douglascribb...
The basics are covered on this page, fron qic.org:
http://www.qic.org/html/faq/faq9.html
"What are the limitations of Windows Backup?"
"The backup software provided by Microsoft on their
Windows operating systems was intended as a simple
utility to recover lost data. It was not designed
to do complex backup operations or transport data
between different operating systems."
"How do I open .qic files on Windows NT/2000/XP?"
"Data sets generated by Windows 95/98/ME backup
software are not compatible with Windows 2000
backup software. To transport data between
operating systems, you will need to purchase a
product designed for that purpose. You can use
backup software to do that as long as the software
that you are using works on both operating systems
or writes data in a format that works with other
software."
"There is also backup software available for Windows
NT, 2000 and XP that will restore data written in
.qic format that is generated by Windows 95/98/ME
backup software."
This page from Cknow.com probably covers the rest
of what I suspect you need to know:
http://www.cknow.com/ckinfo/acro_q/qic_1.shtml
"QIC is also used as a file extension for Microsoft
Win9x Backup software. There are many reports of
people backing up files using that program before
upgrading their Win9x system to WinXP and then not
being able to restore the information. As far as I
can tell, these reports are accurate and the WinXP
backup/restore program does NOT support the Win9x
Backup .QIC file format. Several suggestions are
usually given for solution to this problem:
* Find a Win9x computer in the local area,
restore the critical files from the .QIC backup
to that computer and then write them out to floppy
disks or a CD-ROM for transfer to the WinXP computer.
* Uninstall WinXP and reinstall Win9x in order
to obtain the files. Transfer them over to a CD-ROM
or floppies and then reverse the process and
reinstall WinXP.
* Use a product such as PartitionMagic (one of
many) to subdivide the hard disk on the WinXP
computer into multiple partitions. Install Win9x
on one of those partitions and then use that
partition to recover the data from the .QIC file.
Write it out to a CD-ROM or floppies and then
reboot into the WinXP partition to transfer the
data there.
* A visitor to this site (P.R.) indicates that
he has had success opening and restoring from .QIC
files by using Stomp's Backup MyPC product. This
is an $80 commercial product but there is a 30-day
trial version at their Web site."
"A few people have had some success running the
MSBACKUP file. Others have not. If you want to
try, here are the instructions; but keep in mind
that WinXP may not allow this program to run as
it writes directly to the disk; something that
WinXP generally does not allow. [NOTE: This backup
program is DOS-based and does not use .QIC as the
base extension for backing up files. While I've
heard reports of it working, I've heard more
reports of it NOT working. Your best bet for
accessing .QIC files is still to find a Windows
98 machine and run the native Windows 98 backup
program provided with that operating system.
Nothing else will work as well!]"
Searches done, via Google:
.qic file format
://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&q=.qic+file+format
Microsoft's database was not helpful on this issue.
Please do not rate this answer until you are satisfied that
the answer cannot be improved upon by means of a dialog with
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Clarification of Answer by
sublime1-ga
on
14 Dec 2002 10:41 PST
douglascribb...
Here's an additional link, kindly provided by a fellow
researcher who also researched your question. It's from
a site called vanwijk.com, and provides several pages,
within one webpage, on the backup process in Windows 98:
http://www.vanwijk.com/-=%20Bookz%20=-/Special%20Edition%20Using%20Windows%2098/ch10/ch10.htm
Though it doesn't specifically talk about .nic files,
it does make this interesting observation:
"When using help in the Backup utility, you may see
references to "Seagate Backup Exec." This is because
Microsoft licensed the Windows 98 Backup utility from
Seagate Software, the company that makes the Backup
Exec product line."
Seagate Software is now known as Crystal Decisions,
according to this news release:
http://www.crystaldecisions.com/about/press/news_computergram2.asp
So if it becomes necessary to "go to the source",
it would be them.
Unfortunately, searches done for "nic file",
in connection with either company name, came
up with no results.
Searches done, via Google:
"seagate software"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22seagate+software%22
"seagate software" "nic file"
://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22seagate+software%22+%22nic+file%22&btnG=Google+Search
"Crystal Decisions" "nic file"
://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22Crystal+Decisions%22+%22nic+file%22&btnG=Google+Search
sublime1-ga
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Clarification of Answer by
sublime1-ga
on
15 Dec 2002 21:03 PST
douglascribb...
Whoops! That'll teach me to stay up so late!
Searches for "qic file" and "Crystal Decisions" still
produce no results, but for "qic file" and "Seagate
Software", there are 9 results. Most of these are 'tip'
sites, explaining how to use WIN98 Backup. Another
leads to a download page for BackUp MyPC, mentioned
earlier, from CNet's Download.com site on AOL.CA:
http://aolca.com.com/3302-2242-10118289.html
Searches done, via Google:
"qic file" "Seagate Software"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22seagate+software%22+%22qic+file%22&btnG=Google+Search
"crystal decisions" "qic file"
://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&q=%22crystal+decisions%22+%22qic+file%22
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