Re: system restore DVD

"Manny Weisbord" <mannyweisbord@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:alnmu4pm06lk1jhorqklh8h7qj2s5e3bsl@xxxxxxxxxx
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Is there any utility built into Vista or XP to allow one to create a
complete system restore DVD?

Yes. windows E - right click 'C' - properties - tools - backup - look in
left hand column - create image backup or words to that effect.

Try again. That one was wrong.

works ok here

It backs things up, bozo... but it does NOT create a "system restore
DVD".

What up Manny--

It's right here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chadharris16/

Actually "it" absolutely does create a System Restore DVD ultimately because it has the option besides backup to create a system repair dvd which is in fact, a Startup Repair DVD and System Restore is one of the options there if you have a restore point. If you have a dual boot or multiboot, and you boot to the other drive, you will lose restore points so you have to be careful to go back and setup at least one in that case.

But the wording is different in the left hand pane.

1) What you do is click "Backup and Restore" or you can reach it at the Control Panel as well>in the left hand pane under Control Panel Home which is going to be there from either location click the second listed option>Create a System Repair Disk.

2) I'm operating in Windows 7. In Vista SP1 RTM this option was supposed to be on All Programs by clicking Maintenance and at the last second MFST (probably their marketing or business arm) had it jerked from the RTM on the All Programs menu. I don't know if Vista RTM SP1 RTM option has this at Backup, but I do know that it has this application /utility present for sure in the C:\Windows\System32 folder and after a UAC/Security tab tweak after right clicking the app in the System32 folder>properties>security tab to get full admin privileges it's usable in Vista SP1.

3) If the OP doesn't want to take the 3 minutes to do the security tab tweak in Vista SP1, he can simply download the .iso from the link below and try the System Restore option from Startup Repair's Advanced option list or he can try the options I've listed below the link:

Download Vista Repair Disk
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

1) First try 3 options from Startup Repair. If you have a Vista DVD then
restart with it in the drive>press any key to boot from it and run Startup
Repair. From Startup Repair you have 3 good tools with an excellent chance of fixing your system. If you don't have a Vista DVD from which to boot to Startup Repair, no problem, Download the .iso from the link below and burn it, and you'll have the Microsoft Vista Repair Disk with Startup Repair.

Download Vista Repair Disk
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

How to Use Startup Repair from the Vista DVD or the Repair Disk you make:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial142.html

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/5c59f8c1-b0d1-4f1a-af55-74f3922f3f351033.mspx

2) If Startup Repair does not get your Vista back, then use the 3 bootrec
commands from the command prompt available on the Statup Repair Menu:

The menu I refer to is in this set of directions with a grey background.

http://vistahomepremium.windowsreinstall.com/repairstartup/repairstartup.htm

Those are:

bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /rebuild BCD

3) If my second option doesn't work, then try System restore from the
Startup Repair list.

4) If by rare chance you have an actual Vista DVD, you can put it in, boot
from it>choose the Upgrade Option>choose your current broken Vista Drive and try to do a repair install with the Vista DVD.

How To Perform a Repair Installation For Vista
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html

5) If the above 3 tools don't work, then use the 4 tools available by
restarting your pc and tapping F8 once per second to get to the Windows
Advanced Options Menu.

From this menu click on 3 Safe Mode links to use System Restore. Make sure
you try all 3 if one doesn't work, because just one of them may work.
Tap F8 to Reach Windows Advanced Options Menu Pictured Below:

http://media.photobucket.com/image/vista%20windows%20advanced%20options%20menu/indyank/techbliss/Vista-Advanced-Boot-Options.jpg

Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command: At the prompt you would type the command to use forsystem restore at the safe mode cmd prompt is:

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

If these 3 tools don't work, you have one more you can try which is Last
Known Good Configuration.

Good luck,

CH



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