computerkiller said:
What is the difference between a Recovery Disk and the installation
CD? Is there any software that does this?
Depends on the specifics left out of your query.
Assuming the basics - it may mean that you have a recovery set - not an
actual Windows installation CD. In other words - the OEM (Original
Equipment Manufacturer) you got your computer from (or your computer was
originally manufactured by) may have decided to give you an option to
restore your computer to the 'as shipped' state - nothing more. This means
you do not have actual Windows installation media - but a method of
returning your computer to a given state. Windows Installation media would
install per a precise set of instructions documented by Microsoft -
Recovery/Restoration media - in this sense - probably wouldn't.
Now - it could also mean nothing - and in your case Recovery Disk and
[Windows] Installation CD may be the same. Ask the OEM and/or read the
manual/faq/etc.
As for the second question - what do you mean? Is there a way to make your
own recovery media (folowing my first suggested meaning) not installation
CD? Yes. Image the machine with third party software like Ghost or
TrueImage and you can restore/recover to that given snapshot in time at any
point.