Hi Anne
dsm.opt must be like this

DATEFORMAT 2
LANG AMENG
Backupregistry yes

USEUNICODEFILENAMES NO

DOMAIN  ALL-LOCAL  
SUbdir Yes

Include C:* NT_SYSTEM
Include D:* NT_SYSTEM

EXCLUDE "*:\WINNT\csc\...\*"
EXCLUDE "*:\WINNT\REGISTARTION\*.CLB\...\*.CRMLOG"
EXCLUDE "*:\DOCUMENTS\...\INDEX.DAT"
EXCLUDE "*:\PAGEFILE.SYS"
EXCLUDE "*:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DTCLOG\MSDTC.LOG"
EXCLUDE "*:\WINNT\NETLOGON.CHG"
EXCLUDE "*:\HIBERFIL.SYS"
EXCLUDE "*:\WINNT\SCHEDLGU.TXT"
EXCLUDE "*:\WINNT\DEBUG\*.*"
EXCLUDE "*:\...\EA DATA. SF"
* THE FOLLOWINGING EXCLUDES ARE NECESSARY BECAUSE THE TSM CANNOT
* SAVE USERPROFILES FROM LOGGED ON USERS 
EXCLUDE "*:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\...\*.DAT"
EXCLUDE "*:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\...\*.DAT.LOG"
* THE FOLLOWINGING EXCLUDES ARE NECESSARY BECAUSE THEY ARE SAVED
* VIA SYSTEMOBJECTS
EXCLUDE "*:\WINNT\...\PERFLIB*.DAT"
* THE FOLLOWING EXCLUDE PARAMETER WILL PREVENT A REGISTRY BACKUP
* UNLESS THE INCLUDE *:\ADSM.SYS\...\* IS ALSO PRESENT ->> Recommended by
IBM
EXCLUDE "*:\...\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\...\*"
EXCLUDE "*:\...\NTFRS\JET\...\*"
EXCLUDE "*:\...\NTDS\*"
EXCLUDE "*:\SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION"
EXCLUDE "*:\...\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES"
EXCLUDE "*:\RECYCLED"
EXCLUDE "*:\RECYCLER"
INCLUDE *:\ADSM.SYS\...\*

INCLUDE *:\ADSM.SYS\...\* ---->>>>>>>>> must be at the end of this file.
regards
claude