Default Website Deleted SBS 2011

Our Default website was deleted from IIS in sbs 2011 and we need to get it back in place for all of the Exchange Virtual Directories. Can we restore from a backup or recreate it quickly?
Thanks!
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becraigCommented:
You can simply recreate the default website and then proceed to use the fix my network wizard.


Be sure to double check all your configs / entries before you proceed.
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JP_TechGroupAuthor Commented:
Surely there must be a way to restore this from a backup?
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becraigCommented:
If you just want the site back you can stop w3svc and browse to your IIS backups
 C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\History

There should be an xml there eg:
000000000000_0000000000.xml

Rename that to metabase.xml and restart the web service.
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JP_TechGroupAuthor Commented:
I surely hope so because the wizard keeps crashing.
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JP_TechGroupAuthor Commented:
No sir. That did not do it either. Site is still awol. Along with all the virtual goodies that make Exchange work.
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JP_TechGroupAuthor Commented:
Oh course, now the virtual directories don't work. grrrrrrrr
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becraigConnect With a Mentor Commented:
Yup as indicated you would need to recreate them  :(

Fix my network wizard should be the easiest way to fix that, if not I can give you the commands to remove then recreate them.
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JP_TechGroupAuthor Commented:
My answer was correct and resolved the issue with the help of becraig.
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