Windows operating systems

Restoring the operating system when the computer is working

If your computer is working, you can restore the operating system from backed up files.

About this task

If Active Directory is installed, you must be in Active Directory restore mode. When performing an operating system recovery including the system state, use the following restore order. Do not restart the computer between each step, even though you are prompted to do so.

Procedure

  1. Restore the system drive. For example: dsmc restore c:\* -sub=yes -rep=all.
  2. Restore system state. For example: dsmc restore systemstate.