Restoring the Remote Installation Service (RIS) Folder

The Windows 2000/2003 Remote Installation Service (RIS) stores data, such as executable images, in the RemoteInstall folder. This folder is shared as REMINST. For more information about RIS, refer to your Windows 2000/2003 documentation.

Restoring the RemoteInstall folder requires performing some manual steps in Windows 2000/2003, in addition to using MyLiveVault to restore the folder itself. Refer to your Windows 2000/2003 documentation for information about stopping and starting services, sharing folders, and using RIS.

To restore the RemoteInstall folder

1. Stop the following services:

   • Boot Information Negotiation Layer

   • Single Instance Store Groveler

   • Trivial FTP Daemon

2. Stop sharing the RemoteInstall folder, REMINST.

3. In MyLiveVault, request to restore the RemoteInstall folder. Use the following restore options:

   • To handle filename conflicts, choose the overwrite option Always overwrite existing file with restored file.

   • Choose the security descriptors option Restore the original NTFS security descriptors.

   Note: LiveVault Online Backup Service backs up and restores the full original files (not the link files) for Single Instance Store (SIS) files. Thus it is possible for you to run out of disk space during a restore if adequate disk space is not available for all the restored SIS files.

4. After the folder is restored, share the restored RemoteInstall folder as REMINST.

   Note: The security settings and permissions will have been restored with the folder.

5. Restart these services:

   • Boot Information Negotiation Layer

   • Single Instance Store Groveler

   • Trivial FTP Daemon

   Alternatively, you can restart your computer.

6. Verify the RemoteInstall folder was restored successfully. For example, install Windows 2000 Professional from the Remote Install server.

Related Information

Backing Up and Restoring Single Instance Store (SIS) Files
Restoring Files and Directories, or Databases