emergency repair

[Bo]

Is there a way to create an emergency repair CD? My sys doesn't have a
floppy....

Bo

 

[Anonymous]

Bo expressed precisely :

Is there a way to create an emergency repair CD? My sys doesn't have a
floppy....

Bo

You can download one and burn it to a CD:

Ultimate Boot CD http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

 

[John John]

That looks like a good CD to have in one's toolkit but it isn't what Bo
wants to know or what Bo needs. Bo want to make a Windows 2000
Emergency Repair Disk on CD instead of diskette.

John

 

[John John]

You know that there isn't anything so special about the Windows 2000 ERD
or what is on it. It is not bootable and it contains only 3 files:

autoexec.nt
config.nt
setup.log

The files are copied from: C:\WINNT\repair. Setup.log is the
imporatant file. I don't think making the cd would be a big problem,
getting the repair process to use it instead of the A: floppy drive
would be the problem, like trying to get Mass Device Drivers (F6 when
installing Windows) to accept a CD instead of a floppy, it doesn't work
for the F6 routine and I don't think it will work for the repair
process. An internal diskette drive cost about $15 and a USB diskette
drive about $50. I think that is the only solution to the problem.

John

 

[Dave Patrick]

You can run Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Backup, then choose ERD, then
if you check the box for "Also backup....", then the reg will also be backed
up to
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack
leaving the
%systemroot%\repair\
directory files intact as original installation.

Then archive the files in
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack
These would, in effect, be registry restore points.

You can replace registry hives from within the recovery console by copying
the files from your archive to;
%systemroot%\system32\config

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At
the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
root, %systemroot% or %windir%


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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[Anonymous]

John John brought next idea :

That looks like a good CD to have in one's toolkit but it isn't what Bo wants
to know or what Bo needs. Bo want to make a Windows 2000 Emergency Repair
Disk on CD instead of diskette.

John

Yep, you're right. I read Bo's message too fast and responded before I
fully understood what he was asking for.

But hey, Ultimate Boot CD is still a nice tool!