Re: How do I use System Tools > Backup without floppy drive?
- From: "Andrew Bailey" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:28:13 GMT
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There is a "gotcha" which took me a whole day to figure out and it's
that you MUST ensure that when you re-install WindowsXP you have to
update it to the same service pack (eg: SP2) as the backup... no problem
if your WindowsXP installation disc is already at SP2.
To JOd:
And if your install CD is at SP-1 but you had SP-2 installed (which is
likely) then you need to create a new install CD that has SP-2
slipstreamed into it. Google should find you plenty of articles on how
to slipstream.
One might note that some install CDs can't be easily (or at all)
slipstreamed if they have other service packs applied. Many Dell install
CDs are like this, and so you can't update them.
http://www.google.com/search?q=%2Bslipstream+%2BWindows+%2B"SP-2";
JOd didn't mention using EFS but if he did then he will still need a copy
of the exported EFS certificate in order to use those EFS-protected files
after the file restore.
Yes, it's very common for users to invoke EFS without understanding the
implications or requirements for exporting and verifying these
certificates.. and it's never good news when that happens.
-pk
To Andrew:
So the "gotcha" is that ntbackup.exe won't run from SP-1 to do a restore
of files that were saved in the .bkf file by the SP-2 version of
ntbackup? Doesn't make sense. These are logical backups; i.e., it reads
files using the file system and saves them into another file using the
file system (as opposed to reading disk sectors to save physical
partition images). Are you saying SP-2 ntbackup cannot read the .bkf
files created by SP-1 ntbackup?
Hi Guys,
As luck would have it, yesterday I had to perform this very same task on a
friend's PC.
He had one hard drive partitioned into C: and D: his standard backup file
which included all of C: plus SYSTEM STATE was located on the D: partition.
Using his PRE-SP1 (ie: version 1.00) WindowsXP Pro installation disc I
formatted C: and installed a fresh copy of Windows.
Once installation had completed and booted into the desktop for the first
time I used his ISP install disc to make a connection to the internet and
then went straight to the Windows Update site (PS: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO
SLIPSTREAM ANYTHING) and installed only recommended files (so not "optional"
or "hardware"), restarted then repeat until Windows Update offers the SP2
major update. Once that was installed I was ready to restore the backup (TO
REITERATE, YES YOU DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SP OF THE OS AND THE BACKUP
ARE THE SAME).
Once the restore process had finished I restarted and viola his system was
back to how it was.
Hope this helps
Andy
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