Re: Automated System Restore without floppy.
- From: Andrew <metasens@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:51:48 +0900
Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
"Andrew" <metasens@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,
I am interested in using the Automated System Restore in Windows XP,
which is supposed to absolutely require a floppy drive for the restore
function (but not the backup) according to Microsoft and many
independent internet sites.
No problems in using on my old computer with floppy drive, but on my new
computer I have no floppy drive; in its place I have a card reader
(drives E: F: G: and H:).
Now in Windows XP it is possible to alter the drive letter for a drive.
eg it is possible to make the E: drive into the A: drive (though this
seems to be lost when rebooted.)
My question is, during an Automated Restore in Windows is it possible to
reboot from the Windows XP disk, change the drive letter and then do a
normal ASR using an SF card (ie was drive E: now A:) instead of a floppy.
I realize I could easily test this myself but I would prefer not to
chance stuffing up my new computer after spending several days
recovering from the previous crash.
Cheers
Andrew
I do not know the answer to your question but I am
uncomfortable with your approach. After spending s
everal days recovering from a crash, you are willing to
trust a stranger's advice, without knowing if it is correct
until you suffer the next crash.
Well no, actually. But I felt that it might be worth testing if someone else had indicated that it would work. Otherwise I will forget it.
Andrew
.
A far safer approach would go like this:
- Get an imaging program, e.g. from Acronis.
- Get yourself a second-hand disk. 10 GBytes should do nicely.
- Create an image of your system partition. Park it on drive D:.
- Boot the machine with your Acronis Recovery CD and
restore the image to the second-hand disk.
- Test the second-hand disk.
- Repeat the process every six months.
This method is risk-free and it gives you a guaranteed
result. It's cheap too when compared with the time you
spent recovering from your recent crash.
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