Well the restore function worked like a champ.
I was actually VERY surprised, as it is very seldom that things go like they should with stuff like this.
If you don't have a backup plan for your PC, don't delay! Get an external hard drive with the software included to do automated backups to it. It just might save your butt some day. I've had these things for years now, and this is the FIRST time I actually had to do a restore from one. Would have been a real pain in the butt to have lost all those video clips I had done. I still have them on tape, but it would be a major chore to download them again. Plus all the source editing for the videos I have made up would have been lost as well.
Seriously, get one NOW. Set it up and then just forget about it until the day arrives that you will be glad you have it.