I would like to create an Automated System Recovery Disk prior to
installing WinXP SP3 (since my PC refused to start after installing
SP1 & I had to re-install WinXP in my PC & hence wouldn't like to take
any chance after installing SP3).

To do so, I navigated to Programs-->Accessibility-->System Tools--
>Backup from the Start menu, clicked the link "Advanced Mode" on the
welcome screen & finally clicked the "Automated System Recovery
Wizard" button but I think it's backing up all the files residing on
my hard disk (though I haven't selected any drives) instead of just
the system files & the other necessary system information necessary to
recover the system in case of a crash.

What am I doing wrong?

RN1 wrote:

> I would like to create an Automated System Recovery Disk prior to
> installing WinXP SP3 (since my PC refused to start after installing
> SP1 & I had to re-install WinXP in my PC & hence wouldn't like to take
> any chance after installing SP3).
>
> To do so, I navigated to Programs-->Accessibility-->System Tools--
>>Backup from the Start menu, clicked the link "Advanced Mode" on the
> welcome screen & finally clicked the "Automated System Recovery
> Wizard" button but I think it's backing up all the files residing on
> my hard disk (though I haven't selected any drives) instead of just
> the system files & the other necessary system information necessary to
> recover the system in case of a crash.
>
> What am I doing wrong?

You're using the entirely wrong approach to this. What you want to do is
make an image of your system as it is now (working well!) and store that
image on an external (or another internal) hard drive. This will enable you
to get back to a working system in minutes if something goes wrong.

You do this with an imaging program. I prefer Acronis True Image, but there
are others.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

Malke wrote spam:


Malke
-- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic!

If your system goes down, as mine did a little while ago, how is it possible
to load the acrnis image without an operating system? Surely you need
something else?

"Malke" wrote:

> RN1 wrote:
>
> > I would like to create an Automated System Recovery Disk prior to
> > installing WinXP SP3 (since my PC refused to start after installing
> > SP1 & I had to re-install WinXP in my PC & hence wouldn't like to take
> > any chance after installing SP3).
> >
> > To do so, I navigated to Programs-->Accessibility-->System Tools--
> >>Backup from the Start menu, clicked the link "Advanced Mode" on the
> > welcome screen & finally clicked the "Automated System Recovery
> > Wizard" button but I think it's backing up all the files residing on
> > my hard disk (though I haven't selected any drives) instead of just
> > the system files & the other necessary system information necessary to
> > recover the system in case of a crash.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
>
> You're using the entirely wrong approach to this. What you want to do is
> make an image of your system as it is now (working well!) and store that
> image on an external (or another internal) hard drive. This will enable you
> to get back to a working system in minutes if something goes wrong.
>
> You do this with an imaging program. I prefer Acronis True Image, but there
> are others.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!
>

Go to: http://www.acronis.com/
There are several different approaches that are usable with Acronis True Image.
to accomplish your goal.
To answer your question the operating system is on the bootable Acronis compact Disk.

"ronniek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:12DECA5B-CBA3-40BF-95C7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> If your system goes down, as mine did a little while ago, how is it possible
> to load the acrnis image without an operating system? Surely you need
> something else?
>
> "Malke" wrote:
>
>> RN1 wrote:
>>
>> > I would like to create an Automated System Recovery Disk prior to
>> > installing WinXP SP3 (since my PC refused to start after installing
>> > SP1 & I had to re-install WinXP in my PC & hence wouldn't like to take
>> > any chance after installing SP3).
>> >
>> > To do so, I navigated to Programs-->Accessibility-->System Tools--
>> >>Backup from the Start menu, clicked the link "Advanced Mode" on the
>> > welcome screen & finally clicked the "Automated System Recovery
>> > Wizard" button but I think it's backing up all the files residing on
>> > my hard disk (though I haven't selected any drives) instead of just
>> > the system files & the other necessary system information necessary to
>> > recover the system in case of a crash.
>> >
>> > What am I doing wrong?
>>
>> You're using the entirely wrong approach to this. What you want to do is
>> make an image of your system as it is now (working well!) and store that
>> image on an external (or another internal) hard drive. This will enable you
>> to get back to a working system in minutes if something goes wrong.
>>
>> You do this with an imaging program. I prefer Acronis True Image, but there
>> are others.
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> MS-MVP
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> Don't Panic!
>>