REM ***************************************************************************

c:
cd\

REM *** EDIT THE LIST BELOW TO INCLUDE ALL THE USERS ON THE SYSTEM + Default **

for %%U IN (Default Chris) DO (

cd\users\%%U
rd "Application Data"
mklink /J "Application Data" C:\Users\%%U\AppData\Roaming
rd Cookies
mklink /J Cookies C:\Users\%%U\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
rd "Local Settings"
mklink /J "Local Settings" C:\Users\%%U\AppData\Local
icacls "Local Settings" /deny Everyone:(RD^)
rd "My Documents"
mklink /J "My Documents" C:\Users\%%U\Documents
rd NetHood
mklink /J NetHood "C:\Users\%%U\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts"
rd PrintHood
mklink /J PrintHood "C:\Users\%%U\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts"
rd Recent
mklink /J Recent C:\Users\%%U\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
rd SendTo
mklink /J SendTo C:\Users\%%U\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
rd "Start Menu"
mklink /J "Start Menu" "C:\Users\%%U\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
rd Templates
mklink /J Templates C:\Users\%%U\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
cd\users\%%U\appdata\local
rd "Application Data"
mklink /J "Application Data" C:\Users\%%U\AppData\Local
icacls "Application Data" /deny Everyone:(RD^)
rd History
mklink /J History C:\Users\%%U\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
rd "Temporary Internet Files"
mklink /J "Temporary Internet Files" "C:\Users\%%U\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files"
cd\users\%%U\documents
rd "My Music"
mklink /J "My Music" C:\Users\%%U\Music
rd "My Pictures"
mklink /J "My Pictures" C:\Users\%%U\Pictures
rd "My Videos"
mklink /J "My Videos" C:\Users\%%U\Videos
)

rd "Documents and Settings"
mklink /J "Documents and Settings" C:\Users
icacls "Documents and Settings" /deny Everyone:(RD^)
cd\programdata
rd "Application Data"
mklink /J "Application Data" C:\ProgramData
icacls "Application Data" /deny Everyone:(RD^)
rd "Desktop"
mklink /J "Desktop" C:\Users\Public\Desktop
rd "Documents"
mklink /J "Documents" C:\Users\Public\Documents
rd "Favorites"
mklink /J "Favorites" C:\Users\Public\Favorites
rd "Start Menu"
mklink /J "Start Menu" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
rd Templates
mklink /J "Templates" C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
cd\Users
rd "All Users"
mklink /D "All Users" C:\ProgramData
rd "Default User"
mklink /J "Default User" C:\Users\Default
cd\Users\Public\Documents
rd "My Music"
mklink /J "My Music" C:\Users\Public\Music
rd "My Pictures"
mklink /J "My Pictures" C:\Users\Public\Pictures
rd "My Videos"
mklink /J "My Videos" C:\Users\Public\Videos

REM ***************************************************************************

1. Click the Start Menu button.
2. Type Task Scheduler into the Search box.
3. Click on the Task Scheduler item.
5. Wait for Task Scheduler to load.
6. Click the Create Task… action on the right hand side of the Task Scheduler window.
7. Enter a Name for the task (e.g. Backup)
8. Select Run whether user is logged on or not.
10. Check Run with highest privileges.
11. Select the Triggers tab.
12. Click the New… button.
13. Specify how often you want the task to run (e.g. weekly).
14. Click the Ok button.
16. Select the Actions tab.
17. Click the New… button.
18. Click the Browse… button.
20. Select the backup.cmd script.
21. Type C:\ E:\Backup in the Add arguments box. (Replace E:\Backup with the directory where you want to store your backups, e.g. a directory on an external hard disk)
22. Copy the path to backup.cmd to the Start in box but remove backup.cmd from the end. i.e. C:\Users\Chris\Documents\Backup\backup.cmd becomes C:\Users\Chris\Documents\Backup.
23. Click the Ok Button.
24. Select the Settings tab.
26. Check the Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed option.
28. Click the Ok button.
30. Enter your password when prompted.
31. Click on the Task Scheduler Library item in the tree view to see your new task.
32. To perform a backup now right-click on the task and select Run.

1. First try pressing F8 when your computer is botting. If the Advanced Boot Options screen appears select Repair your Computer. Skip steps 1-5 below.
2. If the Repair your Computer option is not shown or you cannot get to the Advanced Boot Options screen, visit this website: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-to-make-a-windows-vista-repair-disk-if-you-dont-have-one/

1. Boot from the Windows Vista Setup CD
2. Wait for the Install Windows window to appear.
3. Select your Language, Time and currency format, and Keyboard layout.
4. Click the Next button.
5. Do not click Install Now.
6. Click Repair your Computer.
7. Wait for the System Recovery Options window to appear.
8. If asked: “Windows found problems with your computer’s startup options. Do you want to apply repairs and restart your computer?”, answer No.
9. Click Next >.
10. Click Command Prompt.
11. Type DIR C:
12. Check no files are listed.
13. Do not proceed if any files are listed.
14. Type E:
15. Type DIR /A.
16. Check this is your backup drive (if not try D:, F:, etc.)
17. Type robocopy /z /efsraw /copyall /dcopy:t /xj /r:0 /sl /e /tee /log:c:\restore.log \path\to\your\backup C:\, e.g. robocopy /z /efsraw /copyall /dcopy:t /xj /r:0 /sl /e /tee /log:c:\restore.log E:\Backup C:\
18. Type bootrec /fixmbr.
19. Type bootrec /fixboot.
20. Type bootrec /rebuildbcd.
21. Say Y to add the installation in C:\Windows to the boot list. Say N to any other installations.
22. Type exit.
23. Click Restart.

