How to restore Windows System State with Nordic Backup Pro | Secure Cloud Backup Software | Nordic Backup
<table class="body_main_table"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr class="body_main_table"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td class="body_main_table"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><table class="body_headline"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr class="body_headline"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td class="body_headline">How to restore Windows System State with Nordic Backup Pro</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="center" valign="middle" width="190"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="100%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><table class="body_main_table"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td class="body_content" colspan="3"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><table class="blue" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td class="blue" colspan="2" align="right" valign="top"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="/how-to-restore-windows-system-state-with-nordic-backup-pro.html&print=1" target="_new">Print User Guide <i class="fa fa-print"></i></a></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">This guide is for restoring the System State components. We recommend that you secure the System State in case it is necessary to restore the entire system. The System State constitues a number of items including the System Registry, Com + Database, SysVol, Active Directory (if applicable), Certificate Services (if applicable), and IIS Metabase (if applicable). These are critical components that will be needed in the case of a full system restore.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->To begin restore process, you will need to ensure that the system is configured as close as possible to the originally backed up system with all patches and service packs that were installed at the time of backup. The machine specific data is very sensitive to the versions of files used by these updates, and if not correct, could cause system instability. If you have ensured that the system meets this requirement, launch Nordic Backup from the desktop. Click "Restore" button on the left side as shown.</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_01.png" alt="Launch Nordic Backup and click restore" title="Launch Nordic Backup and click restore" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td colspan="2" height="25"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">Select the backup set that you wish to restore, in this example "Server 01 System State". Then click "Next".</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_02.png" alt="Select the backup set to restore" title="Select the backup set to restore" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p class="guide-break"></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><table class="blue" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td height="0"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">At the top of the restore screen, select the data which you want to restore from. By default, the latest backup will be chosen. Click on the server name, then check the box for "SystemState.bkf".<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Then you may select the drive to restore the data to at the bottom. We recommend you restore the data to the drive with the most free space.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Click "Start Restore" to begin the download of the file from Nordic Backup's datacenter.</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_03.png" alt="Check the box to restore the system state file" title="Check the box to restore the system state file" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td colspan="2" height="25"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">Click on the Close button once the restore is completed.</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_04.png" alt="Adjust the backup schedule" title="Adjust the backup schedule" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p class="guide-break"></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><table class="blue" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td height="0"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">For the next step in the restore process, you will need to launch Windows Backup (NTBACKUP.EXE) from the start menu or run command. Windows Backup can interface directly with the operating system components and restore them properly. It is important that you restore the system state only to the same machine it was backed up from and that the machine is patched back to the same level as it was when it was backed up. Click "Next".</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_05.png" alt="Launch Windows Backup to restore the components" title="Launch Windows Backup to restore the components" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td colspan="2" height="25"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">Select the option to "Restore files and settings, then click "Next".</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_06.png" alt="Change to restore files and settings" title="Change to restore files and settings" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p class="guide-break"></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><table class="blue" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td height="0"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">Click on the "Browse" button to select the file you would like to restore from.</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_07.png" alt="Click browse to select the file for restore" title="Click browse to select the file for restore" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td colspan="2" height="25"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">In the Open Backup File dialog box, click on "Browse" or enter the path manually.</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_08.png" alt="Browse for the file to restore from" title="Browse for the file to restore from" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p class="guide-break"></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><table class="blue" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td height="0"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">Find the file to restore in the "Select file to catalog", then click on "Open" when the file is selected.</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_09.png" alt="Select the file to restore" title="Select the file to restore" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td colspan="2" height="25"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">Once the file has been selected, click "OK".</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_10.png" alt="Click OK once file is selected" title="Click OK once file is selected" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p class="guide-break"></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><table class="blue" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td height="0"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">Expand the system state file under in the left pane, then check the box for the system state data to restore. Click "Next".</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_11.png" alt="Check the system state to restore" title="Check the system state to restore" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td colspan="2" height="25"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">Click "Finish" to begin the restore of data to windows.</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_12.png" alt="Begin the restore" title="Begin the restore" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p class="guide-break"></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><table class="blue" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td height="0"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">You are asked to confirm if you want to overwrite the current system state files, click "OK".</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_13.png" alt="Confirm to overwite the current system state" title="Confirm to overwite the current system state" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td colspan="2" height="25"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">Once the restore is complete, click "Close".</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_14.png" alt="Close the backup job when completed" title="Close the backup job when completed" border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td colspan="2" height="25"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">Click "Yes" to reboot the computer to complete the restore.</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top" width="300"><img src="/wp-content/userguides//dbbackup55/sys_state_rest_en_15.png" alt="Click Yes to reboot the complete the restore" title="Click Yes to reboot the complete the restore"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->border="0" /></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="left" valign="top">US v1.0</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td colspan="2"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><table class="blue" border="1" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td align="center" valign="middle">You have now completed the System State Restore in Nordic Backup Pro.</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table>