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admiral_victory
Recently , due probably to some ill-advised Registry "tweaks" , XP Pro
failed to boot with some message about a "..missing Registry
ControlSet Key ..." when I went into the Setup screen and selected "R"
for repair.
An attempt with the ",,last known good ...etc " also failed. This was
when I noticed a choice of using the Automated Recovery Disk by
pressing F2.
As I had never heard of this procedure before I recovered the OS by
using Drive Image 2002 to re-install a previously saved Image File
which got the system back again although it was to a point some 4
weeks before which was the date of the Image File.
Since then I have been reading about the XP Backup procedures - (
nothing like a disaster to concentrate the mind !) - and have just
saved a system Backup.bkf file and created the associated Floppy disk.
One of the reasons I never bothered with the XP Backup before is that
I have always relied on the D.I. files as a last resort but now that I
have become aware of the Backup.bkf "route" I'm wondering if anyone
has any comments to make as to the relative advantages/disadvantages
of these procedures.
I have two hard drives and I've placed this Backup.bkf file on the
second hard drive.
In the event of a another catastrophic failure to boot , will this
Automated Recovery Floppy enable me to access this .bkf file in this
position - will I have access to this second drive through this floppy
?
B.N.
failed to boot with some message about a "..missing Registry
ControlSet Key ..." when I went into the Setup screen and selected "R"
for repair.
An attempt with the ",,last known good ...etc " also failed. This was
when I noticed a choice of using the Automated Recovery Disk by
pressing F2.
As I had never heard of this procedure before I recovered the OS by
using Drive Image 2002 to re-install a previously saved Image File
which got the system back again although it was to a point some 4
weeks before which was the date of the Image File.
Since then I have been reading about the XP Backup procedures - (
nothing like a disaster to concentrate the mind !) - and have just
saved a system Backup.bkf file and created the associated Floppy disk.
One of the reasons I never bothered with the XP Backup before is that
I have always relied on the D.I. files as a last resort but now that I
have become aware of the Backup.bkf "route" I'm wondering if anyone
has any comments to make as to the relative advantages/disadvantages
of these procedures.
I have two hard drives and I've placed this Backup.bkf file on the
second hard drive.
In the event of a another catastrophic failure to boot , will this
Automated Recovery Floppy enable me to access this .bkf file in this
position - will I have access to this second drive through this floppy
?
B.N.