Restoring Windows Server 2008 from a bare metal image will delete all personal files and replace your system with the backup image. If you already created a bare metal restore image using the Windows Server backup utility, you can restore your computer from that image. Your original Windows Server 2008 installation CD can be used a recovery disk. Create recovery disk for Windows Server 2008 In Recovery Console, you can now run the bootcfg or chkdsk commands.