How to Restore Windows NT Over an Existing InstallationLast reviewed: April 10, 1997Article ID: Q101229 |
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If you experience a hard disk or data corruption problem and lose your Windows NT system volume, you can restore Windows NT and preserve your data if you made backup copies of the Windows NT system volume. NOTE: You must have overridden the default settings of the Windows NT Backup program (NTBACKUP) to select backing up the Registry files when the original backup tape was created. To restore Windows NT, use the following procedure:
Alternately you can install NT into a \JUNK directory - then perform a complete RESTORE from your last backup tape into its original directory structure IE: C:\WINNT and all subdirectories. After the restore - modify the BOOT.INI file in the root of C: to include an entry for the restored NT installation and reboot the machine into the restored installation. NOTE: If you use a backup tape by Arcada (Conner), you can use NTBACKUP.EXE using this backup tape. Choose %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\CONFIG and all Registry files. Your program groups and accounts should be restored. The Arcada backup doesn't allow you to explicitly specify the Registry files for backup or restore. The Arcada product discussed here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.
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