restore failed to restore registry

[Sam Jaarsma]

Hi,

I restored a server with MS Backup and none of my programs
are working due to appearant registry keys missing...

Any idea how to avoid reinstalling all programs?

Thanks,
Sam

 

[Jerold Schulman]

Hi,

I restored a server with MS Backup and none of my programs
are working due to appearant registry keys missing...

Any idea how to avoid reinstalling all programs?

Thanks,
Sam

Did you backup and restore the system state?
If this is a domain controller, did you boot to Active Directory Restore mode to
do the restore?


Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[Sam]

Hi Jerold,

Yep, C:\, D:\ and system state. I restored system state
twice, cancelling the messages that pop-up about replacing
the file might cause an instable system.

Thanks,
Sam

 

[Emmers Presson [MSFT]]

It does appear that you are attempting to restore a bad "System State" based
on your description of the symptoms. You may want to try restoring an
earlier system state. Here are some other explanations as to why you may be
having problems:

104169 Files That Are Automatically Skipped by the Backup Program
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=104169

240240 Programs Do Not Work After Restoring Computer with Backup
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=240240