Tom,
        I've restored NT servers and workstations on a couple of occasions and
it has worked fine...  I'd suggest the following

1) Install the base NT with TCPIP support
2) Apply any service paks that were on the system.
3) Install ADSM client, modify DSM.OPT file.
4) Run the restore from the ADSM command line client
        a) Restore the registry
        b) Restore the disk volume(s) but include a -replace=no..... no need to
overlay system files, especially those that are in                 use
:-)

Good luck !!!
Tim Pittson
tpittson AT himail.hcc DOT com
>----------
>From:  Tom Geniusz[SMTP:andaz AT EN DOT COM]
>Sent:  Wednesday, June 12, 1996 4:01 PM
>To:    Multiple recipients of list ADSM-L
>Subject:       NT server restore
>
>        Any advice on the following NT server restore scenario would be
>greatly appreciated.
>
>        Objective:  Restore an NT server.
>
>        Test scenario:
>            Complete ADSM backup of NT server including registry.
>            remove all data from server
>            install windows NT Server operating system
>            logon to NT server
>            install ADSM client code
>            Modify ADSM options file
>            Start ADSM
>            RESTORE ENTIRE C DRIVE (on which the NT system resides)
>            RESTORE Registry
>
>        Results:
>            ADSM restores 1000's of files.
>            88 files not restored adsm access denied (in use by NT?).
>            system rebooted
>            system not functional
>
>        Players:
>            Windows NT "experts" and me
>
>        My opinion:
>                Should you expect to restore the operating system over
>                itself, have 88 failures and expect to obtain a
>bootable
>                system??? I would think not! Of course I have very
>little
>                experience on NT ( passwords and more passwords!)
>        Their opinion:
>                This has to work since trying to determine what system
>files
>                should be restored or not restored is tooooooo
>difficult.
>                ADSM is a failure!
>
>        Thanks for any input. (violence is not an option)
>
>              Tom Geniusz @ LTV Steel account 216-622-5660
>