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Emergency system restore
Is there a way to create a CD that, should my computer fail (get corrupted,
etc), I can put the CR in the drive and boot from it and restore my system to this prior "healthy" state? I am not talking about backing up user and data files, this is for recovering the system in case I or someone else messes it up. |
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Emergency system restore
A winxp cd is bootable and has repair tools
Or Acronis TI can be used to make an image of a working system "Average Joe" wrote in message ... Is there a way to create a CD that, should my computer fail (get corrupted, etc), I can put the CR in the drive and boot from it and restore my system to this prior "healthy" state? I am not talking about backing up user and data files, this is for recovering the system in case I or someone else messes it up. |
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Emergency system restore
Can you tell me how I go about making this bootable CD? or is my only real
solution to do what you call "make an image of the system" since I would like to have not just my OS but also my other programs be backed up (Office, Adobe, iTunes, Google, etc). The goal is to get my computer running again as quickly as possible, not just XP. Thanks. "DL" wrote: A winxp cd is bootable and has repair tools Or Acronis TI can be used to make an image of a working system "Average Joe" wrote in message ... Is there a way to create a CD that, should my computer fail (get corrupted, etc), I can put the CD in the drive and boot from it and restore my system to this prior "healthy" state? I am not talking about backing up user and data files, this is for recovering the system in case I or someone else messes it up. |
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Emergency system restore
here is one answer..
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ and creating an Image of your whole HD onto an external HD by means of Acronis True Image saves everything at that point in time. The image can be placed back on the original HD or even a new empty HD by creating the Acronis Emergency start up CD. http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing.../features.html peter -- If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate or disruptive,please ignore it. If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate :-) "Average Joe" wrote in message ... Can you tell me how I go about making this bootable CD? or is my only real solution to do what you call "make an image of the system" since I would like to have not just my OS but also my other programs be backed up (Office, Adobe, iTunes, Google, etc). The goal is to get my computer running again as quickly as possible, not just XP. Thanks. "DL" wrote: A winxp cd is bootable and has repair tools Or Acronis TI can be used to make an image of a working system "Average Joe" wrote in message ... Is there a way to create a CD that, should my computer fail (get corrupted, etc), I can put the CD in the drive and boot from it and restore my system to this prior "healthy" state? I am not talking about backing up user and data files, this is for recovering the system in case I or someone else messes it up. |
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Emergency system restore
Is there a way to create a CD that, should my
computer fail (get corrupted, etc), I can put the CR in the drive and boot from it and restore my system to this prior "healthy" state? I am not talking about backing up user and data files, this is for recovering the system in case I or someone else messes it up. Yes. Least preferred but works well: Use ntbackup.exe to back up, and create the requisite ASR floppy. Note the floppy requirement. Best: Use Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image (not free but have trials available so you can check them out fully). There are others too; I simply don't have experience with them. BootItNG is also good, but a little on the tekkie side. Either of the above wll let you create a boot disk and assuming you have your backup files available, allow you to get things back up and running in a short period of time, exactly as the machine was when the last backup was done. Both also require that you create your boot disk from an ISO image, so you'll need to learn how to burn an ISO disk to a CD. NOT difficult, just unexpected by most first timers. Both will schedule any sort of backup you want at anytime you want, which is usualy overnight for most people. The most important thing to watch for with any backup software is that it uses VSS (Volume Shadow Services), which means it can back up files 'in use' for the operating system. Without VSS you cannot get a complete, functional OS backup. Both Norton and Acronis do, of course, as does ntbackup.exe. HTH, Twayne |
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Emergency system restore
"Average Joe" wrote in message
... Can you tell me how I go about making this bootable CD? For the XP CD, you probably already have it. or is my only real solution to do what you call "make an image of the system" since I would like to have not just my OS but also my other programs be backed up (Office, Adobe, iTunes, Google, etc). It that case, you do want an image. TrueImage is not expensive, it's reliable and easy to use, and the directions for making the boot CD/DVD are pretty easy to follow. Just having a boot disk "in case your computer fails" is, frankly, not nearly enough. On my desk right now are two hard disks from failed systems. The problem is that the failure was point was the hard disk. The clients required new hard disks, reinstalls, and restoration of data from backups. HTH -pk The goal is to get my computer running again as quickly as possible, not just XP. Thanks. "DL" wrote: A winxp cd is bootable and has repair tools Or Acronis TI can be used to make an image of a working system "Average Joe" wrote in message ... Is there a way to create a CD that, should my computer fail (get corrupted, etc), I can put the CD in the drive and boot from it and restore my system to this prior "healthy" state? I am not talking about backing up user and data files, this is for recovering the system in case I or someone else messes it up. |
