Installing NTBackup on Windows 7 / 2008 R2

26 December 2009 by Snakefoot | Comment » | Trackback Off
NTBackup is no longer available on Windows 7 (Or Vista), and the new "Backup and Restore" system cannot restore old BFK file created by NTBackup.

Microsoft have now released Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 / 2008 R2, that allows one to restore BFK backup files created with Windows XP NTBackup. More Info MS KB974674.

There is also an official Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility for Windows Vista / 2008.

Installing NTBackup on Windows 7 / 2008 R2
If wanting the original NTBackup on Win7 / Win2k8 R2 then it can be done by creating a new folder on Windows 7 ex. C:\Program Files\NTBackup and copy the following files from Windows XP to the folder (or extract them from the install file nt5backup.cab):
  • C:Windows\System32\Ntbackup.exe
  • C:Windows\System32\Ntmsapi.dll
  • C:Windows\System32\Vssapi.dll
  • C:Windows\Help\Ntbackup.chm
  • C:Windows\Help\Ntbackup.hlp
Note when starting NTBackup then it will complain about "Removable Storage" not running, and this warning can be safely be ignored:

The Backup Utility cannot connect to the Removable Storage service. This service is required for use of tape drives and other backup devices.

Please exit and start the Removable Storage service using the System Services function of the management console.

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Updated: 1 February 2010

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Comment by Jack - 26 June 2010 @ 14:49 Reply

BTW, have you tried using NTBackup with “Disable volume shadow copy” unchecked. If not try it.

Comment by Brian - 19 August 2010 @ 3:56 Reply

Brilliant thanks! I found that there is also a 64 bit version with XP-64.

Comment by Clayton Matos - 7 November 2010 @ 6:57 Reply

Valeu pela dica. Não custava nada a Microsoft manter a versão anterior do NTBackup no W7/W2008. Abraços.

Comment by Clayton Matos - 7 November 2010 @ 6:59 Reply

Thanks for the tip. Microsoft did not cost anything to keep the earlier version of NTBackup in W7/W2008.

Comment by Dennys - 7 April 2011 @ 18:40 Reply

I get an error when trying to make a catastrophic error back to their past?

Comment by Jayr Magave - 5 July 2011 @ 5:32 Reply

Thanks for this post it saved me some headache.

Comment by Ganesan - 3 August 2011 @ 10:18 Reply

Thanks buddy, very usefull info

Ganesan K

Comment by Kevin T - 5 July 2012 @ 21:18 Reply

Hi,
Genius! Thank you for your post. However, one step further using these files in Windows 7, how do we set Task Scheduler?
1. I ran ntbackup.exe, scheduled a task for daily backup but the task will not show in Windows7 Task Scheduler. In Windows XP, the ask shows in the Task list.
2. After I created the Task and hit Finish (ntbackup), where is the task file/script located? This is to import script in Create a New Task in Windows 7 Task Scheduler.
Again,
Thank you so much for your post.

Comment by vikram - 27 February 2014 @ 9:05 Reply

Thanks u r realy very Genius.
Realy thanks

Comment by ya - 7 April 2014 @ 8:33 Reply

Archiving to tape maybe?

Comment by Iqbal Shaikh - 24 April 2014 @ 10:16 Reply

I am able to run ntbackup on windows 2008 server but i am getting the message “The backup utility cannot connect to the Removable Storage service” though i have started the service from services.msc. i am not able to take the backup on my tape drives.

Pl help and advice.

Shaikh

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