Restoring from time machine after a clean reinstall

Hi,
I just came back from the Apple store where the Genius Bar did a full reinstall of Snow Leopard to repair an issue with my computer. The techs weren't sure if the issue I was experiencing (freezing of the keyboard and touchpad) was because of hardware or software but opted for a software issue since I've had the keyboard and top case replaced 3 times and yet the issue persists. My question is this: if I restore my computer from my time machine back-up, will I reintroduce and software error that may have been responsible for the freezing, or does time machine not transfer the OS files? Thanks!

if you do a full system restore from TM using the system restore utility on the SL install DVD it will definitely reintroduce the issue if it was software related. but you can also use migration assistant on the TM drive to migrate your user data and applications only. this will not transfer system files. but in this case it will depend on the nature of software problem. if it really was with some system files it will go away. but it it was with something in your home directory or a conflict with some 3rd party apps you've installed then it will come back.
Migration Assistant is located in /Applications/Utilities. just start it and follow the instructions.
Message was edited by: V.K.

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CurryDallas wrote:
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