Backup Exec FAQ

To perform a disaster recovery (restore from scratch) of a Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 computer, the relevant section of the Administrator's Guide is page 615 onwards.

This process is also relevant for domain controllers, unless you are doing an authoritative restore. This does not cover restoring the Backup Exec media server.

The basic process is:

1. Reinstall Windows on the PC, using the same filesystem type (NTFS or FAT) as before. Give it network settings, and the same computer name as at the time of backup. Don't join it to the domain.
2. Deploy the remote agent to the PC from the Backup Exec server. You'll need to use the PC's local admin username and password for install at this point.
3. Using Backup Exec, restore all the PC's hard drives and Shadow Copy Components. Set the Restore over existing files option.
4. Reboot the PC.