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[Dave Webb]

I've discovered the following problem when trying to restore a system from a backup in Vista.
All the junction entries are changed from c: to the drive letter I'm restoring to, even if it's the same one I backed up.

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Before restore:
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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\dave>dir/a h:\Users\dave
Volume in drive H is COMPUTER5
Volume Serial Number is 701E-9B5A

Directory of h:\Users\dave

14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> .
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> ..
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> AppData
14/03/2008 12:36 <JUNCTION> Application Data [C:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming]
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Contacts
14/03/2008 12:36 <JUNCTION> Cookies [C:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies]
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Desktop
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Documents
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Downloads
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Favorites
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Links
14/03/2008 12:36 <JUNCTION> Local Settings [C:\Users\dave\AppData\Local]
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Music
14/03/2008 12:36 <JUNCTION> My Documents [C:\Users\dave\Documents]
14/03/2008 12:36 <JUNCTION> NetHood [C:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts]
14/03/2008 13:03 1,048,576 NTUSER.DAT
14/03/2008 13:03 262,144 ntuser.dat.LOG1
13/03/2008 19:13 0 ntuser.dat.LOG2
12/03/2008 15:00 65,536 NTUSER.DAT{3a539871-6a70-11db-887c-d362bd253390}.TM.blf
12/03/2008 15:00 524,288 NTUSER.DAT{3a539871-6a70-11db-887c-d362bd253390}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
12/03/2008 15:00 524,288 NTUSER.DAT{3a539871-6a70-11db-887c-d362bd253390}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
12/03/2008 14:51 20 ntuser.ini
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Pictures
14/03/2008 12:36 <JUNCTION> PrintHood [C:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts]
14/03/2008 12:36 <JUNCTION> Recent [C:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent]
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Saved Games
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Searches
14/03/2008 12:36 <JUNCTION> SendTo [C:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo]
14/03/2008 12:36 <JUNCTION> Start Menu [C:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]
14/03/2008 12:36 <JUNCTION> Templates [C:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Videos
7 File(s) 2,424,852 bytes
24 Dir(s) 6,048,305,152 bytes free

C:\Users\dave>
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After restoring to same partition:
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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\dave>dir/a h:\Users\dave
Volume in drive H is COMPUTER5
Volume Serial Number is 9C7B-3D8E

Directory of h:\Users\dave

14/03/2008 14:08 <DIR> .
14/03/2008 14:08 <DIR> ..
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> AppData
14/03/2008 14:08 <JUNCTION> Application Data [H:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming]
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Contacts
14/03/2008 14:08 <JUNCTION> Cookies [H:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies]
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Desktop
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Documents
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Downloads
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Favorites
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Links
14/03/2008 14:08 <JUNCTION> Local Settings [H:\Users\dave\AppData\Local]
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Music
14/03/2008 14:08 <JUNCTION> My Documents [H:\Users\dave\Documents]
14/03/2008 14:08 <JUNCTION> NetHood [H:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts]
14/03/2008 13:03 1,048,576 NTUSER.DAT
14/03/2008 13:03 262,144 ntuser.dat.LOG1
13/03/2008 19:13 0 ntuser.dat.LOG2
12/03/2008 15:00 65,536 NTUSER.DAT{3a539871-6a70-11db-887c-d362bd253390}.TM.blf
12/03/2008 15:00 524,288 NTUSER.DAT{3a539871-6a70-11db-887c-d362bd253390}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
12/03/2008 15:00 524,288 NTUSER.DAT{3a539871-6a70-11db-887c-d362bd253390}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
12/03/2008 14:51 20 ntuser.ini
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Pictures
14/03/2008 14:08 <JUNCTION> PrintHood [H:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts]
14/03/2008 14:08 <JUNCTION> Recent [H:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent]
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Saved Games
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Searches
14/03/2008 14:08 <JUNCTION> SendTo [H:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo]
14/03/2008 14:08 <JUNCTION> Start Menu [H:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]
14/03/2008 14:08 <JUNCTION> Templates [H:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]
14/03/2008 12:36 <DIR> Videos
7 File(s) 2,424,852 bytes
24 Dir(s) 10,429,231,104 bytes free

C:\Users\dave>
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This has the result that, after the restore operation, the Start Menu and all the shortcuts such as My Documents now point to the wrong drive.

If the drive is going to be re-mounted as c: then the junctions have to point to c: as well.

This is similar to what I noticed in my previous thread 'Unable to get BCD Element...' http://www.hyperosforum.co.uk/hosf/viewtopic.php?t=2240

Looks like a problem with WinRAR to me.