Greg:  oops. yes there is a difference between the directory names
     depending on the Windows version.  I answered too hastily.

     My Win98 machine (named LEWISWIN) has the registry in

     C:\adsm98.sys\Registry\LEWISWIN\Machine

     directory, there is a adsm95... for Win95.

     When you look in the dsmsched.log you see the backup happening in two
     steps as follows:

     99 16:12:57 Incremental backup of volume '\\LEWISWIN\C$'
     99 16:12:58 Saving registry keys.
     99 16:15:17 Registry keys saved.
     99 16:16:43 Normal File-->             8,192
     \\lewiswin\c$\adsm98.sys\Registry\LEWISWIN\Machine\Config [Sent]
     99 16:16:43 Normal File-->            57,376
     \\lewiswin\c$\adsm98.sys\Registry\LEWISWIN\Machine\Enum [Sent]
     99 16:16:44 Normal File-->             8,192
     \\lewiswin\c$\adsm98.sys\Registry\LEWISWIN\Machine\Hardware [Sent]

     99 16:16:44 Normal File-->            12,288
     \\lewiswin\c$\adsm98.sys\Registry\LEWISWIN\Machine\Network [Sent]
     99 16:16:45 Normal File-->             8,192
     \\lewiswin\c$\adsm98.sys\Registry\LEWISWIN\Machine\Security [Sent]

     99 16:16:45 Normal File-->         4,145,184
     \\lewiswin\c$\adsm98.sys\Registry\LEWISWIN\Machine\Software [Sent]


     The first step uses the Windows API to read out the registry while the
     OS is active (and fiercely protective of its registry ...) and writes
     it to the adsmxx.sys ... directories, then the backup starts and
     copies the newly written files.

     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:    11/19/99 5:21 PM


The NT registry files are than stored on the adsm server as
adsm.sys\registry\<filename> and windows 98 are storaged as
adsm98.sys\registry\<filename> ?

Greg

On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Eric LEWIS wrote:

> Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 15:15:46 -0600
> From: Eric LEWIS <eric.lewis AT CCMAIL.ADP.WISC 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
>
>      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
>
>
> ______________________________ Reply Separator
_________________________________
> 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.
> >
>