NT client - ntuser.dat?
1997-04-22 15:36:13
Hi,
Upon trying to recover an NT 4.0 system from disastrous failure I ran
into a very subtle problem.
Here's what I've done:
I set up a NT-system (NT 4.0 workstation) and on another partition an
"NT repair system" as described in
http://www.redbooks.com/SG244880/ntsysr02.htm
and
http://www.redbooks.com/SG244880/ntsysr03.htm
I did a backup of the production system using the latest client
available. During backup however two files weren't backed up (marked
as failures):
NTUSER.DAT
and the corresponding "...log"-file.
When I recovered the NT system I started from the repair-partition and
restored all the files that were on the production NT system.
I then moved the registry files from the c:\adsm.sys\... to the
corresponding c:\winnt\system32\config as described in the WEB-pages
above.
Next I tried to boot the restored system, i.e. the "production
system". It went OK in the first step, however I discovered that when
logging in with userid "Administrator" (where I also did the backup in
the first place), all the desktop settings as well as the program
manager groups etc. were *GONE*!!!
In fact it appeared to me as if user Administrator has been given the
desktop and setting of the Default user.
To double check I tried the process of restoring and configuring the
production system several times - always with the same "result".
The problem seems to be with the NTUSER.DAT file not being backed up
and thus not being restored.
Is there any way to *really* restore an NT 4.0 system including the
registry and settings for all users on the system?
Thanks much in advance for any clue,
-ewald
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