Time Capsule and Windows 7 backup tool

So I own a TC that works excellent with my Mac Books. Now that I have my Mac's all backed up with TC I want to cover myself on my W7 machine. After doing some reading I found that W7 has a backup tool thank can backup to an external drive or network drive. I attached a drive to my TC and want to backup my W7 system to that. There seems to be some setting involved so before I start messing around has anyone done this yet and can confirm it works well? The last thing I want to do is mess with backups.

doesnt work for me, its a real dealbreaker.
I've tried manually adding and editing the lmcompatability registry key, mapping via explorer, mapping via net use, browsing via unc, tried with airport config software and without, mapped via IP and mapped via hostname.
The thing is just flakey and doesnt work.
I've tried firmware 7.4, 7.41 and 7.42. As you say, 7.3 is no-go with a dualband.
The problem for me isn't mapping the drive, but using it once it's mapped. files and folders fail to copy, stuff doesn't always delete, drive sometimes becomes unavailable. The TC is solid otherwise.
There has to be another registry setting to change somewhere though hopefully. Either that or they've tightened the security within win7 to the point of no return for some legacy stuff.

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Time capsule and Windows Back Up Centre

Hi There
I have just bought a new Time capsule and it has set up properly, except for one small issue.
I can see the TC in Explorer as a network drive but it can not be seen in the back up centre, has any one got any ideas on how to fix this problem?
cheers in advance
Graham

map the drive thru explore first, enable the option to reconnect at logon and provide the TC id and pasword.
then use the windows backup menu and select your newly maped drive as the backup media.

Time Capsule and Windows Vista network

Hi everyone,
Just looking for some advice/feedback.
I have recently purchased a MacBook Pro and love it. Now considering buying a Time Capsule - 3 reasons - extra storage space, allow printing from all computers, and ease of backup with Time Machine.
I currently have a DLink wireless modem/router that is wired to a Windows Vista PC, a windows laptop and the new Mac.
My question is: How will the Time Capsule fit in with everything? I am guessing that the DLink will remain wired to the PC, and the Time Capsule will be plugged into the DLink. Will I gain extra speed with the Time Capsule and how do I allow it to take over the wireless network?
Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Welcome to the discussions!
"When I try
to connect it sees the new network I set up,
but won't connect to the internet."
Are you saying that the Vista PC will connect to the wireless network, but can't get an internet connection, or it can see the wireless network, but can't connect?
If it cannot connect to the wireless network, is there an error message displayed? If so, what does the message say?

Firmware 7.4.1 Time Capsule and Windows

Hi
I know that firmware 7.4.1 has caused problems for people using Time Capsules with Windows PCs:
http://theappleblog.com/2009/03/06/a...ate-available/
I know that this problem affects the original TCs as I actually have an original TC and I had the problem with firmware 7.4.1 (fixed by downgrading to 7.3.2).
Does anyone know if the problem with 7.4.1 only affects the older TCs or does it affect the new updated TCs (released earlier this year) as well?
I want to buy another TC, but not if it has the 7.4.1 problem and not if it can't be downgraded to 7.3.2.
Thanks

i have been using an AEB w/ an attached USB drive to backup wirelessly using Time Machine for several months. I've had no problems restoring several files wirelessly from the TM backup. No problems at all so far. I have a 2nd hard drive attached to the AEB which serves iTunes and movies wirelessly. No problems there either.
The only issue is that accessing these drives is slow even when the mac is connected to the AEB via ethernet (the TC exhibits the same issue). If you aren't upset by that speed, or don't mind jacking the drive straight into you mac when you need to make big transfers, it's a perfectly livable system. I was certainly hoping that the new AEB and TC would feature upgraded server ability and loosen up that bottleneck but they apparently have not. c'est la vie
As far as an official comment from apple is concerned, it's doubtful that you'll ever get that. And if you did get it, what good would it do? Do you think they'd pay you a huge settlement if they 'officially supported' this backup method and you wound up with a corrupted backup that caused data loss? It either works or it doesn't and personally I give more credence to the experience of other users and my own cautious trial than I do to any official statement Apple makes on the subject.

