Need Help Using ASR

From: HOESan (hoehlers_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:41:11 -0700

I have been guilty in the past not backing up my system so I decided
to learn about Automated System Recovery ASR

I have Windows XP Professional Installed on a new Desktop with very
large C: drive.

When I follow the instructions I have pasted below for reference I run
into the immediate problem that my new Dell has no System Partition on
its immense Hard Drive. ASR seems to try to backup all files on the
C drive which is virtually impossible.

My question is "Where have I gone wrong ?"

I see there is an opportunity to select certain files but I need help
making that selection. Wish there were an essential files button or
something.

Just what files are essential to a full System Recovery. I will use
other techniques to back up my essential data files but need a System
Recovery technique that would restore the registry and other essential
settings on the computer but ASR seems to want to do a lot more than
that - rendering it useless.

My problem is with the statement - Only those system files necessary
for starting up your system will be backed up by this procedure

That does not seem to be TRUE in my case as ASR is trying to backup
everything on my C: drive which was not partitioned as delivered by
Dell.

Any help in defining which files to backup would be appreciated.

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>To create an Automated System Recovery set using Backup
>Open Backup
>The Backup Utility Wizard starts by default, unless it is disabled.
>
>Click the Advanced Mode button in the Backup Utility Wizard.
>On the Tools menu, click ASR Wizard.
>Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
> Important
>
>You will need a blank 1.44 megabyte (MB) floppy disk to save your system settings and media to contain the backup files.
> Note
>
>To start Backup, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup.
>Only those system files necessary for starting up your system will be backed up by this procedure. To backup your data, see Backing up files and folders

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