Backups - "System State" ?

[Tecknomage]

OK, when I do backups one of the "items" listed is "System State."

So, what _is_ backed up as "System State?"

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

OK, when I do backups one of the "items" listed is "System State."

So, what _is_ backed up as "System State?"

"System State" includes everything you need to restore
Windows to an operating condition, but no applications
and no data.

 

[Ronald Nissley]

OK, when I do backups one of the "items" listed is "System State."

So, what _is_ backed up as "System State?"

"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

The System State data does not represent the entire system. To restore
a system to an operational condition, the boot files, system volumes,
and System State must all be restored together."

This was taken from
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prdg_dsm_eeos.asp

You may also wish to refer to
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...proddocs/en-us/ntbackup_restore_sysstate.mspx

Hope that helps