diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
index 05223725d9..40c7a6940c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver
 
             List<string> serialisedSceneObjects = new List<string>();
             string filePath = "ERROR";
+            
+            int successfulAssetRestores = 0;
+            int failedAssetRestores = 0;
 
             byte[] data;
             while ((data = archive.ReadEntry(out filePath)) != null)
@@ -89,7 +92,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver
 //                }
                 else if (filePath.StartsWith(ArchiveConstants.ASSETS_PATH))
                 {
-                    LoadAsset(filePath, data);
+                    if (LoadAsset(filePath, data))
+                        successfulAssetRestores++;
+                    else
+                        failedAssetRestores++;
                 }
                 else if (filePath.StartsWith(ArchiveConstants.TERRAINS_PATH))
                 {
@@ -100,9 +106,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver
             //m_log.Debug("[ARCHIVER]: Reached end of archive");
 
             archive.Close();
+            
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Restored {0} assets", successfulAssetRestores);
+            
+            if (failedAssetRestores > 0)
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Failed to load {0} assets", failedAssetRestores);
 
             // Reload serialized prims
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Loading {0} scene objects", serialisedSceneObjects.Count);
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Loading {0} scene objects.  Please wait.", serialisedSceneObjects.Count);
 
             IRegionSerialiser serialiser = m_scene.RequestModuleInterface<IRegionSerialiser>();
             ICollection<SceneObjectGroup> sceneObjects = new List<SceneObjectGroup>();            
@@ -115,12 +126,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver
                     sceneObjects.Add(sceneObject);
             }            
             
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Restored {0} objects to the scene", sceneObjects.Count);
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Restored {0} scene objects to the scene", sceneObjects.Count);
             
             int ignoredObjects = serialisedSceneObjects.Count - sceneObjects.Count;
             
             if (ignoredObjects > 0)
-                m_log.WarnFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Ignored {0} objects that already existed in the scene", ignoredObjects);
+                m_log.WarnFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Ignored {0} scene objects that already existed in the scene", ignoredObjects);
                                  
             m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Successfully loaded archive");
             
@@ -149,7 +160,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver
             {
                 sbyte assetType = ArchiveConstants.EXTENSION_TO_ASSET_TYPE[extension];
     
-                m_log.DebugFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Importing asset {0}, type {1}", uuid, assetType);
+                //m_log.DebugFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Importing asset {0}, type {1}", uuid, assetType);
     
                 AssetBase asset = new AssetBase(new LLUUID(uuid), String.Empty);
                 asset.Type = assetType;
@@ -185,7 +196,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver
             terrainModule.LoadFromStream(terrainPath, ms);
             ms.Close();
             
-            m_log.DebugFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Successfully loaded terrain {0}", terrainPath);
+            m_log.DebugFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Restored terrain {0}", terrainPath);
             
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation.cs
index a0a579cde8..8236b6ca58 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation.cs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver
     
                     // XXX: Not a great way to iterate through face textures, but there's no
                     // other method available to tell how many faces there actually are
-                    int i = 0;
+                    //int i = 0;
                     foreach (LLObject.TextureEntryFace texture in textureEntry.FaceTextures)
                     {
                         if (texture != null)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SceneXmlLoader.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SceneXmlLoader.cs
index bd19a7e73b..6327d65a83 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SceneXmlLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SceneXmlLoader.cs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         {
             SceneObjectGroup obj = new SceneObjectGroup(xmlData);
 
