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This article describes the Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2. The utility restores backups that are made on Windows XP and on Windows Server 2003 to computers that are running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. To download the utility, go to the "How to obtain this update" section.

Notes

• Removable Storage Manager (RSM) is no longer included in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. If you want to restore a backup from a tape device, please perform the restore on one of the following operating systems:
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Server 2008
• To download the NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows Vista or for Windows Server 2008, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7da725e2-8b69-4c65-afa3-2a53107d54a7 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7da725e2-8b69-4c65-afa3-2a53107d54a7)

Update information

How to obtain this update

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites

To apply this update, your computer must be running one of the following operating system:

• An English version of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2.
• A non-English version of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2 that has the EN-US language pack installed.

You need to install En-Us Language Pack before installing Windows NT Backup Restore Utility if you use non-English environment.
Please see Workaround section for details of how to install this utility on non-English environment.

Registry information

To use the update in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Hotfix replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.

File information

The English (United States) version of this update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time and with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information notes

• The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:
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  Version	Product	Milestone	Service branch
  6.1.760 0.16xxx	Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2	RTM	GDR

• GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, extremely important issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

After you install the NT Backup Restore Utility, follow these steps to start the utility:

1. Click Start
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2. Click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click System Tools.
3. Click NTBackup-RestoreUtility.
4. For instructions about how to use the utility, click Help Topics on the Help menu.

Here are the steps to install Windows NT Backup Restore Utility on non-English environment.

1. Install En-Us Language Pack on non-English environment





2. Extract the KB974674 package. Steps are as follows






3. Install Package with pkgmgr as follows (PkgMgr is command line utility):


    pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\temp\Windows6.1-KB974674-x86.cab

    pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\temp\Windows6.1-KB974674-x64.cab