How do I create a System Recovery Disk for XP?
I want to be able to restore my xp system to my complex drive so that it is setup already with my favorite applications, instead of have to reinstall everything from scratch. I'm not sure how to travel about it or what to use.
Answers:
First hold some CD-R or DVD-R or DVD+R blank disks. Do nor use RW disks of either type.
Click start, All Programs, System Recovery. Then click Create My Drivers-Applications CDs. A box appears asking if you want to Burn ISO or Create ISO. Click Burn ISO. Another box open and you click Start Creation. A message will tell you the number of blank disks that are required for the recovery set. In the subsequent box click the type of recordable disk you want to use. It will be either Cds or DVDs. Make sure that you own the correct number and then insert a blank disk into your recordable drive and you are on your bearing.
Ron
Windows XP comes with a Recovery Console but it is not see by default; you will obligation to create it. The website, theeldergeek.com, has an excellent guide on how to create and use the recovery console - lots of pictures - providing step by step instructions. The relation is http://www.theeldergeek.com/recovery_con…
"Recovery Console
Windows XP includes the Recovery Console that was first introduced contained by Windows 2000. The Recovery Console allows access to XP installations on FAT, FAT32 and NTFS volumes which are inaccessible via safe mode. The console may be used within two ways. It can be installed to a hard disk as a boot menu alternative or started from the Windows XP CD used for setup. The Administrator password is required to access the installation. Three incorrect password entries forces a reboot.
Installing the Recovery Console
As discussed above, the Recovery Console may be installed to thorny disk or started from the XP Installation CD. The procedure below illustrate installing the console as a boot menu option. This will require ~7MB of disk space. I surface this is the preferred option as instantaneous access to the Recovery Console is available, eliminating the necessitate for access to the Windows XP Setup CD.
Step by Step Recovery Console Installation
Insert the Windows Setup compact disc. If AutoRun is enabled, close the XP Setup screen that appears after inserting the disc...[read the rest of the article]"
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