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Backup for Windows Err Msg: This Backup Set Was Created...

Article ID: 115202

Article Last Modified on 10/14/2003

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This article was previously published under Q115202

SYMPTOMS

When you try to restore backups using MS-DOS 6.0 Microsoft Backup for Windows, you receive the following error message:
This backup set was created with the Norton Backup Version 1.0 for Microsoft and cannot be <retrieved> with Microsoft Backup. The Norton Backup can restore this backup set. Please contact Symantec for more information about Norton Backup.
NOTE: The word <retrieved> varies depending on the exact action taken.

CAUSE

This situation occurs if the backups you are trying to restore were made with MS-DOS 6.22 with compression turned on.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, either make new backups with compression turned off, or use MS-DOS 6.22 to restore the backup data.

Additional query words: mwbackup.exe 6.00 6.20 Symantec

Keywords: KB115202


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