Time Capsule and Windows 7 clear approach

Hello all,
I tried now for one month to install the Time Capsule (with Airport and Bonjour software) with Windows 7 WIRED.
First I had to turn on the Net-Bios, which is difficult to find. I did.
The Time Capsule was visible in the Windows File system, now it is gone. The green button is burning. It's 4th generation.
The help-desk of Apple Holland can not help me and they say that it will not work with Windows because the Windows file system is different than the Mac system. Then they say that I have to make the same IP adres on the Time Capsule and the Windows file system, which is impossible as they said also.
I bought the Macbook Air. I want to put all my files from the Windows PC to the Time Capsule in order, after that, to reach the MacBook Air with the Time Capsule. The shop told me that this is possible. I tried some advises from the web, but seems to be difficult for me. The help-desK isn't able to help me anymore.
Please who can help with a clear step-by-step approch?

doesnt work for me, its a real dealbreaker.
I've tried manually adding and editing the lmcompatability registry key, mapping via explorer, mapping via net use, browsing via unc, tried with airport config software and without, mapped via IP and mapped via hostname.
The thing is just flakey and doesnt work.
I've tried firmware 7.4, 7.41 and 7.42. As you say, 7.3 is no-go with a dualband.
The problem for me isn't mapping the drive, but using it once it's mapped. files and folders fail to copy, stuff doesn't always delete, drive sometimes becomes unavailable. The TC is solid otherwise.
There has to be another registry setting to change somewhere though hopefully. Either that or they've tightened the security within win7 to the point of no return for some legacy stuff.

Time Capsule and Windows Vista

Hi there i have a Macbook Pro and my flat mate has windows vista on his note book.
So i am thinking of getting Time capsule 500gb to back up my Mac pro and use it for the internet (going to replace my old wireless modem with time capsule) and my flat mate just wants to connect to the internet thats all no backing up files or anything like that.
Will it be easy to set up his vista to connect to the internet? does he need apple software or anything like that?
And will he get the same internet speeds as before?
Sorry i am new to Time Capsule don't know much about it just don't want to wast money
Thanks for your help

Yes, it should all work fine and connecting to the Time Capsule will be just like connecting to any other wireless router. There is no additional applications needed.

Time capsule and deleting old backups

Hi after performing a recent backup to an external drive I don't have much space left on the disk. It says that time capsule will delete old backups. Does this mean that any movies backed up in these early back ups will be deleted as I no longer have them on my MacBook due to the amount of space they take up?

Time Machine is not an archive, it is a rolling backup.
If you want to keep files permanently, you must not store them only in Time Machine. If you don't have space for the movies on your main drive, buy a drive to use as an archive, put those movies on it, and make sure that disk is backed up too, since if data exists in only one place it is vulnerable.
My family digital archive doesn't fit on my internal drive so it is on an external drive. I also maintain two exact backup copies of that external drive. One is in the fire safe at home, the other is in a safe deposit box, and those two backups are rotated periodically. If the original and the backup are lost due to fire, burglary, etc., the off-site backup means there is still a safe copy somewhere. Because I can't afford to lose those photos, movies, and financial records. Online backup is another option for making sure you won't ever lose data you need to keep.

Time Capsule and operating system backup

I recently purchased a MacBook Pro and the timecapsule for backups. My question is does the Time Capsule backup the operating system as well as files. I understood that it did but when I did my first backup it only took an hour. I have many songs and lots of photos on my hard drive.
I worry that it didn't complete the backup.
Any thoughts or sugestions?

Yes. Time Machine, which is the software that the Time Capsule hardware uses, should backup everything.
Allan

Time Capsule and iTunes full backup problem

Hi,
Every time I add something to my iTunes library the time capsule does a full backup of the entire library rather than just doing an incremental backup.
This has only been happening for the last month or so but it is very annoying and has resulted in my 2TB time capsule starting to delete older backups!
Any ideas why this might be happening and any suggestions on how to solve it?
I could delete all the previous backups and start again but would prefer not to have to do that.
Thanks,
Anthony

have a look at this user tip.

