I've another way to wring out a bare metal restore.  It's a little easier
and you can get an idea if your restore command are correct:

Create two partitions (or use two drives).  Build your desired NT config in
the C partition.  Install *SM client and back that up using either
incremental or selective.

Restore it to the other partition (call it d)

restore c:\* d:\* -subdir=yes -replace=all (the replace if you try this over
and over)

After the restore completes, fix up the registry files by copying them from
the c:\adsm.sys directory tree (this tree will exist on the d drive as well
after the restore so use either one).  There are five files to copy: four
from the machine subdirectory and one from the users directory.  Copy all of
these to d:\winnt\system32\config

Make sure you have a boot.ini file that will allow you boot from the d
partition.

Shutdown the system and reboot into the d partition.

For the method you've outlined:

You want to make sure (just because it's a bit easier) that you install NT
into a directory different from the normal install.  Call it NTTEMP rather
than WINNT when asked.

Configure the network.

Install the *SM client, preferably in some directory other than the default
(for the same reason as installing NT someplace else).

Restore c: using:

dsmc > restore c:\* -subdir=yes -replace=all

You need the replace=all to replace the boot.ini and other files that were
in the original top level directory (c:\).

Copy the registry files from adsm.sys to c:\winnt\system32\config.

Reset the system.  Don't shut it down.  Reset it.  You'll incur a scandisk
on the way back up, but so what.

When the system reboots, you should encounter your original system.  You can
then delete the NTTEMP directory.

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Disks are real cheap.  How about having another drive in the system (maybe
Disks are real cheap.  How about having another drive in the system (maybe
even an IDE drive) that has enough NT and *SM to do the restore to the real
C drive?  Then you never find yourself in a bare metal restore situation.
Bare metal restores are fun in the lab, but a drag when users are screaming
down your neck.

Kelly J. Lipp
Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc.
PO Box 51313
Colorado Springs CO 80919
(719)531-5926
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