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how can i make a recovery disc from a blank cd to fix my compter

 

[Guest]

Automated System Recovery [ASR] is a process should follow with your Windows
XP computer to create a backup of your system.

This backup will be made of of two parts: a backup file, and a Recovery
Disk. The backup file will be quite large and could be copied to a CD, and
the Recovery Disk will be a floppy.

Follow these steps below to complete the process:

Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Backup.

When the Backup / Restore Wizard starts, click on Advanced Mode.

On the Welcome tab, click the button at the bottom next to ASR Wizard.

This will start the Wizard, which will prompt you for the media to use for
the backup file, after clicking Next.

You should write this file to one of your hard drives, because it is the
fastest, but it also requires lots of free space. A writeable CD will work,
if the CDRW software allows it to be access via a drive letter: however it my
opinion that it is more reliable to copy to CD after creating the file.

After typing in the destination for the backup file, click Next again, and
then Finish.

The Backup utility will copy all of the important system files and settings
to your backup file. Don't be impatient as this can take quite some time to
complete.

Whewn completed, you will be prompted for a writeable floppy disk.

A few files are written to the disk, and then the process is complete.

A reminder to you, that this process does not backup personal data or files
(such as email or documents stored in 'My Documents'). It would be wise to
use Files and Settings Tranfser Wizard to create a file containing all of
your personal data and internet history etc that can be 'imported' should you
have to rebuild the system using system restore.

If you have Windows XP Home Edition it doesn't include a Backup Utility as
part of the default configuration. Located on Windows XP Home Edition CD is
the installation program that you run to install the Backup Utility on your
computer.

Insert the XP Home CD, and run NTBACKUP.MSI program. It is located in
n:\Valueadd\msft\ntbackup 'n' is the letter of your CD/DVD drive.

This will start the Windows Backup Utility Installation Wizard, after it is
finished, click "Finish." It should be very simple to complete this process.

Yo run it, click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools >
Backup, and the Backup Utility will run, just as described for XP Pro.

Note that if you use the ASR Wizard decribed previously for XP Pro, it can
provide unpredictable results, and the disks created are unreliable.

 

[Guest]

I have XP Pro sp2 with Backup installed. I've numbered the steps you describe
in your reply to better express my issue:

You are describing a process I've tried atleast 30 times and it doesn't
work. (steps 1 thru 6). All I want is a critical backup floppy with files on
a backup drive for recovery. Nothing fancy. I start the wizard and see the
various dialogs, select my d: drive for the location. (d: hd capacity is
130gigs). I then click "next". It churns for a few seconds then FAILS (step 6
below) consistently time after time with the following error message: "The
files for the recovery diskette could not be created." I'll take bets that
whatever anyone suggests initially I've tried atleast once. I can't believe
I'm the only one having this problem.

I've had to recover atleast once manually uising the Recovery Console and
the XP Pro CD which was no fun but it did work once I understood. I'd much
rather use ASR. Any help would be most appreciated.

Automated System Recovery [ASR] is a process should follow with your Windows
XP computer to create a backup of your system.

This backup will be made of of two parts: a backup file, and a Recovery
Disk. The backup file will be quite large and could be copied to a CD, and
the Recovery Disk will be a floppy.

Follow these steps below to complete the process:

(1) Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Backup.

(2) When the Backup / Restore Wizard starts, click on Advanced Mode.

(3) On the Welcome tab, click the button at the bottom next to ASR Wizard.

This will start the Wizard, which will prompt you for the media to use for
the backup file, after clicking Next. (4)

You should write this file to one of your hard drives, because it is the
fastest, but it also requires lots of free space. A writeable CD will work,
if the CDRW software allows it to be access via a drive letter: however it my
opinion that it is more reliable to copy to CD after creating the file.

(5) After typing in the destination for the backup file, click Next again, and
then Finish.

(6) The Backup utility will copy all of the important system files and settings
to your backup file. Don't be impatient as this can take quite some time to
complete.

(7) Whewn completed, you will be prompted for a writeable floppy disk.

(8) A few files are written to the disk, and then the process is complete.

A reminder to you, that this process does not backup personal data or files
(such as email or documents stored in 'My Documents'). It would be wise to
use Files and Settings Tranfser Wizard to create a file containing all of
your personal data and internet history etc that can be 'imported' should you
have to rebuild the system using system restore.

If you have Windows XP Home Edition it doesn't include a Backup Utility as
part of the default configuration. Located on Windows XP Home Edition CD is
the installation program that you run to install the Backup Utility on your
computer.

Insert the XP Home CD, and run NTBACKUP.MSI program. It is located in
n:\Valueadd\msft\ntbackup 'n' is the letter of your CD/DVD drive.

This will start the Windows Backup Utility Installation Wizard, after it is
finished, click "Finish." It should be very simple to complete this process.

Yo run it, click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools >
Backup, and the Backup Utility will run, just as described for XP Pro.

Note that if you use the ASR Wizard decribed previously for XP Pro, it can
provide unpredictable results, and the disks created are unreliable.

how can i make a recovery disc from a blank cd to fix my compter