Automated System Recovery Disk

[Guest RN1]

I would like to create an Automated System Recovery Disk prior to

installing WinXP SP3 (since my PC refused to start after installing

SP1 & I had to re-install WinXP in my PC & hence wouldn't like to take

any chance after installing SP3).

 

To do so, I navigated to Programs-->Accessibility-->System Tools--

>Backup from the Start menu, clicked the link "Advanced Mode" on the

welcome screen & finally clicked the "Automated System Recovery

Wizard" button but I think it's backing up all the files residing on

my hard disk (though I haven't selected any drives) instead of just

the system files & the other necessary system information necessary to

recover the system in case of a crash.

 

What am I doing wrong?

[Guest Malke]

Re: Automated System Recovery Disk

 

RN1 wrote:

> I would like to create an Automated System Recovery Disk prior to

> installing WinXP SP3 (since my PC refused to start after installing

> SP1 & I had to re-install WinXP in my PC & hence wouldn't like to take

> any chance after installing SP3).

>

> To do so, I navigated to Programs-->Accessibility-->System Tools--

>>Backup from the Start menu, clicked the link "Advanced Mode" on the

> welcome screen & finally clicked the "Automated System Recovery

> Wizard" button but I think it's backing up all the files residing on

> my hard disk (though I haven't selected any drives) instead of just

> the system files & the other necessary system information necessary to

> recover the system in case of a crash.

>

> What am I doing wrong?

 

You're using the entirely wrong approach to this. What you want to do is

make an image of your system as it is now (working well!) and store that

image on an external (or another internal) hard drive. This will enable you

to get back to a working system in minutes if something goes wrong.

 

You do this with an imaging program. I prefer Acronis True Image, but there

are others.

 

Malke

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MS-MVP

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[Guest Alias]

Re: Automated System Recovery Disk

 

Malke wrote spam:

 

 

Malke

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[Guest ronniek]

Re: Automated System Recovery Disk

 

If your system goes down, as mine did a little while ago, how is it possible

to load the acrnis image without an operating system? Surely you need

something else?

 

"Malke" wrote:

> RN1 wrote:

>

> > I would like to create an Automated System Recovery Disk prior to

> > installing WinXP SP3 (since my PC refused to start after installing

> > SP1 & I had to re-install WinXP in my PC & hence wouldn't like to take

> > any chance after installing SP3).

> >

> > To do so, I navigated to Programs-->Accessibility-->System Tools--

> >>Backup from the Start menu, clicked the link "Advanced Mode" on the

> > welcome screen & finally clicked the "Automated System Recovery

> > Wizard" button but I think it's backing up all the files residing on

> > my hard disk (though I haven't selected any drives) instead of just

> > the system files & the other necessary system information necessary to

> > recover the system in case of a crash.

> >

> > What am I doing wrong?

>

> You're using the entirely wrong approach to this. What you want to do is

> make an image of your system as it is now (working well!) and store that

> image on an external (or another internal) hard drive. This will enable you

> to get back to a working system in minutes if something goes wrong.

>

> You do this with an imaging program. I prefer Acronis True Image, but there

> are others.

>

> Malke

> --

> MS-MVP

> Elephant Boy Computers

> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

> Don't Panic!

>

[Guest Frank-FL]

Re: Automated System Recovery Disk

 

Go to: http://www.acronis.com/

There are several different approaches that are usable with Acronis True Image.

to accomplish your goal.

To answer your question the operating system is on the bootable Acronis compact Disk.

 

"ronniek" <ronniek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:12DECA5B-CBA3-40BF-95C7-C5862CC34222@microsoft.com...

> If your system goes down, as mine did a little while ago, how is it possible

> to load the acrnis image without an operating system? Surely you need

> something else?

>

> "Malke" wrote:

>

>> RN1 wrote:

>>

>> > I would like to create an Automated System Recovery Disk prior to

>> > installing WinXP SP3 (since my PC refused to start after installing

>> > SP1 & I had to re-install WinXP in my PC & hence wouldn't like to take

>> > any chance after installing SP3).

>> >

>> > To do so, I navigated to Programs-->Accessibility-->System Tools--

>> >>Backup from the Start menu, clicked the link "Advanced Mode" on the

>> > welcome screen & finally clicked the "Automated System Recovery

>> > Wizard" button but I think it's backing up all the files residing on

>> > my hard disk (though I haven't selected any drives) instead of just

>> > the system files & the other necessary system information necessary to

>> > recover the system in case of a crash.

>> >

>> > What am I doing wrong?

>>

>> You're using the entirely wrong approach to this. What you want to do is

>> make an image of your system as it is now (working well!) and store that

>> image on an external (or another internal) hard drive. This will enable you

>> to get back to a working system in minutes if something goes wrong.

>>

>> You do this with an imaging program. I prefer Acronis True Image, but there

>> are others.

>>

>> Malke

>> --

>> MS-MVP

>> Elephant Boy Computers

>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

>> Don't Panic!

>>