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Emergency system restore
"Twayne" wrote in message ... Is there a way to create a CD that, should my computer fail (get corrupted, etc), I can put the CR in the drive and boot from it and restore my system to this prior "healthy" state? I am not talking about backing up user and data files, this is for recovering the system in case I or someone else messes it up. Yes. Least preferred but works well: Use ntbackup.exe to back up, and create the requisite ASR floppy. Note the floppy requirement. Additional note: this - ASR - is not supported and does not work on XP Home. You can try, and it will fail. There are directions on the MS KB site that detail installing and running it on XP Home, and at the very end casually mention that ASR won't work on XP Home. It will allow you to try, and will then fail. HTH -pk Snippage |
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Emergency system restore
"Twayne" wrote in
message ... Is there a way to create a CD that, should my computer fail (get corrupted, etc), I can put the CR in the drive and boot from it and restore my system to this prior "healthy" state? I am not talking about backing up user and data files, this is for recovering the system in case I or someone else messes it up. Yes. Least preferred but works well: Use ntbackup.exe to back up, and create the requisite ASR floppy. Note the floppy requirement. Additional note: this - ASR - is not supported and does not work on XP Home. You can try, and it will fail. There are directions on the MS KB site that detail installing and running it on XP Home, and at the very end casually mention that ASR won't work on XP Home. It will allow you to try, and will then fail. Hmm, good point! Unfortunately, that's true in most cases. Just to be thorough, here's the workarounds MS recommends, courtesy of my sister who uses Home version: ============= http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302700/ The Automated System Recovery (ASR) feature enables users to create a set of floppy disks that can be used to automate the process of recovering a failed system. When you attempt to use the ASR Wizard on Windows XP Home Edition, you may receive the following error message: Backup Utility The files for recovery diskette could not be created. The operation was cancelled. If you receive this message, you may be unable to create a backup set with ASR. CAUSE This behavior can occur because ASR is not supported in Windows XP Home Edition... This behavior can occur because ASR is not supported in Windows XP Home Edition. However, Windows XP Home Edition users can access the ASR Wizard *if *they install the Ntbackup program from the *Valueadd folder* on the Windows *XP Home Edition CD-ROM* .. RESOLUTION To work around this behavior, access the Automated System Restore Wizard: Install Backup Utility for Windows on the Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition CD-ROM. Follow these steps to install Backup Utility for Windows: Double-click the Ntbackup.msi file in the following location on the Windows XP Home Edition CD: CD-ROM Drive:\Valueadd\MSFT\Ntbackup When the installation wizard is complete, click Finish. Click Start and, then click All Programs. Point to Accessories, point to System Tools and then click Backup on the All Programs menu. Click the Advanced Mode link on the first screen of the Backup and Restore Wizard. On the Backup Utility dialog box, click the Automated System Recovery Wizard button. NOTE: ASR does not function and is not supported on Windows XP Home edition. The ASR Wizard may create the floppy disks and a backup file (Backup.bkf). The floppy disks, however, *cannot start* the ASR process in Windows XP Home Edition if they are used after a catastrophic system failure. *For catastrophic malfunctions* that result in the need for total data recovery, you must use the *following steps for the recovery process* (which assumes that a full backup had been performed a short period of time prior to the equipment failure and subsequent data loss): Manually reinstall Windows XP from the installation media. Install Ntbackp from the Valueadd folder of the Windows XP installation CD-ROM. Use Ntbackup to restore the data by using the backup set that had been created prior to the system failure. MORE INFORMATION *The error message in the Symptoms section of this article is not always displayed.* When the error message is not displayed, you can create a backup set with ASR. In the situation where a backup set is created with ASR, the startup floppy disks that are created to use with ASR *do not work with Windows XP Home Edition.* *The backup set is still valid.* You can recover the data set that had been created with the ASR Wizard by proceeding as if the data set had been created with Ntbackup. APPLIES TO Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Back to the top Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB302700 =============== Regards, Twayne -pk Snippage |
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