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You should be able to use the Windows backup program and do the restore. Go to Advanced and there will be a button for you to restore all your files back.<br />

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what software am I to use? &nbsp;There isn't a restore program on this machine.
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I found the backup and restore wizard and started that. &nbsp;When I pathed out to the location, this software wants a .bkf formated file and these are all zipped files. &nbsp;Do I unzip all twenty files?
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If you made a complete backup using the Backup program in XP, I think it creates a VHD file. You will probably need to reinstall Windows first. Not sure if it's possible to restore a VHD file without a working Windows partition.<br />

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Guess we posted around the same time...<br />
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Try changing the file type to All Files and look for the first zip file to see if that will restore all 20 of them for you in a chain.<br />

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I just selected all files and when I selected the first zip file, it asked me to catalog this. &nbsp;I responded yes and I received a messaged that it contained unrecognized data and cannot be used. &nbsp;Can I unzip all of these files manually and see if it will recreate my data? 
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It would not work properly, but I could get the stored procedures that I had stored as text files.
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My machine crashed, but I have a backup that was done the day before in WindowsImageBackup that is a complete backup on an external drive. &nbsp;I want to restore all of the files to an xp Professional system. &nbsp;Is there software to restore it, or can I expand the twenty zip files that it created to recreate my system? &nbsp;If I do expand these files will it recreate my system so I can pull off important files?<br />
Thanks for your assistance
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My machine crashed, but I have a backup that was done the day before in WindowsImageBackup that is a complete backup on an external drive.  I want to restore all of the files to an xp Professional system.  Is there software to restore it, or can I expand the twenty zip files that it created to recreate my system?  If I do expand these files will it recreate my system so I can pull off important files?
Thanks for your assistance

restore WindowsImageBackup to xp Professional

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.