Re: Restore vs Backup

Hi Pete,

<Snip from the following article>
System State data includes the following:
Boot files, including the system files
Files protected by Windows File Protection (WFP)
The registry
Performance counter configuration information
The Component Services class registration database

Windows XP Resource Kit: Backing Up and Restoring Data
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c14621675.mspx#EFAA

What's restored and what's not using System Restore:

    * Restored
         Registry (note: some current values will persist)
         Profiles (local only?roaming user profiles not impacted by 
restore)
         COM+ DB
         WFP.dll cache
         WMI DB
         IIS Metabase
         Files with extensions listed in the Monitored File Extensions 
list
    * Not Restored
         DRM settings
         SAM hives (does not restore passwords)
         WPA settings (Windows authentication information is not 
restored)
         Contents of the My Documents folder(s)
         Specific directories/files listed in the Monitored File 
Extensions list
         Any file with an extension not listed in the Monitored File 
Extensions list
         Items listed in both Filesnottobackup and KeysnottoRestore 
(hklm->system->controlset001->control->backuprestore->filesnottobackup 
and keysnottorestore)
         User-created data stored in the user profile
         Contents of redirected folders

-- 
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org



Pete B wrote:
> Thanks, Ted.  What I specifically was wondering about, though,is
> backup of the system state components in Backup, not the whole
> Windows installation (or is that what system state components means).
> Backing up my whole Windows installation would, I presume, require a
> lot more than just the system state components, right?
>
> What specifically is included or not included in that group called
> sytem state components in Backup?  Are there other things that are
> saved/restored with the System Restore util that would not be part of
> that selection? Understand I am talking about doing a custom Backup,
> where you select exactly what is backed up;  one of the selections
> under advanced mode is the system state components.
>
> Of course, I suppose I might find some of the answers by reading the
> technet article  :=).
>
> Which I just did.  But I am still not clear what the difference is
> between Backup and Sys Restore in this respect.  Is it better to use
> System Restore or Backup before, say, installing a new software app
> that one does not know all that well?
>
>
> "Ted Zieglar" <teddy.z@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:efzmGrdJGHA.964@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Good question. When you backup your entire system, you include your
>> entire Windows installation. A restore point only contains the
>> registry and certain
>> key system and user files.
>>
>> "Frequently Asked Questions Regarding System Restore in Windows XP"
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx
>>
>> --
>> Ted Zieglar
>> "You can do it if you try."
>>
>> "Pete B" <petebarnes@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23yE%233TdJGHA.312@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> What is the difference in WinXP Pro between saving a System Restore
>>> point,
>>> as compared to saving a system backup using the Backup utility to
>>> save the
>>> system state components?  Other than the preference of Backup to use
>>> external storage media, I mean....
>>>
>>> Is there any KB article or Tech info that describes exactly what
>>> each utility does in detail like this?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> --
>>> Pete B 


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