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emergency repair disk
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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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? |
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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? . |
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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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