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Where is the ERD in XP

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by neighborpc.net

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I have looked all over for the Emergency Repair Disk in XP and can not find it. It is not in the back utilty like before can anyone tell me where its at? Or what is replacing it?

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by bill kz

In 2000 and XP the rdisk functionality is incorporated into NTBACKUP. In XP, run ntbackup and select "Automated System Recovery Wizard". There is also some nifty system recovery functionality in XP that first appeared in ME-- right-click on My Computer and go to the "System Restore" tab for details.

by antony

Its called the Automated System Recovery Disk (ASR Disk) in XP.

1. choose START > ALL PROGRAMS > ACCESSORIES > SYSTEM TOOLS > Backup to start the Backup or Restore Wizard.

2. on the initial screen, click on Advanced Mode link to open the Backup Utility at the Welcome tab:

3. Click Automated System Recovery Wizard

4. Click NEXT

5. The wizard will assume you are backing up to a floppy, gives it the name of Backup.bkf. Place the floppy in the drive, click NEXT to open the lastscreen of the wizard. Click FINISH and the Wizard copies the system files you'll need on hand after a system failure.

by joseph moore

Win2K (and I believe XP also) also have the Recovery Console, that takes place of much of the use the ERD used to do.
You can either boot of the CD and select it, or you can install Recovery Console as a bootable option.
Put the CD in.
Run winnt32 /cmdcons

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