Eric, Christian, Our enemy here is known as WFP, or Windows File Protection, the purpose of which is to ensure that core system files (typically DLL's in %WINNT%\system32) are kept consistent. My bare understanding of this tells me that Windows keeps a cache of these files (%WINNT%\system32\dllcache) and if anything tries to copy over a known good .dll, it simply whips it away and replaces it with one of the 'good' ones from the dllcache directory. It will tell you that it's done this, and typically leaves an entry in the event log thus:
"The Windows Installer service cannot update the system file <file name> because the file is protected by Windows. You may need to update your operating system for this program to work correctly. Package version: <number>, OS Protected version: <number>" This MS KB article tells us that not even Windows Installer can circumvent this, only a Service Pack, or a Security Patch - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303970 - which is why we need to stick on the Service Pack manually prior to TSM Restore. Hope that answers your question - I do have a couple of registry hacks which can temporarily turn WFP off (shhh, don't tell anyone!), one of which is published by MS but requires a kernel debugger to be attached to the system via a null modem cable! You can tell that they don't really want anyone to be able to turn this feature off! Rgds, David McClelland Global Management Systems, Reuters Ltd., London -----Original Message----- From: Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 November 2003 09:34 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Why do I need to... Hi Christian! I doubt whether your procedure will work. TSM will not allow you to replace files which are locked by the OS. Correct me if I'm wrong, but you will have to install Win2k initially in a different directory. This way you can restore the complete original windows folder afterwards. I don't really know why you should apply the service pack, but my guess is that it has to do with the kernel file which resides in the root. If it's version differs from the other OS files in the windows directory, you will probably see strange behavior. Kindest regards, Eric van Loon KLM Royal Dutch Airlines -----Original Message----- From: Christian Svensson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 10:24 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Why do I need to... Hi Everyone! If I want to do a manual recovery of my Windows 2000 server do I need to do this steps. * Install Windows 2000 * Join the domain * Install the same Serivce Pack as before. * Install the same TSM version or later. * Restore the System State * Restore all files So my question is. Why do I need to install the same Service Pack. Can´t TSM write over all files and replece the files when the system is reboot? Best Regard / Med vänlig hälsning Christian Svensson Tivoli Storage Manager Certified _____ Cristie Nordic AB Gamla Värmdövägen 4, Plan 2 Office : +46-(0)8-718 43 30 SE-131 06 Nacka Mobile : +46-(0)70-325 15 77 Sweden eMail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. ********************************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our Internet site at http://www.reuters.com Get closer to the financial markets with Reuters Messaging - for more information and to register, visit http://www.reuters.com/messaging Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Ltd.
