Hi; Restoring the Exchange Server backup should be same Server name as the old server, as well as HD configuration like C, D, etc. Size--NO matter. Use with \disasterrecovery to retrieve the server information from the Active Directory. Regards, Hassan Shuriye Saudi Telecom Company -----Original Message----- From: Mark Meelhuysen [mailto:mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:32 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Restore of Exchange with NT-Backup http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hello all, I have the following: My exchangeserver crashed. The harddisk with Server 2003 Enterprise and Exchange 2003 installed broke down. I have a backupfile of the informationstore created with the Exchangeclient in NTbackup. Now I have reinstalled my server. It has the same domain, but a different name and a different diskconfiguration. When I try to restore Exchange it automaticly tries to restore to the old server. But this does not exist anymore and I cannot restore it to the new server. Is there a way to bypass this? I also thought that when I manage to get the offline databasefiles I can extract the mailboxes so that I at least have the mail. But these files are in the BKF file and I cannot restore it to an alternate location. Does anybody know a tool which I can use to extract the files? Hope someone can help me. With kind regards, Mark ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: hshuriye@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Disclaimer: The information in this email and in any files transmitted with it, is intended only for the addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited. Statement and opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender, and do not necessarily reflect those of STC.