Recreating Boot Device from Backup

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I'm using NT Backup on Windows 2003 Server 64-bit and backup the boot volume
and System State. I then restore to an alternate device, with the
intention to migrate this to boot device. On restore, I see that even
restoring System State, none of the registry files in
c:\windows\system32\config are being restored. What is the trick to
restoring the complete boot volume, including System State, to an alternate
drive?

I cannot use Dynamic Disk to mirror on this computer. I installed Symantec
Storage Foundation Basic, and it successfully managed to break dynamic
replication of the boot volume.

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Will
 
Re: Recreating Boot Device from Backup

On Aug 24, 1:45 am, "Will" <westes-...@noemail.nospam> wrote:
> I'm using NT Backup on Windows 2003 Server 64-bit and backup the boot volume
> and System State. I then restore to an alternate device, with the
> intention to migrate this to boot device. On restore, I see that even
> restoring System State, none of the registry files in
> c:\windows\system32\config are being restored. What is the trick to
> restoring the complete boot volume, including System State, to an alternate
> drive?
>
> I cannot use Dynamic Disk to mirror on this computer. I installed Symantec
> Storage Foundation Basic, and it successfully managed to break dynamic
> replication of the boot volume.
>
> --
> Will

you probably have the restore settings set to "Do not replace the file
on my computer (recommended)" instead of one of the other two
overwrite options
 
Re: Recreating Boot Device from Backup

No, we selected Overwrite Always, and how would this explain the result
anyway, because the defective I am reporting is the *absence* of a file at
the destination, not an older version. NONE of the registry files are
being restored.

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Will

"Debo" <shonuff6699@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Aug 24, 1:45 am, "Will" <westes-...@noemail.nospam> wrote:
>> I'm using NT Backup on Windows 2003 Server 64-bit and backup the boot
>> volume
>> and System State. I then restore to an alternate device, with the
>> intention to migrate this to boot device. On restore, I see that even
>> restoring System State, none of the registry files in
>> c:\windows\system32\config are being restored. What is the trick to
>> restoring the complete boot volume, including System State, to an
>> alternate
>> drive?
>>
>> I cannot use Dynamic Disk to mirror on this computer. I installed
>> Symantec
>> Storage Foundation Basic, and it successfully managed to break dynamic
>> replication of the boot volume.
>>
>> --
>> Will
>
> you probably have the restore settings set to "Do not replace the file
> on my computer (recommended)" instead of one of the other two
> overwrite options
 
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