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Creating an Emergency Repair Disk (ERD)
Creating an Emergency Repair Disk (ERD)
The backup utility helps you create a copy of the data on your hard disk. In the event that the original data
on your hard disk is accidentally erased or overwritten, or becomes inaccessible because of a hard disk
malfunction, you can use the copy to restore your lost or damaged data.
To create an Emergency Repair Disk, proceed as follows:
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Click the Start on the Windows
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Point to Programs, Accessories, then System Tools and finally Backup.
The Backup window appears.
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On the Tools menu, click Create an Emergency Repair Disk.
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Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
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You will need a blank 1,44 MB floppy disk to create an Emergency Repair Disk.
It is recommended that you recreate an Emergency Repair Disk each time your computer undergoes major changes (new program installation, ...).
The repair process relies on information that is saved in the systemroot/repair folder. You must not change or delete this folder.
Choosing Also back up the registry to the repair directory will save your current registry files in a folder within your systemroot/repair folder.
This is useful if you need to recover your system in the event your hard disk has failed.
Additional information on the repair process is available in the help files (see the Getting Started online book in Introducing Windows
Professional)
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