DOCUMENT:Q129487 17-DEC-2000 [win95x] TITLE :Err Msg: Microsoft Backup Is Now Restoring the Settings in... PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:95 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:win95 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you are restoring one or more files using Microsoft Backup, you receive the following error message: Microsoft Backup is now restoring the settings in your system registry. This may take a few minutes. Do not shut down your computer until the registry is fully restored, or your computer will not work properly. You receive this error message even if you did not choose to restore the registry files. CAUSE ===== The "Full System Backup.Set" backup set may have been used to create the backup you are restoring from. When this backup set is used, the registry is restored regardless of which files you choose to restore. RESOLUTION ========== Use a backup set other than "Full System Backup.Set" to back up data on your computer. MORE INFORMATION ================ The "Full System Backup.Set" backup set is intended for backing up your entire hard disk. When you use this backup set, the registry files are contained in the backup. When you later restore files from this backup, the registry information stored in the backup is merged into the current registry. You should not use the "Full System Backup.Set" backup set to perform partial or differential backups. ====================================================================== Keywords : win95 Technology : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3 Version : 95 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.