Going to www.ibm.com and searching on "TSM BMR Windows" I get a number of hits. The third one is a Redbook for XP and W2003: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp3703.html?Open Hit 5 is for W2K and NT: http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/5193609f3941e9cf85256bc300724cfc/01683862a3010edc85256c870080be80?OpenDocument Then there's also a field guide: Tivoli Field Guide - Tivoli Storage Manager Recovery Techniques Using Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) (It's easier to find them going straight to http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/software/sysmgmt/products/support/Field_Guides_Technical.html) http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27005028 This week I've had some experience following the field guide. You may need to modify it a bit to your specific environment, but the framework is there. All of these assume similar hardware, at least similar enough that the windows installation from the backup will be able to handle being on the new hardware. Nick Cassimatis