Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro - a must have tool for techs

[Larry Sabo]

Try both the 32 and 64 bit versions.

Yes, tried both. Also took ownership of the Windows directory -- no change.

 

[Porthos]

Yes, tried both. Also took ownership of the Windows directory -- no change.

Thanks for giving it a shot.

 

[Porthos]

What office version are you trying to get? Forgive me if you already mentioned it.

 

[fabs]

What office version are you trying to get? Forgive me if you already mentioned it.

If this is 2013 or newer, Produkey cannot handle them if I am not mistaken

 

[Porthos]

If this is 2013 or newer, Produkey cannot handle them if I am not mistaken

You are correct.

 

[Larry Sabo]

It's Office 2010, according to the client. I noticed that the Installed Programs file was also not generated for reasons I know not. The original Windows installation was broken and could not be repaired or refreshed, so I did a fresh install after backing up the data. I suspect the problems are related.

 

[fabs]

It's Office 2010, according to the client. I noticed that the Installed Programs file was also not generated for reasons I know not. The original Windows installation was broken and could not be repaired or refreshed, so I did a fresh install after backing up the data. I suspect the problems are related.

Obviously it is.
There is something you can try if registry backups have not been deleted while trying to repair this installation.
You could use ProduKey manually and try to load this registry hive:
File > Select Source > Load the product keys from external Software Registry hive > Select "Z:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack\SOFTWARE" file where Z is the hooked drive letter.
This is your last chance to get the keys. You may also have to try both 32 and 64 bit.

Since you did a fresh install as well, perhaps the file could be in Windows.old folder. Not sure if reg backups are kept as well when reinstalling but the file path could be "Z:\Windows.Old\Windows\System32\config\RegBack\SOFTWARE"

It is worth a try anyway

Good luck

 

[Larry Sabo]

Thanks for the suggestions, @fabs, but I did try loading from the windows directory of the original drive and got the blank ProduKey window of keys found. Also tried both 32 and 64-bit versions. Regbackup hives have zero length, unfortunately. I considered importing the SOFTWARE hive with regedit to see if the required key is intact or would be found by ProduKey but chickened out when it said it would load them to Computer and delete existing keys.

The client has suggested I discontinue the search; he finds that Ashampoo Office Free is good enough. Many thanks to everyone for the helpful suggestions.

 

[River Valley Computer]

Thanks for the suggestions, @fabs, but I did try loading from the windows directory of the original drive and got the blank ProduKey window of keys found. Also tried both 32 and 64-bit versions. Regbackup hives have zero length, unfortunately. I considered importing the SOFTWARE hive with regedit to see if the required key is intact or would be found by ProduKey but chickened out when it said it would load them to Computer and delete existing keys.

The client has suggested I discontinue the search; he finds that Ashampoo Office Free is good enough. Many thanks to everyone for the helpful suggestions.

Has anyone had any experience with Ashampoo Office and Office Free? I remember a number of years back Ashampoo had some software but not the most righteous for reputation. How does it compare with LibreOffice. It looks interesting but.......................

 

[Larry Sabo]

Has anyone had any experience with Ashampoo Office and Office Free?

I've been using it since @sapphirescales recommended it and I like it. I wanted to try it with a customer who has constant issues with OpenOffice opening numerous instances of writer or calc that lock up the program but he is reluctant to change. I think his problem is due to system speed (it's slow as snails) but that's another story. I like that Ashampoo Free can be set to save as docx rather than just doc.

 

[NJW]

I wanted to try it with a customer who has constant issues with OpenOffice opening numerous instances of writer or calc that lock up the program but he is reluctant to change. I think his problem is due to system speed (it's slow as snails) but that's another story. I like that Ashampoo Free can be set to save as docx rather than just doc.

OpenOffice.org development is a long way behind LibreOffice, ime – it's a long time since they were equivalent suites.

LibreOffice can be configured to save documents as .doc or .docx by default (similarly for .xls/.xlsx, .ppt/.pptx, etc.).

 

[sapphirescales]

OpenOffice.org development is a long way behind LibreOffice, ime – it's a long time since they were equivalent suites.

LibreOffice can be configured to save documents as .doc or .docx by default (similarly for .xls/.xlsx, .ppt/.pptx, etc.).

I've never liked the name "Libre" Office. It sounds cheapo and my clients feel the same way as well. I really can't imagine a worse name other than "Knockoff" Office or "Chinese" Office.

 

[fabs]

Happy new year Technibble!
Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro V7.0.8.513 has just been released.

Change log:
Fixed:
- Dropbox path detection issue on target system when Dropbox was already installed. Dropbox content could not be restored because of this.
- This one is a bit twisted: When target file already existed and was skipped by user at message prompt, if user went back after copy job and started copy again, the file got copied anyway, even if user said to skip it again.
- Program's startup time has been improved by threading updates check.
- When using VSS mode, Outlook PST files under "My documents" could be copied a second time if they were selected as well within Outlook PST files dedicated section.
- Minor cosmetic issue: typo error on screen while taking VSS snapshot.

