I've tried everything I can....
My son has a Windows 7 32 bit computer. It's backing up successfully everyday but he's been downloading too many games and has finally managed to completely screw up Windows (probably some virus undetected by the anti-virus) so I need to restore
an older backup.
- I've downloaded the latest version of the Restore software
- I've got the WHS up to date with patches. It's got pack 3.
- Everything is running fine for backups, all healthy
- I've recovered the drivers folder from a recent backup
- I've loaded the drivers on the USB stick
- I've burnt the restore software on DVD
- I boot the computer with the restore software
- I wait for the drivers section and ask it to scan the USB stick
- It find the extra drivers
- I launch the restore phase ... and
- It fails to connect to my WHS
- I retry, and it fails again
- I try the manual step and give it my server name
- It fails with a network error immediately i.e. I can't go to the next screen
- I've tried disconnecting from the internet, didn't help
- I tried connecting the PC and the server to each-other with an Ethernet hub, didn't help
So I'm stuck.
Questions:
- What else can I try?
- Is there any kind of log I can read anywhere to see what happens?
