive.
Any idea why and how I can locate the USB WD removable drive?

Regards
--
Marcel

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Old 06-01-2008   #2 (permalink)
Eduardo Cerejo


 
 

Re: Restoring file from external USB WD removable drive

Marcel wrote:
Quote:

> My operating system is Widows Vista home office version on my ASUS F3Series
> laptop.
> I have set up an automatic back up of my files to my USB WD removable drive
> however when attempting to restore my files through the restore facility on
> Vista the only drives that can be located are the two drives on the laptop
> and not the USB WD removable drive.
> Any idea why and how I can locate the USB WD removable drive?
>
> Regards
Most likely the problem lies with the restore software you are using.

--
"It's OK to hate your job"
www.alljobssuck.com
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Old 06-01-2008   #3 (permalink)
Marcel


 
 

Re: Restoring file from external USB WD removable drive

Thanks Eduardo; I am using the back up and restore facility that comes wiht
Vista Business.

Note that my operatins system is Windows Vista Business and not "Widows
Vista home office " as I described it in my original email.
--
Marcel


"Eduardo Cerejo" wrote:
Most likely the problem lies with the restore software you are using.
Quote:

>
> --
> "It's OK to hate your job"
> www.alljobssuck.com

Quote:

> Marcel wrote:
Quote:

> > My operating system is Widows Vista home office version on my ASUS F3Series
> > laptop.
> > I have set up an automatic back up of my files to my USB WD removable drive
> > however when attempting to restore my files through the restore facility on
> > Vista the only drives that can be located are the two drives on the laptop
> > and not the USB WD removable drive.
> > Any idea why and how I can locate the USB WD removable drive?
> >
> > Regards
>
Quote:

> >
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Old 06-01-2008   #4 (permalink)
Cameron Snyder


 
 

Re: Restoring file from external USB WD removable drive

Seems way odd that you could set up your ext disk as a destination but when
it comes time to restore it can't be located as a source. Are you sure you
didn't set up the software that came with the disk to do the auto backup?
You would have to use that software to restore as well, not windows backup.
Just a thought and maybe a dumb one.


"Marcel" <Marcel@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> My operating system is Widows Vista home office version on my ASUS
> F3Series
> laptop.
> I have set up an automatic back up of my files to my USB WD removable
> drive
> however when attempting to restore my files through the restore facility
> on
> Vista the only drives that can be located are the two drives on the laptop
> and not the USB WD removable drive.
> Any idea why and how I can locate the USB WD removable drive?
>
> Regards
> --
> Marcel
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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