{"id":13572,"date":"2014-11-12T22:33:25","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T22:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=13572"},"modified":"2019-12-04T22:15:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T22:15:18","slug":"system-state-restoration-from-a-windows-imaging-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/system-state-restoration-from-a-windows-imaging-backup","title":{"rendered":"System state restore from a Windows Image"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Using Windows Server backup on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012, you can restore your system state using the command line. A system state backup includes a backup of the Registry; COM+ Class Registration database; Boot files, including the system files; Certificate Services database; Active Directory service; SYSVOL directory; Cluster service information; IIS Metadirectory; and System files that are under Windows File Protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before attempting to complete a system state restore from a drive image backup created with BackupAssist, make sure of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make sure the drive image backup you are restoring from includes a backup of the Windows system partition (ie. the drive where Windows was installed).<\/li><li>To recover the system state you must be a member of the Backup Operators or Administrators group, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.<\/li><li>Incorrectly restoring a machine&#8217;s System State can make the computer unusable.<\/li><li>We recommend that the System State be restored when recovering the entire computer as part of a disaster recovery.<\/li><li>The System state data can only be restored on a local computer: you cannot restore the system state data remotely.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To restore the system state on Windows Server 2008:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To open a command prompt with elevated privileges, click&nbsp;<strong>Start<\/strong>, right-click&nbsp;<strong>Command Prompt<\/strong>, and then click&nbsp;<strong>Run as administrator<\/strong>.<br><br><\/li><li>To obtain the&nbsp;<strong>Version identifier<\/strong>&nbsp;text for the backup containing the system state:<br><br><ol><li>In the command prompt, type:<br>wbadmin get versions -backupTarget:&nbsp;<strong>&lt;BackupDriveLetter&gt;<\/strong>:<br>For example: C:\\Users\\Administrator&gt;wbadmin get versions -backupTarget:<strong>d:<\/strong><br><br>This should produce a result similar to the following:<br>wbadmin 1.0 &#8211; Backup command-line tool<br>(C) Copyright 2004 Microsoft Corp.<br>Backup time: 25\/08\/2008 4:45 PM<br>Backup target: 1394\/USB Disk labeled Daily 1(D:)<br><strong>Version identifier: 08\/25\/2008-06:45<\/strong><br>Can Recover: Volume(s), File(s), Application(s), Bare Metal Recovery, System State<br><br><\/li><li>Make a record of the&nbsp;<strong>Version identifier<\/strong><br><br><\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>Now type: wbadmin start systemstaterecovery &#8211;<strong>&lt;Version Identifier&gt;<\/strong>:<br>For example: C:\\Users\\Administrator&gt;wbadmin start systemstaterecovery&nbsp;<strong>-version:08\/25\/2008-06:45<\/strong><br><br><\/li><li>Input&nbsp;<strong>Y<\/strong>&nbsp;to the prompt&nbsp;<strong>Do you want to start the system state recovery operation?<\/strong><br><br><\/li><li>The system state restore will now take place.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn about recovering a Windows Server using specialist software, visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/backupassist\/features\/restore-and-recovery.php\" target=\"_blank\">BackupAssist<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using Windows Server backup on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012, you can restore your system state using the command line. 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