Just a note, checking that the fixes appear in Add/Remove Programs does not guarantee that the System Files have the appropriate patches.
Checking the System Files as you did is the best check. We ran into an issue (Using TSM restore of System Object - not using MS Backup). All hotfixes were not installed prior to the restore, after the restore Add/Remove Programs showed the hotfixes as being installed but a check of the files showed that they were running the old versions. Looking at the event log we saw that WFP replaced these files during the restore. If WFP does not replace the files during an NT Backup Restore then that is nice! Tim Rushforth City of Winnipeg -----Original Message----- From: French, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: November 21, 2003 10:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Why do I need to... At my company, we backup system objects a little differently. Instead of letting TSM handle it, we have a precommand that backups the system state to a flat file using NT Backup. Thus when doing a restore, I just reinstall the OS, tell it to replace files on boot that it can't do during normal restore, and lastely run the NT Backup and restore the system state from the flat file. We don't reinstall the service pack nor the hot fixes. When I run "winver" after reboot, it shows the correct service pack level and all of the hot fixes appear in the "Add/Remove Programs" again. Also, checking system files, they appear to be the correct version level. Seems a lot easier doing it this way then having to restore all of that stuff by hand, just my $00.02... Michael French Savvis Communications IDS01 Santa Clara, CA (408)450-7812 -- desk (408)239-9913 -- mobile *************************
