AISBackup: Restoring using the Microsoft Recovery Console.

Introduction

This section describes how to use the Microsoft Recovery Console to complete restoring the Windows 2000 or XP operating system.

If you would like install the Microsoft Recovery onto your PC rather than using the Windows installation CD see here.

Description.

When the first phase of the restore finishes you will be asked to restart the PC and start the Microsoft Recovery Console. Instructions for permanently installing the Microsoft Recovery Console onto your PC see here

In the following picture what you type is shown in yellow.

Microsoft Windows XP Recovery Console.

The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality.

Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart this computer.

1: C:\WINDOWS
2: C:\WINDOWS_AIS
3: D:\WINNT
4: H:\WINDOWS

Which Windows installation would you like to log onto
(to cancel, press ENTER)? 1
Enter Administrator password:

C:\WINDOWS> batch AISRESTORE

After loading the Recovery Console choose the operating system you have just Restored, e.g. C:\Windows. Do not choose C:\AIS_Windows.
Enter the password for the Administrator account. For Windows XP Home users the default password is usually not set, so just press Enter.
Enter the command:

BATCH AISRESTORE (not case sensitive)

There is a space between the word BATCH and AISRESTORE.

AISBackup takes about a nanosecond to switch Operating Systems, once this is done remove the distribution CD, type EXIT then press <Enter>. Widows will now re-start.
AISBackup will now check that everything has been restored and delete the remnants of the previous Windows Operating System.

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