Would this work - WNT 4.0 Server

[Gaz1988]

Hello all,

I've been put in charge or migrating data from an old Windows NT 4.0 server to our new file server in the office.

I've already tried the likes of Acronis/Norton Ghost etc which have all failed to make a good image of the data.

I was thinking of using NTBackup on a windows XP machine for example to backup the data and then restore it on the new server. I would set up the data drive on the NT 4 server as a share and then map it on the windows xp machine as network drive.

The windows NT machine is around 11 years old and therefore on its last legs.

Thanks.

 

[Gaz1988]

Forgot to mention that some of the data is locked (being used by applications) so will need the volume shadow copy service to backup, hence the reaseon suggesting NTBackup on a windows XP machine as I dont think WNT4.0 has it.