Hi Greg, you only missed one step.  ADSM restored the registry to
     files in ADSM.SYS directory.  While still running the temporary NT
     system copy the files out of that directory into the NT registry
     directory C:\WINNT\system32\config

     Eric


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Subject: Re: Standalone Restore for Win95/98 PC
Author:  "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>  at IPNET
Date:    11/16/99 7:14 PM


Recently, I tried this method on a Windows NT machine, which wasn't in
use. I allowed the ADSM scheduler to backup my machine.  The next day, I
formated the hard disk and reinstalled enough of NT to allow me to connect
to my adsm server.  I installed windows in c:\wintemp.  After installing
NT, I added the adsm client software.  I than used the ADSM restore
option and the files were restored but NT could reboot telling me it's
registry files didn't exist.  We want this to be a feasible restore option
for machines in our  department. Is there anything I missed and/or has
anyone done this with success on NT?

Greg

On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Thomas Denier wrote:

> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 11:43:58 -0400
> From: Thomas Denier <Thomas.Denier AT MAIL.TJU DOT EDU>
> Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Standalone Restore for Win95/98 PC
>
> > Yes, but it requires a backup hard disk that boots into the OS of your
> > choice be present on the system.
> >
> > What ends up happening is you use the extra disk to restore the other disk,
> > then revert to the original hard disk upon bootup.  both disks should to
> > come into the ADSM Server with the same nodename
>
> There is a variant of the strategy outlined above that does not require a
> backup hard disk. One can install Windows and the ADSM client in directories
> not present on the original C drive, use the new Windows and ADSM software to
> restore the original contents of the C drive, and then reboot using the
> restored Windows system. While this does not require a backup hard disk, it
> does require enough free space on the C drive to accomodate the second copy of
> Windows and the second copy of the ADSM client. I have used this approach
> successfully with both Windows 95 and Windows NT. I have never had the
> opportunity to try it with Windows 98.
>
> I don't really recommend this approach, but it offers an alternative to having
> no recovery strategy at all in organizations that won't spend any money
> preparing to do the job right.
>