Restore IIS from backup

  • Give a IISRESET /STOP
  • Browse to C:\Windows\System32\Inetsrv\
  • Rename the Histroy folder to History.old
  • Rename the metabase.xml to metabase.xml.old
  • Rename the mbschema.xml to mbschema.xml.old
  • Place the following files from the backup: metabase.xml, mbschema.xml & Histrory to the C:\Windows\System32\Inetsrv\ folder
  • Giva a IISRESET /START

Author: Thomas Faddegon

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