﻿<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>SQLServerCentral / Administering / SQL Server 2005  / how to backup and restore the OS with SQL08 Programs installed / Latest Posts</title><generator>InstantForum.NET v2.9.0</generator><description>SQLServerCentral</description><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/</link><webMaster>notifications@sqlservercentral.com</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:34:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>how to backup and restore the OS with SQL08 Programs installed</title><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic810482-146-1.aspx</link><description>I have a Win08 with SQL08 installed in c:\ .the data and log are in other drives.how can i backup and restore the c:\ completely?i've tried back using Windows Server Backup.  it is great to restore a user file (such as non system files in c:\windows).  it will not restore (write over) the existing files.  since there is data corruption, i need a way to wipe the OS and restore the entire OS and SQL and I have that backup already.how do i restore (and backup), so, I can wipe the content of c:\ with the restored file?thanks.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:20:52 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>light_wt</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>