Windows NT Backup Restore Err Msg: Unable to Create File Links

Last reviewed: June 15, 1995
Article ID: Q131616

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

When you restore a full drive using Windows NT Backup (NTBACKUP.EXE), the following error message may appear:

   Unable to create file links

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.1, 3.5 and 3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbtool kbbug3.10 kbbug3.50 kbbug3.51
KBSubcategory: ntutil
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.10 3.50 3.51 hardlink

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Last reviewed: June 15, 1995
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