 Re: nex genera virus - vista
Hi naveen,
I have a little bit more to add.
My restoration procedure was not a correct one. I researched the newsgroups on this and many people were reporting the same results.
There is something correct but counter intuitive about the way microsoft does these backups. The restorer inserts the last volume first and not the first volume. I come from the mainframe sector and we always started when the first volume and then the second. This worked until either the volume set is restored or until there was no unallocated disk space to work on. Sometimes this is highly advantageous because at least it will at least get you up and running.
By doing it this way, the restoration is a closed loop. One has the metadate and will know if there is enough space on the target volume. However, it's my guess that if the target is smaller than the total amount to be backed up, recorvery will not allow you to proceed.
The Executable for the recovery process is safe on the Vista DVD and it is booted. That's the only safe way to proceed. |