Vista Recovery Disc

[RandyL]

I just downloaded it from NeoSmart and tried it. It seems to work pretty good. It's similar to the XP Recovery Console.

 

You can auto repair startup.

Do a System Restore.

Restore from backup.

Open a command prompt.

Check memory.

 

This might be a good tool to have for Vista especially on some OEM machines. I think on my HP my only option if Windows won't boot is a system restore or a full restore.

 

RandyL

[Seth]

Very interesting.

 

I've used the Vista Cd's repair functions a few times now. It's interesting that the startup repair is on that iso as that repair requires files from the Vista DVD.

[AdvancedSetup]

Yes, saw this the other day from some other location. Didn't think too much about it as I don't run Vista except on a few systems and we have Ghost image of them.

[Seth]

Regarding specific Vista repair functions:

 

You can auto repair startup. - Excellent feature.

Do a System Restore. - Great. Unlike XP in which the OS must be intact in at least safe mode.

Restore from backup. - Most users will never use this.

Open a command prompt. - Mostly used for chkdsk if it's a valid command in that mode.

Check memory. - Much quicker to use a memtest cd if you're into software mem tests.

[AdvancedSetup]

Restore from backup. - Most users will never use this.

 

Would be much better/useful if you gutted the built-in junk backup and download the REAL NTBACKUP from Microsoft site.

 

Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility for Vista