How to create/substitute for XP recovery disk (for option 'r')

[Jim Chevallier]

I suspect there are other posts on this, but I can't find
them. Certainly, lots of people seem unhappy with the fact
that vendors are NOT providing recovery disks for XP
(except, as with Averatec - mine -, a complete Ghost that
wipes out everything and starts over.)

In my case, I discovered this when I got a Windows message
telling me I couldn't restart because the Config file was
corrupt, but that I could take care of this by using
my 'original' XP disks and running Setup with the 'r'
option to repair the file.

Cute. Given that Microsoft presumably knows that many
vendors are delivering the product WITHOUT the original
disks.

So I decided I would simply create an XP boot CD (I can't
use floppies - like many laptops these days, my Averatec
doesn't have one.) Only... it looks like that's not as
easy as it used to be.

So - what do I do? IS there a way to create a boot CD for
future emergencies? And if not, what the heck do I do if
another system file gets corrupted and Windows tells me to
fix it with an 'original' disk my vendor never gave me?

I would really rather not reinitialize my laptop every
time this happens.

Jim Chevallier
North Hollywood, CA

 

[Willit]

You have to get a pirated copy to use as a back-up to get
the files you need !!!!!!!!

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

U can BU ur partition with imaging app like DI6 & only redo
what's changed.

HTH - Larry

I suspect there are other posts on this, but I can't find
them. Certainly, lots of people seem unhappy with the fact
that vendors are NOT providing recovery disks for XP
(except, as with Averatec - mine -, a complete Ghost that
wipes out everything and starts over.)

In my case, I discovered this when I got a Windows message
telling me I couldn't restart because the Config file was
corrupt, but that I could take care of this by using
my 'original' XP disks and running Setup with the 'r'
option to repair the file.

Cute. Given that Microsoft presumably knows that many
vendors are delivering the product WITHOUT the original
disks.

So I decided I would simply create an XP boot CD (I can't
use floppies - like many laptops these days, my Averatec
doesn't have one.) Only... it looks like that's not as
easy as it used to be.

So - what do I do? IS there a way to create a boot CD for
future emergencies? And if not, what the heck do I do if
another system file gets corrupted and Windows tells me to
fix it with an 'original' disk my vendor never gave me?

I would really rather not reinitialize my laptop every
time this happens.

Jim Chevallier
North Hollywood, CA

Any advise given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
may only apply NUGS (Normally, Usually, Generally, Sometimes