System State

In XP the utility BACKUP has a feature named SYSTEM
STATE. No where does anyone define what files are in
SYSTEM STATE. Does anyone know?

I typically use PKZIP to do an infrequent compressed
backup on my system and would like to include files such
as those in SYSTEM STATE.

I just got back to my post and found the reply. Thanks.
Since you are much more computer literate than I am,
would you interpret what these file types are? I have to
find them on my C: drive to identify them.

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Try looking in Backup's help

System State data
You can back up and restore the following system
components using Backup:

a.. Registry
b.. COM+ Class Registration database
c.. Boot files, including the system files
d.. Certificate Services database
e.. Active Directory directory service
f.. SYSVOL directory
g.. Cluster service information
h.. IIS Metadirectory
i.. System files that are under Windows File
Protection
Backup refers to these system components as the System
State data. The exact system components that make up your
computer's System State data depend on the computer's
operating system and configuration.

Windows XP Professional
The System State data comprises only the registry, COM+
Class Registration database, files under Windows File
Protection, and boot files.

Windows 2000 Server family
The System State data comprises the registry, COM+ Class
Registration database, files under Windows File
Protection, and system boot files. Depending on the
configuration of the server, other data may be included
in the System State data. For example, if the server is a
certificate server, the System State will also contain
the Certificate Services database. If the server is a
domain controller, Active Directory and the SYSVOL
directory are also contained in the System State data.

In addition, if you are running the domain name service
(DNS) on a domain controller, the Active Directory
portion of the System State data also contains the DS-
integrated DNS zone data. The non-DS integrated DNS zone
data, which are saved, by default, as *.dns files in the
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DNS directory, are part of the boot
volume and will be included when you run a complete
backup of your computer.

If the server is running the Cluster service, then the
System State data will also include any resource registry
checkpoints and the quorum resource recovery log, which
contains the most recent cluster database information.

Backing up System State data
When you choose to back up or restore the System State
data, all of the System State data that is relevant to
your computer is backed up or restored; you cannot choose
to back up or restore individual components of the System
State data. This is due to dependencies among the System
State components. However, you can restore the System
State data to an alternate location. If you do this, only
the registry files, SYSVOL directory files, Cluster
database information files, and system boot files are
restored to the alternate location. The Active Directory
directory services database, Certificate Services
database, and COM+ Class Registration database are not
restored if you designate an alternate location when you
restore the System State data.

Notes

a.. You must have certain permissions or user rights
to back up files and folders.
b.. In order to restore the System State data on a
domain controller, you must first start your computer in
directory services restore mode. This will allow you to
restore the SYSVOL directory and the Active Directory.
c.. You must be an administrator to back up and
restore System State data. You can only back up and
restore the System State data on a local computer. You
cannot back up and restore the System State data on a
remote computer.
d.. Although you cannot change which components of the
System State are backed up, you can back up all of the
protected system files with the System State data by
setting advanced backup options. For more information,
click Related Topics.
Related Topics



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"JR" wrote in message
...
In XP the utility BACKUP has a feature named SYSTEM
STATE. No where does anyone define what files are in
SYSTEM STATE. Does anyone know?

I typically use PKZIP to do an infrequent compressed
backup on my system and would like to include files
such
as those in SYSTEM STATE.

On Sun, 20 Apr 2003 03:32:29 +1000, "David Candy"
wrote:

Try looking in Backup's help

System State data
You can back up and restore the following system components using Backup:

a.. Registry
Registry consists of a number of Hives for Classes, Local_Machine,
Each User and Current Config. User registry entries are stored in
NTUSER.DAT files in C:\Documents and Settings\

Other Registry hives are stored in C:\Windows\System32\Config
including SAM (account info) database and Event logs.

b.. COM+ Class Registration database

c.. Boot files, including the system files
NTLDR, Boot.ini, Autoexec.nt, Config.nt, NTDetect.com

d.. Certificate Services database
*.cer
e.. Active Directory directory service
Servers only
f.. SYSVOL directory
Servers only
g.. Cluster service information
Servers only
h.. IIS Metadirectory
c:\Inetpub etc.
i.. System files that are under Windows File Protection
C:\Windows\System32

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/winfaqs.html