Emergency Restore Disk for XP Pro?

[Aloke Prasad]

Which is the best way to backup a few critical information needed to boot-up
a XPPro system (like partition tables, boot sector, boot.ini etc)?

This is something stored on a diskette that I can read off when doing a
repair install from XP CD

Win2000 had an Emergency Restore Disk utility but that is gone from XPPro.
System Restore won't help me if the PC won't boot up ....

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard
Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314079

The Windows XP installation CD is also a "startup disk"
and contains the tools necessary to perform repairs.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Which is the best way to backup a few critical information needed to boot-up
| a XPPro system (like partition tables, boot sector, boot.ini etc)?
|
| This is something stored on a diskette that I can read off when doing a
| repair install from XP CD
|
| Win2000 had an Emergency Restore Disk utility but that is gone from XPPro.
| System Restore won't help me if the PC won't boot up ....
|
| --
| Aloke

 

[Jerry]

Go to Accessories:System Tools;Files and Settings
Transfer Wizard. In there you have different options that
you can use to save what information that you want.

 

[Aloke Prasad]

Thanks for the reply.

This doesn't seem to include things like boot sector, partition tables etc.
It almost requires me to re-install XP and all my applications and then
transfer my settings over ...

Carey's suggestions looks like the information I need to get back into my
system if critical files get corrupted ...

 

[Jeff]

I have a similar problem. My XP Home was pre-installed and I have their
restore disk. But this would restore everything to the factory state. Is
there a way for me to create a new restore CD that would include all the
changes I have made?

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Jeff McPherson
Email address deliberately false to avoid spam
(e-mail address removed)
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free by AVG

 

[Aloke Prasad]

I use a 3rd party utility (Norton Ghost) to image my system and restore it
to any point in time.

It is a substitute for full backups.

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Aloke
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I have a similar problem. My XP Home was pre-installed and I have their
restore disk. But this would restore everything to the factory state. Is
there a way for me to create a new restore CD that would include all the
changes I have made?

--

Jeff McPherson
Email address deliberately false to avoid spam
(e-mail address removed)
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free by AVG

How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard
Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314079

The Windows XP installation CD is also a "startup disk"
and contains the tools necessary to perform repairs.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Which is the best way to backup a few critical information needed to boot-up
| a XPPro system (like partition tables, boot sector, boot.ini etc)?
|
| This is something stored on a diskette that I can read off when doing a
| repair install from XP CD
|
| Win2000 had an Emergency Restore Disk utility but that is gone from XPPro.
| System Restore won't help me if the PC won't boot up ....
|
| --
| Aloke