1. Boot from the Windows Vista Setup CD
2. Wait for the Install Windows window to appear.
3. Select your Language, Time and currency format, and Keyboard layout.
4. Click the Next button.
5. Do not click Install Now.
6. Click Repair your Computer.
7. Wait for the System Recovery Options window to appear.
8. Click Next >.
9. Click Command Prompt.
10. Type DISKPART.
11. Enter these commands:
    SELECT DISK 0
DETAIL DISK 0
12. If any volumes are listed remember which drive letters appear in the Ltr column (if any).
13. Type EXIT.
14. For each driver letter that appeared in the Ltr column (if any) in step 15 type DIR C:, DIR D:, etc.
15. Check that no files are listed or that the files are on a hard disk you intend to overwrite.
16. Do not proceed if the files are on a hard disk you do not wish to overwrite or they are files you do not recognise.
17. Type DISKPART.
18. Enter these commands:
    SELECT DISK 0
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
ASSIGN LETTER=C: (Note this step may fail – that’s OK)
    FORMAT RECOMMENDED QUICK
    Type EXIT.
    Type EXIT.
19. Click Restart.
20. Boot from the Windows Vista Setup CD
21. Wait for the Install Windows window to appear.
22. Select your Language, Time and currency format, and Keyboard layout.
23. Click the Next button.
24. Do not click Install Now.
25. Click Repair your Computer.
26. Wait for the System Recovery Options window to appear.
27. If asked: “Windows found problems with your computer’s startup options. Do you want to apply repairs and restart your computer?”, answer No.
28. Click Next >.
29. Click Command Prompt.
30. Type DIR C:
31. Check no files are listed.
32. Do not proceed if any files are listed.
33. Type E:
34. Type DIR /A.
35. Check this is your backup drive (if not try D:, F:, etc.)
36. Type robocopy /z /efsraw /copyall /dcopy:t /xj /r:0 /sl /e /tee /log:c:\restore.log \path\to\your\backup C:\, e.g. robocopy /z /efsraw /copyall /dcopy:t /xj /r:0 /sl /e /tee /log:c:\restore.log E:\Backup C:\
37. Type bootrec /fixmbr.
38. Type bootrec /fixboot.
39. Type bootrec /rebuildbcd.
40. Say Y to add the installation in C:\Windows to the boot list. Say N to any other installations.
41. Type exit.
42. Click Restart.

@REM test if we are called by VSHADOW
if NOT "%CALLBACK_SCRIPT%"=="" goto :IS_CALLBACK

@REM
@REM Get the source and destination path
@REM

set SOURCE_DRIVE_LETTER=%~d1
set SOURCE_RELATIVE_PATH=%~pnx1
set DESTINATION_PATH=%2

@REM
@REM Create the shadow copy - and generate env variables into a temporary script.
@REM
@REM Then, while the shadow is still live
@REM recursively execute the same script.
@REM

@echo ...Determine the scripts to be executed/generated...

set CALLBACK_SCRIPT=%~dpnx0
set TEMP_GENERATED_SCRIPT=%TEMP%\GeneratedVarsTempScript%RANDOM%.cmd

@echo ...Creating the shadow copy...

%~dp0\vshadow.exe -script=%TEMP_GENERATED_SCRIPT% -exec=%CALLBACK_SCRIPT% %SOURCE_DRIVE_LETTER%

del /f %TEMP_GENERATED_SCRIPT%

set CALLBACK_SCRIPT=

@goto :EOF

:IS_CALLBACK
setlocal

@REM
@REM This generated script should set the SHADOW_DEVICE_1 env variable
@REM

@echo ...Obtaining the shadow copy device name...

call %TEMP_GENERATED_SCRIPT%

@REM
@REM This should copy the file to the right location
@REM

@echo ...Copying from the shadow copy to the destination path...
@echo Log file: c:\backup.log

dosdev B: %SHADOW_DEVICE_1%
robocopy /mir /zb /efsraw /copyall /dcopy:t /xj /r:0 /sl /log:c:\backup.log "B:\%SOURCE_RELATIVE_PATH%" %DESTINATION_PATH%
dosdev -r -d B:

Note: this is based on a script from this page: http://blogs.msdn.com/adioltean/archive/2005/01/05/346793.aspx. See that post for a detailed explanation of how the script works.

To run a backup open a Command Prompt as Administrator, i.e.

1. Click on the Start Menu button
2. Select All Programs
3. Select Accessories
4. Right-click on Command Prompt
5. Select Run as administrator
6. Click Continue when prompted

Now change directory to the directory you created in step 1, e.g.

CD C:\Users\Chris\Documents\Backup

Now run the backup command:

backup C:\ E:\backup

Where C:\ is the drive to be backed up and E:\backup is the directory to store the backup.

The device, \Device\Ide\iaStor0, did not respond within the timeout period.

Searching on Google I found this article on Intel’s website:
http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/cs-025783.htm
The article suggests upgrading to the latest version of the Intel Matrix Storage Manager drivers should solve the problem. It didn’t. However I noticed this paragraph in the article:

Because the setup change means that LPM is enabled by default for all Windows Vista platforms, using a device that does not completely follow the specification may result in one of the listed issues.

I found the registry settings for the iaStor and iaStorV drivers at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\iaStor\Parameters
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\iaStorV\Parameters
Then for each port (Port0, Port1, etc.) I changed the LPM and LPMDSTATE values from 1 to 0. This solved the problem.