What program uses a .qic extension

[Curly]

I think it might be MS backup but am not sure.

If it is not MS backup, any ideas what would use .qic files?

[johnboy]

Backup files
Here (http://www.google.com/search?q=qic%20files)

[Curly]

Thanks johnboy. Yeah MS backup it was.

Problem I now face is that the backup was made using win98 and it seems that my new OS, win2000 is not compatible with a MS Backup on a 98 system :-(

At present I have a backup that won't work :-( Not much good is it !

Also Win98 used FAT32 whereas 2000 uses NTFS, is that going to be another problem for me ?

Any takers anyone ? All suggestions appreciated :-)

[ugh1]

You can restore the backup via a network connection from win98 to win2k. It will mean 2 PCs etc.. but if you need the backup then give it a try.

For future backups why not use zip or rar? at least you will be able to restore across an OS change.

[kbcad]

I am interested in this thread. I have some old 1.44 Mb disks that hold As Built data from Win 3.1 and/or DOS. The file is ,say, CC50802C.FUL split up into *.001 to *.006 on seperate disks. I can't recover them through WinXP. Any idea how I can get them back? All help much appreciated. KB.

[tommy]

It appears that unless you have a computer with Windows 95 or 98 then you are not able to restore .qic files. One site says that there is software available but does not say where:
http://www.qic.org/html/faq/faq9.html
Another page suggests that you may have success by obtaining the W9x MSBACKUP program and run it in compatibility mode on the WinXP computer. It provides a link to that program:
http://www.cknow.com/ckinfo/acro_q/qic_1.shtml

[tommy]

If the backups are important to you I have older versions of Windows that I could use to try and extract the files for you if you would like to email the contents of the floppy disks to me. If you are interested post a disposable email address here and I will contact you.

[Curly]

Thanks for your kind offer tommy. I have access to a couple of 98 powered machines here, so will explore your links and some others that were posted earlier and see how I get on.

I will shout if further help is necessary, but from a quick look at the links, it seems I may well be able to achieve a satisfactory result.

Again - thanks

[kbcad]

Thanks, Tommy - I will try the Win9x backup you mentioned and if that doesn't work I will follow up on you offer. KB.