Save As Command May Overwrite Full System Backup Set File

• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you click Save As on the File menu in Backup, the name displayed in the File Name field is "Full System Backup.Set," which is the name of the default file set installed with Backup. If you click OK to save your current file set with this name, you overwrite the default file set, and you cannot perform a backup of your entire system.

RESOLUTION

To recover the original "Full System Backup.Set" file, you must reinstall Backup. To do so, follow these steps:

1. In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

2. On the Windows Setup tab, click Disk Tools, and then click Details.

3. Click the Backup check box to clear it, and then click OK.

4. Click OK.

5. Repeat steps 1-2.

6. Click the Backup check box to select it, and then click OK.

7. Click OK.

1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup.

2. On the File menu, click Open File Set.

3. Click the "Full System Backup.Set" file, and then click Open. Note that this file is installed by default in the Program Files\Accessories folder.

4. On the File menu, click Save As.

5. Type a new name in the File Name field, and then click OK.

6. Quit Backup.

MORE INFORMATION

The "Full System Backup.Set" file set is designed to back up your entire system. This file set is configured to include all the registry files that are necessary for your system to work properly when you restore the files. You should not use this file set for incremental or partial backups.