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by cindy51

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I do not have a recovery CD. How do I create one?

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by thechas

A recovery CD is nothing more than a bootable CD loaded with your favorite utilities.

Now, some retail PCs come without the Windows and software CDs.
These often come with a recovery CD, or a recovery floppy that you use to restore the PC to the way software was loaded on it the day it shipped.

For a recovery utility CD, check out this site:

http://www.windowsubcd.com/

For tips on burning a bootable CD, check out the links at www.bootdisk.com

Chas

by p.j.hutchison

When I set my machine up I install Windows XP, drivers, and any apps or utilities. Then I image it with Norton Ghost to CD and make it bootable.
So if my system goes down for some reason, I can restore it to a basic setup in no time rather than start from scratch.

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