File and Settings Transfer

[Guest JC]

Trying to refresh my PC. I did a (FAST) transfer to an external drive and

after reformatting and reinstalling the OS on my Primary drive, I cannot

retrieve backed-up data successfully.

The File & Settings Transfer runs for 5 minutes (so ‘I believe’ I have

compatible versions) and ends with following error messages:

 

“cannot complete the transfer”

 

“An error occurred while the wizard was loading your data.

 

“The wizard cannot create the data needed to save your settings. Make sure

you

have enough disk space available”.

 

Drive with data (IMG Files) has 50 GB free (plus 20GB+\- in img files)

Destination drive (Primary) has 60 GB free

USMT2 Folder has the following:

 

1 Img A file *.dat

9 img(1-9) files *.dat

1 Status file no extension.

 

Any thoughts on what is causing FAST to fail?

Thanks

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: File and Settings Transfer

 

Is the newly formatted machine running WinXP, WinXP SP1, WinXP SP2, or WinXP

SP3?

 

Before the format & reinstall, were you running WinXP SP2 or WinXP SP3?

 

Could you have transferred more than 63,000 files to the external drive?

 

Is the external drive formatted FAT32 or NTSF? Is the target machine

formatted FAT32 or NTSF?

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

JC wrote:

> Trying to refresh my PC. I did a (FAST) transfer to an external drive and

> after reformatting and reinstalling the OS on my Primary drive, I cannot

> retrieve backed-up data successfully.

> The File & Settings Transfer runs for 5 minutes (so ‘I believe’ I have

> compatible versions) and ends with following error messages:

>

> “cannot complete the transfer”

>

> “An error occurred while the wizard was loading your data.

>

> “The wizard cannot create the data needed to save your settings. Make sure

> you

> have enough disk space available”.

>

> Drive with data (IMG Files) has 50 GB free (plus 20GB+\- in img files)

> Destination drive (Primary) has 60 GB free

> USMT2 Folder has the following:

>

> 1 Img A file *.dat

> 9 img(1-9) files *.dat

> 1 Status file no extension.

>

> Any thoughts on what is causing FAST to fail?

> Thanks

[Guest JC]

Re: File and Settings Transfer

 

 

Newly formatted: WinXP SP2

Before reformat: Not sure (daughter's PC, never looked. just went to work)

63K Files: Not certain. Possibly

Both drives: NTSF

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Is the newly formatted machine running WinXP, WinXP SP1, WinXP SP2, or WinXP

> SP3?

>

> Before the format & reinstall, were you running WinXP SP2 or WinXP SP3?

>

> Could you have transferred more than 63,000 files to the external drive?

>

> Is the external drive formatted FAT32 or NTSF? Is the target machine

> formatted FAT32 or NTSF?

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>

> JC wrote:

> > Trying to refresh my PC. I did a (FAST) transfer to an external drive and

> > after reformatting and reinstalling the OS on my Primary drive, I cannot

> > retrieve backed-up data successfully.

> > The File & Settings Transfer runs for 5 minutes (so ‘I believe’ I have

> > compatible versions) and ends with following error messages:

> >

> > “cannot complete the transfer”

> >

> > “An error occurred while the wizard was loading your data.

> >

> > “The wizard cannot create the data needed to save your settings. Make sure

> > you

> > have enough disk space available”.

> >

> > Drive with data (IMG Files) has 50 GB free (plus 20GB+\- in img files)

> > Destination drive (Primary) has 60 GB free

> > USMT2 Folder has the following:

> >

> > 1 Img A file *.dat

> > 9 img(1-9) files *.dat

> > 1 Status file no extension.

> >

> > Any thoughts on what is causing FAST to fail?

> > Thanks

>

>

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: File and Settings Transfer

 

> Newly formatted: WinXP SP2

> Before reformat: Not sure

 

If the machine had been running WinXP or WinXP SP1, you're SOL.

> 63K Files: Not certain. Possibly

 

Files in excess of 63,000 are known to hork FAST.

 

FASTConv /might/ be able to rescue you but YMMV.

http://www.fastconv.org/

 

Ideally, you'd have backed-up the data before using FAST, just in case

something like this happened.

 

JC wrote:

> Newly formatted: WinXP SP2

> Before reformat: Not sure (daughter's PC, never looked. just went to

> work)

> 63K Files: Not certain. Possibly

> Both drives: NTSF

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>> Is the newly formatted machine running WinXP, WinXP SP1, WinXP SP2, or

>> WinXP SP3?

>>

>> Before the format & reinstall, were you running WinXP SP2 or WinXP SP3?

>>

>> Could you have transferred more than 63,000 files to the external drive?

>>

>> Is the external drive formatted FAT32 or NTSF? Is the target machine

>> formatted FAT32 or NTSF?

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>

>> JC wrote:

>>> Trying to refresh my PC. I did a (FAST) transfer to an external drive

>>> and

>>> after reformatting and reinstalling the OS on my Primary drive, I cannot

>>> retrieve backed-up data successfully.

>>> The File & Settings Transfer runs for 5 minutes (so ‘I believe’ I have

>>> compatible versions) and ends with following error messages:

>>>

>>> “cannot complete the transfer”

>>>

>>> “An error occurred while the wizard was loading your data.

>>>

>>> “The wizard cannot create the data needed to save your settings. Make

>>> sure

>>> you

>>> have enough disk space available”.

