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 Nov 18 2005, 03:44 PM
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the UNC folder is the store, not the DAT. I think this is where a lot of people are getting confused. I put these files in a folder I called "FAST" on root. So I have a tree that looks like this c:\FAST \FASTConv.exe \USMT2.unc Be aware that the USMT2.unc Folder will contain two files \IMG00001.DAT and \status. I then created a batch file called "convert.bat" that contained this string. fastconv /s:USMT2.UNC /d:destination /t:c:\FAST\Temp So now my tree looks like this c:\FAST \FASTConv.exe \convert.bat \USMT2.unc I double clicked the batch file and let her run. It will create a folder called destination and a temporary folder called "Temp" that will be deleted at the end of the process. This restored everything. to the "c:\FAST\destination" folder. For those of you with multiple UNC folders, try doing one .dat file at a time, move the other ones out and just name everything like I have above. Hope this works for you all. This post has been edited by RRah1: Nov 18 2005, 03:47 PM |
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Nov 27 2005, 12:31 AM
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The help has been muchly appreciated, however I think I'm one of the unlucky ones with a corrupted transdb.dat -- so I succeed up to file name restoration, and:
"Cannot load transport database. TRANSDB.DAT might be corrupted. Error: 3" The fastconv app would crash and throw a gpe everytime it hit transdb.dat, so I /excluded it and the first part of the process worked. Anyone figure out a way or know of a tool that can rebuild (even partially) transdb.dat? |
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Nov 29 2005, 10:51 AM
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I have a users files tied up in a FAST compressed set that won't load back. I have attempted to use FASTconv with little success. I suspected the file was completely bad so I performed a FAST wiz using my own small data set, tested it out by performing FAST wiz to restore to prove the set was good.
With the exception of the batch file, I have been attempting FastCONV on my known good set just as you have done. Unfortunately, the only result I get is "Source Store is invalid" which is the same issue I receive when trying to recover my user's files. I did go ahead and use the batch method, with the same results. Am I missing anything? THX, Michael |
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Nov 29 2005, 11:58 AM
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QUOTE(JoeKerr @ Nov 29 2005, 10:51 AM)  I have a users files tied up in a FAST compressed set that won't load back. I have attempted to use FASTconv with little success. I suspected the file was completely bad so I performed a FAST wiz using my own small data set, tested it out by performing FAST wiz to restore to prove the set was good. With the exception of the batch file, I have been attempting FastCONV on my known good set just as you have done. Unfortunately, the only result I get is "Source Store is invalid" which is the same issue I receive when trying to recover my user's files. I did go ahead and use the batch method, with the same results. Am I missing anything? THX, Michael Found the post regarding the running of "rmv2opq" which works. Sorry. Now it seems that I am stuck with a bad DB file. |
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Nov 29 2005, 09:39 PM
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Hi All. I'll be honest and tell you I had NO luck with FastConv. HOWEVER, I was able to get the Files and Settings Transfer wizard to restore my files. Move all your .dat file into another folder... anything but the USMT2.UNC folder. Then run the files and settings transfer wizards, and choose the new folder you moved the .dat files to as your source.
Worked seamlessly for me. Hope it helps! |
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Nov 30 2005, 12:42 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 29-November 05 Member No.: 42,428 |
Folks, I finally got it using the FAST wizard. After trying all these other methods of getting the data, I was sitting at the users machine and noticed that the image we used was still SP1 and that we ran FAST before the image on SP2. I updated her machine and ran FAST wiz again with 100% success.
In other words, on XP, make sure that the versions are the same! |
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Dec 7 2005, 06:43 PM
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where can you get the utility rmv2opq from
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Dec 9 2005, 09:30 AM
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i lost my files also, but i didn't give up, last night i tried post#77 for about the tenth time and what do you know it worked just like RRah1 said.
