"Bernard" <qbernard@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message
news:enJNMtk5DHA.360@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> How do you backup ? if it's via IIS MMC and you reinstall the OS,
> that backup can't be restore simply due to it contain machine signature
and
> etc detail.
>
> You should export configuration to file. or use metabase explorer to
export
> to file
> without any machine specific detail.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bernard Cheah
> http://support.microsoft.com/
> Please respond to newsgroups only ...
>
>
>
> "BG" <bg2@uasystem.ua.edu> ????
> news:ekD8dTS5DHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I get the message Invalid Signature when I try to restore my IIS
metabase.
> > Any ideas? I had to re-install Windows 2003 on this server. I backed up
> the
> > files and restored and now I am attempting to restore the metabase using
> the
> > Backup/Restore Configuration in IIS, when this error occurs.
> >
> >
>
>

> I get the message Invalid Signature when I try to restore my IIS metabase.
> Any ideas? I had to re-install Windows 2003 on this server. I backed up
the
> files and restored and now I am attempting to restore the metabase using
the
> Backup/Restore Configuration in IIS, when this error occurs.
>
>

> Bernard, I think you hit the nail on the head. I use metabase editor on
> another server to export its metabase. But, I was not doing this on my MS
> SUS server. I used the MS SUS Deployment documentation on Backup and
> Restore as a procedure. I guess it assumes that you are backing up and
> restoring to the same OS and box.
>
> "Bernard" <qbernard@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message
> news:enJNMtk5DHA.360@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > How do you backup ? if it's via IIS MMC and you reinstall the OS,
> > that backup can't be restore simply due to it contain machine signature
> and
> > etc detail.
> >
> > You should export configuration to file. or use metabase explorer to
> export
> > to file
> > without any machine specific detail.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Bernard Cheah
> > http://support.microsoft.com/
> > Please respond to newsgroups only ...
> >
> >
> >
> > "BG" <bg2@uasystem.ua.edu> ????
> > news:ekD8dTS5DHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > I get the message Invalid Signature when I try to restore my IIS
> metabase.
> > > Any ideas? I had to re-install Windows 2003 on this server. I backed
up
> > the
> > > files and restored and now I am attempting to restore the metabase
using
> > the
> > > Backup/Restore Configuration in IIS, when this error occurs.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>