-            if (scene.AddRestoredSceneObject(obj, true))                            
+            if (scene.AddRestoredSceneObject(obj, true, false))                            
                 return obj;
             else
                 return null;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
index abd3387b50..7e8259f57d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
@@ -196,10 +196,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// If true, changes to the object will be reflected in its persisted data
         /// If false, the persisted data will not be changed even if the object in the scene is changed
         /// </param>
+        /// <param name="alreadyPersisted">
+        /// If true, we won't persist this object until it changes
+        /// If false, we'll persist this object immediately
+        /// </param>
         /// <returns>
         /// true if the object was added, false if an object with the same uuid was already in the scene
         /// </returns>         
-        protected internal bool AddRestoredSceneObject(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup)
+        protected internal bool AddRestoredSceneObject(
+            SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup, bool alreadyPersisted)
         {
             sceneObject.RegionHandle = m_regInfo.RegionHandle;
             sceneObject.SetScene(m_parentScene);
@@ -211,6 +216,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             
             sceneObject.UpdateParentIDs();
 
+            if (!alreadyPersisted)
+            {
+                sceneObject.ForceInventoryPersistence();
+                sceneObject.HasGroupChanged = true;
+            }
+ 
             return AddSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup);
         }
         
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 15645560e5..fb931f4db2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             List<SceneObjectGroup> PrimsFromDB = m_storageManager.DataStore.LoadObjects(regionID);
             foreach (SceneObjectGroup group in PrimsFromDB)
             {
-                AddRestoredSceneObject(group, true);
+                AddRestoredSceneObject(group, true, true);
                 SceneObjectPart rootPart = group.GetChildPart(group.UUID);
                 rootPart.ObjectFlags &= ~(uint)LLObject.ObjectFlags.Scripted;
                 rootPart.TrimPermissions();
@@ -1665,9 +1665,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// Add an object into the scene that has come from storage
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sceneObject"></param>
-        public bool AddRestoredSceneObject(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup)
+        /// <param name="attachToBackup">
+        /// If true, changes to the object will be reflected in its persisted data
+        /// If false, the persisted data will not be changed even if the object in the scene is changed
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="alreadyPersisted">
+        /// If true, we won't persist this object until it changes
+        /// If false, we'll persist this object immediately
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// true if the object was added, false if an object with the same uuid was already in the scene
+        /// </returns> 
+        public bool AddRestoredSceneObject(
+            SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup, bool alreadyPersisted)
         {
-            return m_innerScene.AddRestoredSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup);
+            return m_innerScene.AddRestoredSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup, alreadyPersisted);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.Inventory.cs
index 799cb41090..8feb8522c3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.Inventory.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Force all task inventories of prims in the scene object to persist 
+        /// </summary>
+        public void ForceInventoryPersistence()
+        {
+            lock (m_parts)
+            {
+                foreach (SceneObjectPart part in m_parts.Values)
+                {
+                    part.ForceInventoryPersistence();
+                }
+            }            
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Start the scripts contained in all the prims in this group.
         /// </summary>
@@ -53,6 +67,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Stop the scripts contained in all the prims in this group
+        /// </summary>
         public void RemoveScriptInstances()
         {
             lock (m_parts)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 1b3d9427c0..86e0caa969 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        ///
+        /// Make a copy of the given part.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="part"></param>
         /// <param name="cAgentID"></param>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.Inventory.cs
index 005d872a4a..d4073921be 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.Inventory.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// <summary>
         /// Tracks whether inventory has changed since the last persistent backup
         /// </summary>
-        private bool HasInventoryChanged;
+        protected bool HasInventoryChanged;
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Force the task inventory of this prim to persist at the next update sweep
+        /// </summary>
+        public void ForceInventoryPersistence()
+        {
+            HasInventoryChanged = true;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Reset LLUUIDs for all the items in the prim's inventory.  This involves either generating
@@ -72,9 +80,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             lock (TaskInventory)
             {
                 if (0 == TaskInventory.Count)
-                {
                     return;
-                }
 
                 HasInventoryChanged = true;
                 ParentGroup.HasGroupChanged = true;
@@ -597,7 +603,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         public void ProcessInventoryBackup(IRegionDataStore datastore)
         {
             if (HasInventoryChanged)
-            {
+            {                                
                 lock (TaskInventory)
                 {
                     datastore.StorePrimInventory(UUID, TaskInventory.Values);