Restoring a Windows 2000 or 2003 System State

Important: Incorrectly restoring a computer's Windows 2000/2003 System State can make the computer unusable. We generally recommend that you restore the System State only when recovering the entire computer as part of a disaster recovery. See Restoring an Entire Computer and contact Customer Service.

The procedure that you follow to restore a Windows 2000/2003 System State depends upon whether your computer is a domain controller. If it is a domain controller, you must determine whether you need to restore the System State in authoritative mode.

LiveVault Online Backup Service restores System State in non-authoritative mode by default. For more information about non-authoritative versus authoritative restores, see Non-Authoritative Versus Authoritative Restore.

Follow the procedure that is appropriate for the computer whose System State you are restoring:

• Restore System State for a computer that is not a domain controller.

• Perform a non-authoritative System State restore for a domain controller.

• Perform an authoritative System State restore for a domain controller.

Related Information

Understanding System State/Registry Restore
Non-Authoritative Versus Authoritative Restore
Restoring the Windows 2000 or 2003 Cluster Database
Canceling a System State/Registry Restore Job
Restoring an Entire Computer