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The simple answer to this question is you don't.
Unfortunately the backup software supplied with Windows XP saves files with a
BKF extension and therefore it is not possible, using XP, to open QIC backup
files that have been created using the backup utility in previous versions of
Windows.
That said, all is not lost, providing you can gain
access to a machine that runs Windows 95/98/Me. If this can be done you can
restore the QIC file to the PC's hard drive and then copy the contents to a CD.
Another alternative, of course, is to install a copy of
Windows 98 onto a separate partition on your hard drive. This will make your
machine a dual boot machine, enabling you to boot into Windows 98/Me or Windows
XP. However, when considering a dual boot system like this Windows 98 must be
installed on the first partition, i.e., drive C: and Windows XP installed on the
second partition, i.e., drive D:
At one time third party software was available (Backup
MY PC from
www.stompinc.com
) which you could install on Windows XP and then use to restore a QIC file to
the hard drive. However, it looks as if this feature has now been removed.
If I come across any other alternative methods of
getting around the QIC problem I will update this page accordingly.
UPDATE
You may also like to try this site:
http://www.nprsoftware.com/support_download.php?tyoe=trial&pn=bump
From here you can download a 30 day trial version of
Orlogic's Backup MyPC. This currently supports Qic files with the current trial
version. However this may change. In any event the full retail version will
include support for Qic file extensions.
FURTHER UPDATE
This fix, contributed by Chuck Steinman,
relies upon you having access to a PC running Windows 98. You will, of course,
also need a PC running Windows XP.
While I have not personally tested this
fix, I am advised by Chuck that it is a simpler, less complex approach to
retrieving QIC files.
1/ On the Windows 98 PC open Windows
Explorer and navigate to c:\program files\accessories\backup directory.
2/ Inside this directory you will find a
file called MSBACKUP.EXE and two sub folders called System and reports
3/ Copy the MSBACKUP.EXE file and the
System folder to a CD or, if you are using Windows 98SE, a USB thumb drive
4/ Once all of the files are safely
copied, you need to transfer them to the Windows XP PC.
5/ For ease of application, create
a folder in c:\program files\ called accessories, and inside that folder, a
sub-folder called backup. Now copy the MSBACKUP.EXE file and the contents of the
System folder to this newly created backup folder. Don't copy the system
folder, only the contents.
6/ Once you have done this, either right
click on the MSBACKUP.EXE file and select ‘create a shortcut’ or simply click on
the file to run the MSBACKUP application.
7/ You can now start to access the QIC
files from your backup disk(s)
8/ Once you have finished transferring
all the QIC files you can then back them up, if you wish, using the Windows XP
version of NTBackup. This is installed by default on Windows XP Professional. If
you have XP Home then you will need to install NTBackup from your XP CD. For
further details see question 21
9/ Finally, once you have completed the
backup procedure, you can delete the Windows 98 backup application and files
from your hard drive.
18/08/2006 Update
Hans Noren has emailed me with a solution provide by Will Kranz. Two of
Will's application, MSQIC.exe and NDIS.exe Hans found particularly useful in
accessing his QIC files. The link below offers more details:
http://www.fpns.net/willy/msbackup.htm
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