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Old 11-24-2007   #6 (permalink)
MICHAEL


 
 

Re: Vista's System Restore points format.

"Carl Farrington" <carl@xxxxxx-networks.commy.invalid> wrote in message
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> It looks like Vista packages each of its restore points up into large single files. Does
> anybody know how to get into this file and poke around?
>
> With XP, I could take registry hives from a restore point folder to replace bad/corrupt
> copies. It's looking like this won't be possible with Vista.
Carl,

Check out the links below, very informative. Especially, scroll down
to where it says "Restore a File from Complete PC Backup"

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...007/09/Backup/
A Guide to Windows Vista Backup Technologies

http://community.bartdesmet.net/blog...9/02/4385.aspx
Offline VHD file mounting

http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy...01/734435.aspx
Double clicking on a VHD to mount it


-Michael

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