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When you backup your system using this technique the system is backed up in a crash-consistent state. When you restore from the backup it’s like someone yanked the power cord out of your computer at the time you started the backup. The file system used in Windows Vista Home (NTFS) can cope with that so for the most part your files will be ok but some programs may not (e.g. they might have been halfway through writing a file).
It’s also important to note that robocopy does not copy NTFS junction points. This is normally harmless but it can stop some older, poorly written programs from working.

You can run the batch script below based on Ben Hunter’s post here to re-create the junction points. Save the file as mkjunctions.cmd, then right-click on it in Windows Explorer and select Run As Administrator.

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 ***************************************************************************

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