Guest hi from australia Posted August 12, 2007 Posted August 12, 2007 Hello, I have backed up my files, transferred them from the original PC to a LapTop via a USB direct network connection, yet when I use the F&ST Wizard to retrieve the saved file I get the message "The location that you specified does not contain stored information. Please type a valid folder path into the edit box. If you entered a path to a folder on a removable disk, the disk must be in the drive" Now I have also burnt the backup file (550mb) to a cd and a dvd, and neither neither will read either, it gives the message; "Please insert disk 1" and when you hit OK it says "The disk you inserted is not the correct one. Please insert disk 1" Can someone please tell me why in the WHERE ARE THE FILES AND SETTINGS? part of the Wizard, is the "Floppy drive or other removable media" option not highlighted and allowed as a usable choice. I mean what is the point of having it there if you cannot select it? How else can I get around this problem, as the only means I have of connecting these two computers that I have gotten to work is by USB, and that doesn't seem to be a connection option in the Wizard either. Thanks for your help, if you could email me any assistance it would be really appreciated. iamnoon@optusnet.com.au
Guest Ron Martell Posted August 12, 2007 Posted August 12, 2007 Re: Files and Settings Transfer Wizard hi from australia <hi from australia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >Hello, > >I have backed up my files, transferred them from the original PC to a LapTop >via a USB direct network connection, yet when I use the F&ST Wizard to >retrieve the saved file I get the message > >"The location that you specified does not contain stored information. Please >type a valid folder path into the edit box. >If you entered a path to a folder on a removable disk, the disk must be in >the drive" > >Now I have also burnt the backup file (550mb) to a cd and a dvd, and neither >neither will read either, it gives the message; > >"Please insert disk 1" and when you hit OK it says "The disk you inserted is >not the correct one. Please insert disk 1" > >Can someone please tell me why in the WHERE ARE THE FILES AND SETTINGS? part >of the Wizard, is the "Floppy drive or other removable media" option not >highlighted and allowed as a usable choice. I mean what is the point of >having it there if you cannot select it? > >How else can I get around this problem, as the only means I have of >connecting these two computers that I have gotten to work is by USB, and that >doesn't seem to be a connection option in the Wizard either. > >Thanks for your help, if you could email me any assistance it would be >really appreciated. > >iamnoon@optusnet.com.au See the article on using FASTW by MVP Gary Woodruff at http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm One step that I always use and which seems to help in avoiding this type of problem is to create a folder (I always name it Transfer) on the computer where the data is to be saved, and tell the FASTW to save it into this folder. FASTW will then create a USMT2.UNC folder in the Transfer folder and will create the IMG00001.DAT file in USMT2.UNC folder. When restoring you need to direct the FASTW program to the Transfer folder and not to the USMT2.UNC folder. If your computer has a USMT2.UNC folder in the root directory and it has the IMG0001.DAT file in it then you could try creating a new Transfer folder and then drag the USMT2.UNC folder to it. Then see if the data will transfer okay. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008) On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never been in bed with a mosquito."
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