Back up ASR discs

[Guest]

I have a laptop win XP Pro with DVD drive, but no floppy disc or burner.
I am on a home network.
The main computer has a spare drive to store back ups. It has a floppy disc and cd burner.
I can make a back up from the laptop to this drive but how do I burn this ASR floppy that appears to be necessary to get the info back on the laptop incase of failure, and I've had a few !!!!
regards
Bob

 

[Eric McG]

Please define what backup utility you're referring to, what an "ASR floppy" is
and what it's supposed to do.

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Eric McGillicudy

I have a laptop win XP Pro with DVD drive, but no floppy disc or burner.
I am on a home network.
The main computer has a spare drive to store back ups. It has a floppy disc and cd burner.
I can make a back up from the laptop to this drive but how do I burn this ASR

floppy that appears to be necessary to get the info back on the laptop incase of
failure, and I've had a few !!!!

 

[Guest]

ASR=Automated System Recovery
It apparently requires to be on a floppy disc.
It is used to extract the back up saved using the MS back up for the system in Accessories/system tool/backup. Without it ,it is not possible to get the data back.

 

[Guest]

ASR=Automated System Recovery
I refer to the back up function in MS accessories/system tools/back up.
A floppy disc is required to be made for and ASR.
It is supposed to extract the files from the saved backup and rebuild the computer.

 

[Guest]

ASR=Automated System Recovery
It is part of the MS/Accessories/system tools/back up program.
A floppy disc has to be made to extract the saved files in order to rebuild the computer otherwise they cannot be used.

 

[Eric McG]

Sorry, I wasn't familar with that feature in WinXP.

Based on a quick review of the backup & restore procedure in the Res Kit, you
should consider another backup plan for your system. Here's a few excerpts:

From ASR Backup:

"On the floppy disk, the wizard saves only hard-disk configuration information
(not user data), such as disk signatures, the partition table, and volume data.
If you run the ASR restore operation later, ASR Restore configures disks by
using the saved data on the ASR floppy disk. The ASR backup operation scans your
system and lists files to save for an ASR Restore."

From ASR Restore:

"Restoring from network shares is not an ASR option".

From ASR Considerations:

"ASR is not a replacement for regular backups in which files stored on one or
more volumes are saved to backup media. Because ASR saves only the files
necessary to restore system state, data loss might occur. Therefore, always
consider other recovery options before using ASR."

The article in the WinXP Resource Kit does have coverage for a backup plan for
LAN workgroups. You may want to review this article (Ch 14 Backup and Restore).
You can read this via this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prdg_dsm_cppk.asp

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Eric McGillicudy

ASR=Automated System Recovery
It is part of the MS/Accessories/system tools/back up program.
A floppy disc has to be made to extract the saved files in order to rebuild

the computer otherwise they cannot be used.

 

[Hilary Karp]

Bob, there is no way to use ASR without having the ASR files, there are
two of them, on a floppy. ASR is not a good recovery option anyway.
Better yet get a drive image program, such as Drive Image from Symantec,
Norton Ghost, Acronis True Image or BootIt NG. Another good backup
program is BackUP MyPC from Stomp, Inc.

 

[Guest]

Thank you, I will look at these alternatives.
Regards
Bob

 

[Guest]

Thank you.
I will look at other alternatives now and save all files seperately.
I thought I was able to recover via the network but if not possible then I will have to find an alternative. How would one save data from a computer without any burning equipment.?
Thanks again
Bob

 

[Eric McG]

You can backup to a hidden partition on your existing drive or to a network
store.

I use PowerQuest Drive Image v6.0, but this version is not always compatible
with WinXP SP1.

For ease of use I highly recommend Acronis True Image 7.0. If you ever have
problems booting into Windows, this utility can be accessed during the boot
cycle or from its self-booting Rescue Disk (CD)...but you'll you need a burner
to create this.

Here's a link:

Acronis True Image 7.0
http://www.acronis.com/products/trueimage/

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Eric McGillicudy

Thank you.
I will look at other alternatives now and save all files seperately.
I thought I was able to recover via the network but if not possible then I

will have to find an alternative. How would one save data from a computer
without any burning equipment.?

 

[Guest]

Thanks Eric,
My HD in the laptop is too small for a hidden partition. Only 20gb. The slave drive on the main computer has 160 free. Is that what you mean by a network store or is that something else.?The slave drive is a spare drive without an op system to be used only as additional storage.
Bob

 

[J. S. Pack]

Thanks Eric,
My HD in the laptop is too small for a hidden partition. Only 20gb. <snip>

No it isn't. I've got 6 gig on my laptop, 2 partitions, and about 3 gig
free. What you seem to need is a big cleanup.