Greg
Not sure about problems after restore, but be sure to get the CCDsoft daily build as CD does not have the daily build, plus get the SBIGDriverChecker 64. Its not just for 64 bit OS. I use WIndows 7 32 bit and it downloaded latest STi drivers for me which work just fine.
Daily Build is here:
http://www.bisque.com/sc/media/p/47061.aspx