Win2k & Recovery Disk?

[quadcells]

Hello,
Ok, Last night my wife was printing some e-mail when the computer lock-up. So I had to do a reset. Right before Win2K starts to load I got a error that said "Can't start Windows 2000 because a file is missing or coruped..WINNT\System32\Config\Systemced"

So I tried to the Recovery Console, but could not fix the problem because I didn't have "Recovery Disks".

So how do I make these disk? are they just boot disk?
Thanks in advance

 

[DocDoo]

Making the Recovery disk is vital. You should do it often and after you change things, keep 2 or 3 generations on hand.

The best suggestion I an give you is to create a "shortcut" on you desktop, this way you can get to it fast.

How to:

Right-Click on desktop and select NEW then Shortcut.

In the "Target" line enter: %SystemRoot%\system32\ntbackup.exe
In the "Start in" line enter: %windir% then Apply and OK!

Now when you click it, you can select Emergency Repair Disk

Have fun

 

[Marqui]

You can create an ERD (Emergency Repair Disk) thru the backup utility in Windows 2000. It may be able to help you out... the recovery console is something you add to your windows 2000 startup... to install it use "winnt32.exe / cmdcons from your i386 directory.

 

[senior guy]

Hope this isn't a stupid question, but does the Win2K recovery diskette capture all of the registry entries???

 

[obenton]

When you make the ERD the current registry files are stored on the hard drive (since they won't fit on a floppy).

 

[DainBrammage]

When you make the ERD the current registry files are stored on the hard drive (since they won't fit on a floppy).

This is not entirely true. You have to select the checkbox and the files that are creeated here are you INTITIIL REGISTRY FILES

The only way to make a back up of your registry files is to laucnh the Backup Utility and and backup your system state. This will ado two things:

1. It will allow you to make a compressed copy of your registry and other vital system files anywhere you would like to store it.

2. It will copy your system state to the following locaton $systemroot$\repair\regback

 

[senior guy]

DainBrammage~ Would you please spell-out the steps in creating that backup to floppies (and the restore process - if necessary). ~Thanks!

 

[dieselstation]

can you burn the ERD onto CD and boot from cd?

 

[AMDPwred]

Thanks for the info, I needed to make a back-up disk myself

 

[senior guy]

Can someone tell me where Win2K's backup utility is found?
~Thanks!

 

[zzzz]

accessories--system tools--backup

 

[waytoomuchcoffee]

From my security guide I posted here a while back:

You should always create a recovery disk before messing with system settings. Get a blank diskette. Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Backup. Select Backup Tab, go to Tools, and select "Create an Emergency Repair Disk".

If for some reason you don't have the Backup program in your system tools (it happens sometimes), you can access it by creating a shortcut. Right-click on the desktop -> New -> Shortcut. In the box type in:

%SystemRoot%\system32\NTBACKUP.EXE

Under the name, type in "Backup", or whatever.

You should update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) everytime you install a new program or change important settings. Really. Another reason to create a handy Backup shortcut (I put mine on my desktop), as you can update the ERD more easily. Someday your computer won't start, especially if you are the type that messes around with it a lot (like most of you that are reading this). To use your ERD, you need to boot your computer using the four startup floppies that came with Windows 2000. There is an option that asks if you want to install or repair; choose repair and follow directions. It will ask you to insert your ERD. Many versions of Windows 2000 (mainly OEMs and upgrade disks) don't include the startup floppies. You can make them by running /bootdisk/makeboot.exe off of your Windows 2000 CD. Either create these startup floppies before problems occur, or make sure you have an old DOS boot disk around to access the CD so you can do it later (many Windows 2000 CDs do NOT autoboot, mainly due to hardware issues).

Another handy tool that can be used in the event of an emergency is the Recovery Console. This lets you fix disks when you can't boot into Windows, create/format partitions, and disable/enable services, among other things. It's a useful second step, usually AFTER you try your ERD. While you can run it many ways, the easiest is to load it as a boot-time option (when you press F8 while Windows is loading). To do this, put in your Windows 2000 CD, go to Start -> Run and type in X:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons where "X" is the CD-ROM drive letter (note there is a space between "winnt32.exe" and "/cmdcons&quot. I won't go into how to use it here (it's a lot like DOS, and uses some of the same commands). The following article describes it in more detail: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q229/7/16.asp

 

[senior guy]

Thanks for your excellent post!

...I always wondered about the difference between making a Win2K ERD and a BU...

 

[Croda]

Hey Coffee, s booting from the CD the same as booting from the 4 diskettes?

 

[DainBrammage]

Yes booting from the CD is the same as booting from the 4 floppies, but it takes much longer.

To answer an earlier question ...no , you cant copy the ERD to a cd and boot from the cd the ERD is a non-bootable disk

 

[SpaceWalker]

Hey...you could also go here Boodisk and download the ERD disk from them....