> OK....First let me say that I'm sorry....but I'm not a Windows dude. I live, 
> eat, and sleep in the Unix/Linux world.

You're not alone... I'm in basically the same situation.

> We haven't been successful in the past in backing up Windows boxes and being 
> able to restore them back to the way there were when the last full backup was 
> taken.

Windows is notoriously difficult to recover in it's entirety. Near as
I can tell, there are two options to effect a full recovery from just
backups:

a. Install the required version of Windows and all associated patches,
updates, and software, then restore the data from backups.

b. Use NetBackup's "Bare Metal Restore" functionality (which used to
be a separately-licensed product, but is now included). This requires
a bunch more infrastructure, but does work.

                                                         - Bluejay Adametz

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same as climbing a tree to catch a fish. - Chinese Proverb

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