creating an ASR disc

[Rich newtech]

I am trying to create an asr recovery disc but my floppy drive no longer
works. How can i create one using a cd? I've gone through the process and am
prompted to insert a floppy disc. I cannot find anywhere where i can choose
what type of media i want to use. The machine is an older Dell 4100 with xp
pro installed. How can i do this and do i have to go through the entire
backup process again?

Thanks
Richard

 

[Jim]

I am trying to create an asr recovery disc but my floppy drive no longer
works. How can i create one using a cd? I've gone through the process and
am
prompted to insert a floppy disc. I cannot find anywhere where i can
choose
what type of media i want to use. The machine is an older Dell 4100 with
xp
pro installed. How can i do this and do i have to go through the entire
backup process again?

Thanks
Richard

It seems that ntbackup wants a floppy and only a floppy.
I solved this problem with a USB floppy drive.
However, not all BIOS support use of a floppy.

A much better solution is to replace ntbackup with ATI.
Jim

 

[Leonard Grey]

I agree with Jim. Honestly, why bother with Windows Backup when there
are so many better choices?

 

[Rich newtech]

OK, so what is ATI?

It seems that ntbackup wants a floppy and only a floppy.
I solved this problem with a USB floppy drive.
However, not all BIOS support use of a floppy.

A much better solution is to replace ntbackup with ATI.
Jim

 

[Mike Torello]

OK, so what is ATI?

Acronis True Image

 

[Rich newtech]

I think i'm going to need a little more information than that. Like where do
i get it, how do i use it and what are the benefits?

 

[Leonard Grey]

Try Al Gore's invention: www.acronis.com

If you are not familiar with disk imaging, you will want to spend some
time learning about it. Imaging is complicated, as is the software that
does the deed. But it's also very, very worthwhile.

True Image is only one of several well-known disk imaging programs.
Other popular programs include Norton Ghost, ShadowProtect Desktop and
Image for Windows.

 

[Jonathan Harker]

I think i'm going to need a little more information than that. Like where do
i get it, how do i use it and what are the benefits?

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