Time Capsule and Windows 7 Back Up and Restore

Hello,
I would like to know i can manage to save my backup of windows 7 on the Time Capsule using the back and restore tools ?
I am using on my time capsule the file sharing with the disk password, but it doesnt seems to work.
Can u please help ?
Thx !

Open the guest access and give read and write permissions.
Also make sure you actually give the WORKGROUP name in the WORKGROUP area, correct to the win7 workgroup..
If you still cannot access the TC try turning off the firewall in win7.. you may also need to ensure that win7 is recognised as in home, ie local network, not work or public.
Open a command window and ping the TC to make sure you have network access.
In windows explorer type \\ipaddressofTC\ into the address bar.. that being its IP address. You can also try netbios name.
If none of that works post again but it should.. on latest firmware on the TC??
You need to use windows backup which is near useless.. I recommend you download a utility that can do a proper disk image.. there are plenty around.

Time capsule and windows xp

I run windows xp on boot camp, becouse I have a management software which works only on PCs.
If I would buy a time capsule, when leopard does a back-up, are the files in window backed-up or have I to do it manually?
I don't mean the time machine feature, but only the wireless back-up one.
Time capsule works as an acces point, too. Can I connect a network printer to it?

markstm wrote:
I run windows xp on boot camp, becouse I have a management software which works only on PCs.
If I would buy a time capsule, when leopard does a back-up, are the files in window backed-up or have I to do it manually?
The app in Leopard that does backups is called Time Machine. And, NO, TM will not back up your XP partition.
I don't mean the time machine feature, but only the wireless back-up one.
I don't know what back up feature you are talking about if it's NOT TM.
Time capsule works as an acces point, too. Can I connect a network printer to it?
Yes, if it's supported. The Time Capsule USB port can also accommodate a supported USB printer (printing only) and HDD.

Time Capsule and windows 7

Just installed a new time capsule. I have a MacBook and my wife has a pc. I am able to get on fine. I downloaded airport utility for windows 7 from Apple support for her, but when I open network preferences I can only get on the guest site from the pc. Question: I named the time capsule network the same as I had on our old wireless network. When I open network preference in the pc it shows the name of that network, but says the settings have changed and can't log on. If I change the name of the network would that make the difference?
Thanks for any feedback.

Login using airport utility.. manual setup.. go to airport.. wireless tab.. change the names.. update.
There is no need to reset at all.. do it from the Mac. But use 5.6 utility if you are using Lion.
It can also help btw to lock the channels and make 5ghz a different name to 2.4ghz.

Remounting an old time Capsule and accessing prior backups

I was using a Time Capsule but it filled up. I decided to move my Time Machine to an external hard drive and keep the Time Capsul as an archive.
Now I would like to retreive a file frorm the archive. However when I redirect Time Machine to the old Time Capsule if is creating new backups but is not seeing the old ones. The disk is still full so I believe that they are still theere.
Question - how do I get Time Machine to let me access the old backups?

Try a right-click on the Time Machine icon on the dock, and then click Browse Other Time Machine Disks to see if your backups are there.
To return to your current backup set, click the Time Machine clock icon at the top of the computer screen. Click Time Machine Preferences and then click Select Disk to highlght your Time Capsule drive and then click Use for Backup. This will get your regular backups going again.

Time Capsule and Windows XP connectivity problems

I installed Windows XP on my Mac Book and use Boot Camp to run a Windows program I need for work. It worked fine until I updated to Time Capsule 802.11n. Now I am not able to connect to my network with the Windows portion. I believe I have SP2 installed. Any suggestions? The Mac side works fine.

Can you please let us know what you've attempted so far and it has failed? Have you already installed Airport Utility on your XP computer?

HT201250 looking for the hard disk (time capsule) and preparing the backup is taking too much time (wirelessely) !! what shall i do

when i conect it by to my laptop with the cable, it do the back up smoothly,
but wirelessly, it doesnt !!!!
whats the problem ?
how can i solve it ?
what shall i do ?

Try 10.7.5 supplemental update.
This update seems to have solved this problem for many.
Best.

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