Grab it from your orders history's details on the shop's website at https://store.fpnet.fr/account.php?language=en or using the bundled updater tool (click the "Download Fab's AutoBackup 7.X" link within the program and get the updated files).

 

[fabs]

Hi,
Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro V7.0.8.556 has just been released.

Change log:
Fixed:
- Pro only: There was a glitch with additional folders in transfer mode : by default, "additional folders" check box is unchecked and additional folders tree is disabled. Until previous version, additional folders tree remained active, allowing to select folders but they were ignored at copy time since main check box was not ticked.
- Sometimes for an unknown (yet) reason, Internet Explorer start page fails to restore. In this case, the program will get information like "Start Page" kind of registry value and add it to its error report. Also, an error message will be logged at run time.

Grab it from your orders history's details on the shop's website at https://store.fpnet.fr/account.php?language=en or using the bundled updater tool (click the "Download Fab's AutoBackup 7.X" link within the program and get the updated files).

 

[fabs]

Hi,
Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro V7.0.8.557 has just been released.

Change log:
Fixed:
- Typo in IncrediMail target folder at restore. Data went to "C:\Users\User_Name\Appdata\Local\IIM" instead of "C:\Users\User_Name\Appdata\Local\IM".

Grab it from your orders history's details on the shop's website at https://store.fpnet.fr/account.php?language=en or using the bundled updater tool (click the "Download Fab's AutoBackup 7.X" link within the program and get the updated files).

 

[fabs]

Hi,
Fab's AutoBackup 7 Home & Office and Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro V7.0.9.567 have just been released.

Change log:
Change:
- Small name change for Fab's AutoBackup 7 : to avoid confusions, Fab's AutoBackup 7 (not Pro) version is now called Fab's AutoBackup 7 Home & Office.
Fixed:
- All copied files were shown as failed when "Remove source files" option was selected.

Grab it from your orders history's details on the shop's website at https://store.fpnet.fr/account.php?language=en or using the bundled updater tool (click the "Download Fab's AutoBackup 7.X" link within the program and get the updated files).

 

[fabs]

Hi,
Fab's AutoBackup 7 Home & Office and Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro V7.0.9.567 have just been released with a bunch of fixes.

Change log:
Fixed:
- Due to multiple failures when transferring or restoring data without any obvious reason, all changes made since 7.0.8.513 released on January 2nd 2019 have been rolled back then bug fixing has been started over.
- Pro only: There was a glitch with additional folders in transfer mode : by default, "additional folders" check box is unchecked and additional folders tree is disabled. Until previous version, additional folders tree remained active, allowing to select folders but they were ignored at copy time since main check box was not ticked.
- Pro only: When restoring multiple users backup, Outlook PST and OST files could go to another user profile.
- Pro only: When several user accounts were involved in a backup, a restore or a transfer job, user selection menu could disappear while navigating the program's interface, especially tabs.
- Typo in IncrediMail target folder at restore. Data went to "C:\Users\User_Name\Appdata\Local\IIM" instead of "C:\Users\User_Name\Appdata\Local\IM".
- All copied files were shown as failed when "Remove source files" option was selected.
- When restoring public items, log could show that "PUBLIC" stuff are copied to a user's profile. This was just a cosmetic issue as public data is copied to the right location.

Grab it from your orders history's details on the shop's website at https://store.fpnet.fr/account.php?language=en or using the bundled updater tool (click the "Download Fab's AutoBackup 7.X" link within the program and get the updated files).

 

[Larry Sabo]

Anyone else have a problem with the update when running Fabs Autobackup 7 Pro from a flash drive? It has refused to update on two different systems lately, but updates on my main PC without drama. Sorry, I don't have specs for the systems involved but will pay more attention next time. It used to update from the FD until about a week or so ago.

 

[fabs]

Anyone else have a problem with the update when running Fabs Autobackup 7 Pro from a flash drive? It has refused to update on two different systems lately, but updates on my main PC without drama. Sorry, I don't have specs for the systems involved but will pay more attention next time. It used to update from the FD until about a week or so ago.

Just tested now and no problem on my end. Kington USB3 DataTraveler 3 flash Drive

 

[Slaters Kustum Machines]

Anyone else have a problem with the update when running Fabs Autobackup 7 Pro from a flash drive? It has refused to update on two different systems lately, but updates on my main PC without drama. Sorry, I don't have specs for the systems involved but will pay more attention next time. It used to update from the FD until about a week or so ago.

I had an issue the other day where I couldn't update on someone else's machine, which used to work fine. Something about not being activated, but it worked fine on my main desktop.