?'s about using XP's Automated Recovery Disk

[LuDean]

When I used XP Pro's backup program, it created an Automated System Recovery
Disk. Unfortunately, when I booted from the disk as a test, I found that I
had evidently used a disk on which I had installed a bios update program for
my motherboard. When I booted up on it, it ran the update program instead.
I'm not sure how to salvage this disk except to completely go through the
whole backup process again. Any ideas?

When I did my backup, I backed up my entire first drive and system settings
to a second (removable) hard drive. If I had to reformat my first drive,
could I use this ASR disk to restore the entire system exactly as it was, or
would I have to reinstall XP first and then restore?

 

[Jim Macklin]

CD-R are about $0.10 each. The 3-1/2 inch floppies are free
if you buy them at the right time, otherwise they are still
cheap.


message | When I used XP Pro's backup program, it created an
Automated System Recovery
| Disk. Unfortunately, when I booted from the disk as a
test, I found that I
| had evidently used a disk on which I had installed a bios
update program for
| my motherboard. When I booted up on it, it ran the update
program instead.
| I'm not sure how to salvage this disk except to completely
go through the
| whole backup process again. Any ideas?
|
| When I did my backup, I backed up my entire first drive
and system settings
| to a second (removable) hard drive. If I had to reformat
my first drive,
| could I use this ASR disk to restore the entire system
exactly as it was, or
| would I have to reinstall XP first and then restore?
|
|

 

[Nobodyman]

And your point? Yes, floppies are cheap. That's not in question.
What's the deal about CDRs though? They are not an adequate solution
for use in NTBackup, unless you are just backing up a small amount of
data. Given that the OP was setting up ASR, they probably are backing
up their entire system. CDRs are not a viable option for this, as
they provide enough space and NTBackup won't span across them.

 

[Jim Macklin]

The OP did ask about his recovery disk, which I assumed was
a floppy since he did day he had a BIOS update on it. He
wanted to know if he should do the backup again> I was
pointing out that the media was cheap.


| And your point? Yes, floppies are cheap. That's not in
question.
| What's the deal about CDRs though? They are not an
adequate solution
| for use in NTBackup, unless you are just backing up a
small amount of
| data. Given that the OP was setting up ASR, they probably
are backing
| up their entire system. CDRs are not a viable option for
this, as
| they provide enough space and NTBackup won't span across
them.
|
| On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 17:46:03 -0600, "Jim Macklin"
|
| >CD-R are about $0.10 each. The 3-1/2 inch floppies are
free
| >if you buy them at the right time, otherwise they are
still
| >cheap.
| >
| >
in
| >message | >| When I used XP Pro's backup program, it created an
| >Automated System Recovery
| >| Disk. Unfortunately, when I booted from the disk as a
| >test, I found that I
| >| had evidently used a disk on which I had installed a
bios
| >update program for
| >| my motherboard. When I booted up on it, it ran the
update
| >program instead.
| >| I'm not sure how to salvage this disk except to
completely
| >go through the
| >| whole backup process again. Any ideas?
| >|
| >| When I did my backup, I backed up my entire first drive
| >and system settings
| >| to a second (removable) hard drive. If I had to
reformat
| >my first drive,
| >| could I use this ASR disk to restore the entire system
| >exactly as it was, or
| >| would I have to reinstall XP first and then restore?
| >|
| >|
| >
|
|

 

[LuDean]

I guess I wasn't too clear... it wasn't the cost of the disk that I was
worried about.... but rather the one and a half hours of time that my
computer would take churning out a new backup so I can get another ASR disk.
By reading between the lines in XP's help files, I gathered that each ASR
disk is only usable for the backup for which it was created.

 

[Guest]

Go through the whole back up process again.