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Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility

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  • Version: 1.0
  • Category: Tool
  • Language: English

Utility for restoring backups made on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to computers running Windows Vista and Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008.

  • This Windows® operating system supplemental utility restores backups made on Microsoft® Windows XP and Windows Server® 2003 to computers running Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

    This utility requires that the Removable Storage Management feature is enabled (see Instructions).

Files

Status: Deleted

This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

FileSize
NtBackupRestore_Win64.msi
SHA1: 3c242af705f341eeb76bbfaca693bb9f8eef698c
636 KB
NtBackupRestore_x86.msi
SHA1: 708cd1965eb8c70bbb6f5433dd6ea443e0f141f3
579 KB

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Longhorn (Windows Code Name), Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit Editions Service Pack 1, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Business N, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Home Basic N, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Starter N, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition

    • Required disk space: 5 MB

Installation Instructions

  • Before you install and run Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility, you need to turn on or install the Removable Storage Management feature.

    • Note: An NTSMAPI.dll error may occur if Removable Storage Management is not enabled.


    To turn on Removable Storage Management in Windows Vista

    1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows Features on or off. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
    2. Select the check box next to Removable Storage Management to turn the feature on, and then click OK.

    To install Removable Storage Management on Windows Server 2008

    1. Click Control Panel and then click Administrative Tools.
    2. Open Server Manager, navigate to the Features Summary section, and click Add features.
    3. Select the check box next to Removable Storage Manager, click Next, and then click Install.


    To install Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility
    1. Click the Download button next to a file listed below.
    2. To start the installation immediately, click Run.
      -or-
      To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save.

    To start Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility
    1. Click the Start button, click Programs, click Windows NT Backup Restore - Utility, and then click Ntbackup-RestoreUtility.

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