Windows 7 - restoring from vista to win 7 home premium

hi all

ok my problem

my old vista laptop died but i had been doing regular backups via my wireless network (using the windows backup/restore function..) to another pc in my loft.

now my NEW laptop is win 7 home premium 64bit edition.

My problem is i cant restore my files from the vista backups to the new win 7 laptop.

the Windows 7 laptop can see the remote machine and all the directory structure and can see the "backup sets" but when i click on the set all i get back is "no backups found) and yet all the zip files and the catalogs ARE in the remote location....

any ideas guys ?

thanks

wolfy1

Welcome to SevenForums.

Have you tried to goto the backups via the network within explorer and running from there. I say this as your talking that the Windows 7 is a new laptop thus your "NEW" laptop wont know that its there unless its put it there.

So if you simply goto it and run it from the remote server you should find it asking you to restore files.

Hope this helps

MrD

hi MrDemon

im not sure i fully understand.....

if im sat on my NEW laptop. (Windows 7)...and bring up the backup/restore option, it will ask me to navigate to the backup files.

when i show the Windows 7 machine the path to the backups, the laptop can SEE the remote server (containing the backups) it can SEE the directory structure ie "backup set" but doesnt appear to see any of the actual backup zip files

now i understand there is the issue of win 7 home premium not being able to backup over a network but i would have expected the Windows 7 box not to even see the backup set if this was the issue ?

Try plugging between via crossover cable or ethernet cable, to create an ad-hoc network via cable.

You'll need to set it as a Home network on both machines, which may require disabling wireless adapter so it doesn't interfere - run the Network troubleshooter if necessary. Then share the folder and files.

This is the reason i dont' use Windows backup for files, only images. Much easier to drag your User folders or entire named User account to external periodically.