Procedure to Restore the System State Backup:
- Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup. The Backup or Restore Wizard starts.
- Click Advanced Mode.
- Click the Restore and Manage Media tab.
- In the Items to restore box, expand the media that you want to restore, and then click to select the System State check box.
- In the Restore file tobox, specify the location where you want to restore the files by doing one of the following:
- If you want to restore the files or folders to the same location in which they were when you backed up the data, click Original location, and then go to step 7.
- If you want to restore the files or folders to a new location, click Alternate location.
This option preserves the folder structure of the backed up data. - If you want to restore the files and folders to a single location, click Single folder.NOTE: If you do not designate an alternate location for the restored data, the restore operation erases the current system state data and replaces it with the information that you are restoring.
- If you selected Alternate location or Single folder, type the location in which you want the data to be restored, or click Browse and select the location.
- Click Start Restore.
- On the Confirm Restore page that appears, click Advanced if you want to set advanced restore options, and then click OK.
- Click OK to start the restore operation.