How do I get files and settings from XP FAST file (USMT2.UNC) into Vista

[bombbuster]

Using XP's File and Settings Transfer (FST) wizard I created a file called USMT2.UNC on an external hard drive. Now I want to transfer the files and settings into Vista but Vista's Easy Transfer won't recognize it.

Unfortunately I cannot use Vista's Easy Transfer on the original computer because the original computer's hard drive failed.

So all I have is this 6 month-old XP FAST file and I want to recover the files and settings from it onto a new Vista laptop. But when I run the Vista Easy Tranfer Wizard it won't recognize the USMT2.UNC file from the external hard drive as a source for transfering the files and settings. The USMT2.UNC file seems fine (not corrupted) and has a dozen or so .DAT files in is and a status file.

How do I get my old files and settings from this file into Vista?

Thanks in advance.

 

[ViRGE]

You need to basically install XP on a machine and transfer your settings over to it. Vista has its own transfer utility that has to be installed, you'll use that to recapture your settings, and then move that over to Vista.