>>>

>>> Drive with data (IMG Files) has 50 GB free (plus 20GB+\- in img files)

>>> Destination drive (Primary) has 60 GB free

>>> USMT2 Folder has the following:

>>>

>>> 1 Img A file *.dat

>>> 9 img(1-9) files *.dat

>>> 1 Status file no extension.

>>>

>>> Any thoughts on what is causing FAST to fail?

>>> Thanks

[Guest JC]

Re: File and Settings Transfer

 

As I think about it, it had to have been SP2, since that's what's loaded now

and I'm using original installation disks.

Thoughts?

Thanks-

 

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> > Newly formatted: WinXP SP2

> > Before reformat: Not sure

>

> If the machine had been running WinXP or WinXP SP1, you're SOL.

>

> > 63K Files: Not certain. Possibly

>

> Files in excess of 63,000 are known to hork FAST.

>

> FASTConv /might/ be able to rescue you but YMMV.

> http://www.fastconv.org/

>

> Ideally, you'd have backed-up the data before using FAST, just in case

> something like this happened.

>

> JC wrote:

> > Newly formatted: WinXP SP2

> > Before reformat: Not sure (daughter's PC, never looked. just went to

> > work)

> > 63K Files: Not certain. Possibly

> > Both drives: NTSF

> >

> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >

> >> Is the newly formatted machine running WinXP, WinXP SP1, WinXP SP2, or

> >> WinXP SP3?

> >>

> >> Before the format & reinstall, were you running WinXP SP2 or WinXP SP3?

> >>

> >> Could you have transferred more than 63,000 files to the external drive?

> >>

> >> Is the external drive formatted FAT32 or NTSF? Is the target machine

> >> formatted FAT32 or NTSF?

> >> --

> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

> >>

> >> JC wrote:

> >>> Trying to refresh my PC. I did a (FAST) transfer to an external drive

> >>> and

> >>> after reformatting and reinstalling the OS on my Primary drive, I cannot

> >>> retrieve backed-up data successfully.

> >>> The File & Settings Transfer runs for 5 minutes (so ‘I believe’ I have

> >>> compatible versions) and ends with following error messages:

> >>>

> >>> “cannot complete the transfer”

> >>>

> >>> “An error occurred while the wizard was loading your data.

> >>>

> >>> “The wizard cannot create the data needed to save your settings. Make

> >>> sure

> >>> you

> >>> have enough disk space available”.

> >>>

> >>> Drive with data (IMG Files) has 50 GB free (plus 20GB+\- in img files)

> >>> Destination drive (Primary) has 60 GB free

> >>> USMT2 Folder has the following:

> >>>

> >>> 1 Img A file *.dat

> >>> 9 img(1-9) files *.dat

> >>> 1 Status file no extension.

> >>>

> >>> Any thoughts on what is causing FAST to fail?

> >>> Thanks

>

>

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: File and Settings Transfer

 

Nope, nothing more.

 

JC wrote:

> As I think about it, it had to have been SP2, since that's what's loaded

> now

> and I'm using original installation disks.

> Thoughts?

> Thanks-

>

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>>> Newly formatted: WinXP SP2

>>> Before reformat: Not sure

>>

>> If the machine had been running WinXP or WinXP SP1, you're SOL.

>>

>>> 63K Files: Not certain. Possibly

>>

>> Files in excess of 63,000 are known to hork FAST.

>>

>> FASTConv /might/ be able to rescue you but YMMV.

>> http://www.fastconv.org/

>>

>> Ideally, you'd have backed-up the data before using FAST, just in case

>> something like this happened.

>>

>> JC wrote:

>>> Newly formatted: WinXP SP2

>>> Before reformat: Not sure (daughter's PC, never looked. just went to

>>> work)

>>> 63K Files: Not certain. Possibly

>>> Both drives: NTSF

>>>

>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>>>

>>>> Is the newly formatted machine running WinXP, WinXP SP1, WinXP SP2, or

>>>> WinXP SP3?

>>>>

>>>> Before the format & reinstall, were you running WinXP SP2 or WinXP SP3?

>>>>

>>>> Could you have transferred more than 63,000 files to the external

>>>> drive?

>>>>

>>>> Is the external drive formatted FAT32 or NTSF? Is the target machine

>>>> formatted FAT32 or NTSF?

>>>> --

>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>>>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>>>

>>>> JC wrote:

>>>>> Trying to refresh my PC. I did a (FAST) transfer to an external drive

>>>>> and

>>>>> after reformatting and reinstalling the OS on my Primary drive, I

>>>>> cannot

>>>>> retrieve backed-up data successfully.

>>>>> The File & Settings Transfer runs for 5 minutes (so ‘I believe’ I have

>>>>> compatible versions) and ends with following error messages:

>>>>>

>>>>> “cannot complete the transfer”

>>>>>

>>>>> “An error occurred while the wizard was loading your data.

>>>>>

>>>>> “The wizard cannot create the data needed to save your settings. Make

>>>>> sure

>>>>> you

>>>>> have enough disk space available”.

>>>>>

>>>>> Drive with data (IMG Files) has 50 GB free (plus 20GB+\- in img files)

>>>>> Destination drive (Primary) has 60 GB free

>>>>> USMT2 Folder has the following:

>>>>>

>>>>> 1 Img A file *.dat

>>>>> 9 img(1-9) files *.dat

>>>>> 1 Status file no extension.

>>>>>

>>>>> Any thoughts on what is causing FAST to fail?

>>>>> Thanks