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| SPEED UP REBOOT AFTER SYSTEM STATE RESTORE IN WINDOWS 2000 |
| The system state data for a Windows 2000 system comprises of the |
| registry, the COM+ class registration database, the system boot files, and |
| the protected files in the Dllcache folder. The Backup utility that comes |
| with Windows 2000 lets you back up the system state data as a means of easily |
| restoring a system to its previous state. |
| For example, your system might become unstable, you might accidentally |
| delete several key files, or you might make some registry changes that you |
| need to undo. Whatever the case, restoring the system state data can |
| After restoring the system state data, shut down and restart the |
| computer to complete the restoration. As part of the restoration process, |
| Windows File Protection (WFP) scans the files, verifying that they have |
| signatures and registrations. The system state data can encompass several |
| hundred megabytes worth of files; therefore, the scanning and verification |
| process can take a long time. For that reason, the system might seem to hang |
| for a significant amount of time before it reboots. |
| Microsoft addresses the problem in Service Pack 2 (SP2). That's why |
| installing SP2 will considerably decrease the amount of time it takes between |
| the end of the restore and the reboot. While Windows 2000 is scanning |
| the files, however, you can still work with the system. So, rather than |
| initiate a reboot right away after Backup finishes restoring the files, open |
| the Task Manager and switch to the Processes tab. Periodically check CPU |
| utilization for Winlogon.exe until it drops back close to zero. Then, |
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