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Old December 13th 03, 12:47 AM
ELLIOTT
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I am trying to make an emergency repair disk in winXP. I
have done this in win2000 and it creates a single 1.4MB
floppy.

I am using the xp backup program and select the Automated
System Recovery Wizard. The wizard selects the A driver
(floppy) and says is will require a floppy to create a
recovery disk that will contain nfo necessary to recover
my system. When I select next it finds the floppy and
then starts selecting files - 16 GB or so. When it
starts writing the floppy it has selected 16 GB of info
and says the backup will take 7 days. I have let it run
and written 2 floppies worth and it just keeps going.

I thought it was supposed to put critical files on the
floppy and write the remaining info to my hard drive.

What am I doing wrong?
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Old December 13th 03, 12:47 AM
Taurarian
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Default emergency repair disk

Is this of assistance:

How to create a boot disk specifically for Windows XP that may allow you to
boot the operating system.

Place a blank floppy in drive A and format the disk. Navigate to the root
folder of the system (normally this will be C:\) and copy the following
files to the floppy disk.

Boot.ini
NTLDR
Ntdetect.com

If you can't see the files, click [Tools] and [Folder Options...] in the
Menu Bar of Windows Explorer. Click the [View] tab and click the radio
button next to [Show Hidden Files and Folders]. Remove the check mark next
to [Hide Protected Operating System Files (Recommended)] then click [Apply]
and [OK]. The files should now be visible in Windows Explorer. If the files
still cannot be copied, right click each file, click [Properties] and remove
the checkmark from the Read-Only attributes. Reset whatever attributes were
unchecked after the copy procedure is completed.

In addition to the files listed above, check the same directory for
bootsect.dos and ntbootdd.sys files. If they are present on your system,
copy them to the same floppy diskette.

The disk is used as any other boot disk, inserting it into the floppy drive
(A:\) and initiating a cold boot. Make sure the BIOS is set so that the A:\
drive is first in the boot sequence.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310994
Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;305595
HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q314079
How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable
to Start Windows XP


"ELLIOTT" wrote in message
...
I am trying to make an emergency repair disk in winXP. I
have done this in win2000 and it creates a single 1.4MB
floppy.

I am using the xp backup program and select the Automated
System Recovery Wizard. The wizard selects the A driver
(floppy) and says is will require a floppy to create a
recovery disk that will contain nfo necessary to recover
my system. When I select next it finds the floppy and
then starts selecting files - 16 GB or so. When it
starts writing the floppy it has selected 16 GB of info
and says the backup will take 7 days. I have let it run
and written 2 floppies worth and it just keeps going.

I thought it was supposed to put critical files on the
floppy and write the remaining info to my hard drive.

What am I doing wrong?


  #3  
Old December 13th 03, 12:48 AM
ELLIOTT
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Default emergency repair disk

Thank you for the help. I will check it out ... but I
would still like to know how to use the built-in automated
emergency repair disk feature which should be just a click
and wait.

elliott
-----Original Message-----
Is this of assistance:

How to create a boot disk specifically for Windows XP

that may allow you to
boot the operating system.

Place a blank floppy in drive A and format the disk.

Navigate to the root
folder of the system (normally this will be C:\) and copy

the following
files to the floppy disk.

Boot.ini
NTLDR
Ntdetect.com

If you can't see the files, click [Tools] and [Folder

Options...] in the
Menu Bar of Windows Explorer. Click the [View] tab and

click the radio
button next to [Show Hidden Files and Folders]. Remove

the check mark next
to [Hide Protected Operating System Files (Recommended)]

then click [Apply]
and [OK]. The files should now be visible in Windows

Explorer. If the files
still cannot be copied, right click each file, click

[Properties] and remove
the checkmark from the Read-Only attributes. Reset

whatever attributes were
unchecked after the copy procedure is completed.

In addition to the files listed above, check the same

directory for
bootsect.dos and ntbootdd.sys files. If they are present

on your system,
copy them to the same floppy diskette.

The disk is used as any other boot disk, inserting it

into the floppy drive
(A:\) and initiating a cold boot. Make sure the BIOS is

set so that the A:\
drive is first in the boot sequence.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-

us;310994
Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-

us;305595
HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition

in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-

us;Q314079
How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard

Against Being Unable
to Start Windows XP


"ELLIOTT" wrote in message
...
I am trying to make an emergency repair disk in winXP.

I
have done this in win2000 and it creates a single 1.4MB
floppy.

I am using the xp backup program and select the

Automated
System Recovery Wizard. The wizard selects the A driver
(floppy) and says is will require a floppy to create a
recovery disk that will contain nfo necessary to recover
my system. When I select next it finds the floppy and
then starts selecting files - 16 GB or so. When it
starts writing the floppy it has selected 16 GB of info
and says the backup will take 7 days. I have let it run
and written 2 floppies worth and it just keeps going.

I thought it was supposed to put critical files on the
floppy and write the remaining info to my hard drive.

What am I doing wrong?


.

  #4  
Old December 13th 03, 12:52 AM
Taurarian
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Default emergency repair disk

http://windows.about.com/library/weekly/aa020120a.htm
Automated System Recovery

Part 1: Backup of System Files in Windows XP Professional


Here's a start to learning the feature.

"ELLIOTT" wrote in message
...
Thank you for the help. I will check it out ... but I
would still like to know how to use the built-in automated
emergency repair disk feature which should be just a click
and wait.

elliott
-----Original Message-----
Is this of assistance:

How to create a boot disk specifically for Windows XP

that may allow you to
boot the operating system.

Place a blank floppy in drive A and format the disk.

Navigate to the root
folder of the system (normally this will be C:\) and copy

the following
files to the floppy disk.

Boot.ini
NTLDR
Ntdetect.com

If you can't see the files, click [Tools] and [Folder

Options...] in the
Menu Bar of Windows Explorer. Click the [View] tab and

click the radio
button next to [Show Hidden Files and Folders]. Remove

the check mark next
to [Hide Protected Operating System Files (Recommended)]

then click [Apply]
and [OK]. The files should now be visible in Windows

Explorer. If the files
still cannot be copied, right click each file, click

[Properties] and remove
the checkmark from the Read-Only attributes. Reset

whatever attributes were
unchecked after the copy procedure is completed.

In addition to the files listed above, check the same

directory for
bootsect.dos and ntbootdd.sys files. If they are present

on your system,
copy them to the same floppy diskette.

The disk is used as any other boot disk, inserting it

into the floppy drive
(A:\) and initiating a cold boot. Make sure the BIOS is

set so that the A:\
drive is first in the boot sequence.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-

us;310994
Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-

us;305595
HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition

in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-

us;Q314079
How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard

Against Being Unable
to Start Windows XP


"ELLIOTT" wrote in message
...
I am trying to make an emergency repair disk in winXP.

I
have done this in win2000 and it creates a single 1.4MB
floppy.

I am using the xp backup program and select the

Automated
System Recovery Wizard. The wizard selects the A driver
(floppy) and says is will require a floppy to create a
recovery disk that will contain nfo necessary to recover
my system. When I select next it finds the floppy and
then starts selecting files - 16 GB or so. When it
starts writing the floppy it has selected 16 GB of info
and says the backup will take 7 days. I have let it run
and written 2 floppies worth and it just keeps going.

I thought it was supposed to put critical files on the
floppy and write the remaining info to my hard drive.

What am I doing wrong?


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