RRah1 thanks so much for your batch file, it worked like you said it would, all file recovered, YOU ARE THE MAN!!!!  i owe you a drink RRah1  one difference might have been ... i work on a 64bit computer, i transferred the IMG000.. files to a 32bit computer, ran the batch file and everything worked
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Dec 14 2005, 01:36 AM
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PLEASE PLEASE FOR ALL THAT IS GOOD AND JUST IN THE WORLD: Don't ever use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. Don't do it. Ever. Never. Ever. As long as you live, never use it. Tell your friends, your family, co-workers, random people in line at the bank. Go buy an external hard drive (or simply another one if you have a desktop computer) and a copy of Norton Ghost. It will save your rear end, your data, and anything in between. Being the computer person that I am, I sometimes screw things up. My data would not be in existence today if it weren't for Norton Ghost. I make a backup every friday night. It takes about an hour on my 60 gig hard drive and it runs while I sleep. If you do this, you will never have that horrible feeling when you realize all your files are locked in an archive you can't access. I went through a month-long odyssey, including idiot Microsoft techs, sleepless nights, unproductive days, cursing, screaming, thinking, and everything else. I got my files back, but I vowed never again to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. I maintain my Norton Ghost backups and everything's perfect. I'll still answer a few questions, but everyone needs to do get this kind of a backup going. Losing data sucks...but you probably already knew that. So please, get out of your chair right now, go to a computer store, and buy: an external (or second) hard drive and a copy of Norton Ghost. It will save your ass. Or you can order them online. A good site is www.newegg.com |
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Jan 5 2006, 04:58 PM
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QUOTE(JoeKerr @ Nov 30 2005, 12:42 PM) Folks, I finally got it using the FAST wizard. After trying all these other methods of getting the data, I was sitting at the users machine and noticed that the image we used was still SP1 and that we ran FAST before the image on SP2. I updated her machine and ran FAST wiz again with 100% success. In other words, on XP, make sure that the versions are the same! This sounds like windows for you I will try this it may take a bit till I can but I will and get back to you all |
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Jan 7 2006, 08:01 PM
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OK, ready for this? I've had files backed up in FAST for about 3 months now that I could not access and the original files were already deleted. It has taken me this long, on and off to figure out what's wrong. Microsoft updated the FAST wizard aka User Migration Tool in the past few months. What I backed up was on the old version which the new version will not decode and gives you the message that the files were created with a different version. I did a search for the file "migwiz.exe". I got two hits. One in c:\winxp\system32\umts and one in c:\winxp\$uninstallKBxxxxxx$ which was the old version. I copied the files from the uninstall directory to another subdirectory and can now run the older migwiz.exe program. It starts rebuilding the files correctly. At the moment, it stops midway with an error (nothing other than error). I think it's because my hard drive is out of space. We'll give this another go around with the appropriate amount of free space and see what happens.
As for the FASTCONV.EXE program. It works until the files are decompressed and it processes the TRANS.DB. I *think* this is because the fastconv program works with an even older FAST structure. I used to have the same problems everyone else has with getting the FASTCONV to actually find the directory. The reason is this: the program is already expecting to look inside of a USMT2.UNC directory. In your command line, send the path up to that branch and it will find it. ie: Files are stored in c:\fast\usmt2.unc\ Send this path for the source: c:\fast It knows the rest. Make sure that in the usmt2.unc folder resides the following files: IMGnnnnn.DAT and STATUS. If you need the FASTCONV.EXE program and can't find it, drop me a PM or EMAIL and I will send it to you. If you need the User Migration Tool for that was updated, I will do the same. If someone wants to host them I can send you the files. It sucks that Microsoft writes these stupid little programs to help you and then does not include and backwards compatibility. Now off to complain on the Microsoft Tech Support forum.... |
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Feb 5 2006, 04:39 PM
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Hey guys, first post here....
Ok so windows has reared its hopeless ugly head once again.... i have all my files extracted into the temp folder, and it loosk right as they total 26GB.. but thats it... fastconv isnt doing anything else.. no errors or anything, so just wondering what im supposed to do now? i read further up all the .DAT files are my files.... but how do i get them named and put in the right places? EDIT: I now have all my files extracted, but as 0006.DAT etc.. and i have no idea which ones are which.. how can i get them renamed to what therye meant to be? Thanks in advance
This post has been edited by Sheep: Feb 6 2006, 12:30 PM |
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Mar 10 2006, 02:34 PM
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Just a few points about FastConv and F.A.S.T. from my experience that may help some people:
The Files and Settings Transfer Tool is a good tool and can save a lot of work in getting a new computer set up the way you like it, but I would never rely on it to store the data. By that I mean always back up critical data to an external hard-drive, or if that is not an option then do not wipe or give away the old computer until you have installed the transfer file successfully on the new one. As some posts have mentioned - there are two versions of FAST for pre-SP2 and post SP2 - do not mix them. Always use the FAST wizard files from the new machine to collect the files from the old one. If things get screwed up and you have to use Fastconv I have found that the folder with the source files needs to remain with the name USMT2.UNC or you will get the "Source folder is invalid" error. You need to have three times as much free space on the new hard drive as the files that you are transferring, unless you use an external drive. Once for the transfer file(s), once for the temporary folder that they are expanded to and once for the final destination. Otherwise you will get errors and messages about needing to transfer files manually. I have not found any magic solutions for the cases where the transfer database file gets corrupted - you can only sort through all the dat files trying to find and rename the critical stuff. I hope that this helps some people. |
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Mar 20 2006, 09:54 PM
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I used FAST to back up my settings and some files before reformatting my hard drive and re-installing my software. I used a cdrw drive with software (In-Cd by Ahead software) that makes it work like a big floppy drive. It took two CDs to do the backup and I ended up with one file on each CD named USMT2IMG.dat. Not knowing any better I assumed this was correct and proceeded to format my drive and re-install windows. When I tried restore my files and settings I got the error "insert disk 1" even after making shure the correct disk was in the drive and dirrecting FAST to the correct location. Can anybody tell me how to get my data back?
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Apr 30 2006, 08:41 PM
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I`m giving up I used all windows I have and none work
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