Question:
how to backup a windows restore disk?
elijah h
2006-07-13 07:46:23 UTC
how can i create a backup of my windows 2000 pro.i have cdrwin but how can i make it so that it can be read like the oringinal and restore my computer. i want the cd to be read correctly and normally when i start my computer so i can restore my computer using the disk also
Five answers:
?
2006-07-13 08:09:19 UTC
Mirroring a drive works great if you have the storage capacity but since you mention wanting this on CD I think you might be better off with a drive imaging program. I would suggest Acronis True Image Home or Norton Ghost.



Acronis True Image:



http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/



Norton Ghost:



http://symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/overview.jsp?pcid=br&pvid=ghost10







It's little more work but it's free and might work for you, DriveImageXML:



http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm



FAQ for DriveImageXML:



http://www.runtime.org/driveimage_faq.htm





If all your wanting to do is make a copy of your Windows 2000 installation CD with CDRWin then pop in your 2000 CD and start CDRWin. On the main window, top row, second icon from the left that looks like 2 CD's is the copy button. Click that and follow the prompts. As 2000 Pro CD's aren't protected, the defaults should work fine.
Carla S
2006-07-13 07:53:39 UTC
Mirror them. Here are the instructions.



To add a mirror to an existing simple volume



Open Disk Management.

Right-click the simple volume you want to mirror, click Add Mirror, and then follow the instructions on your screen.

Notes



You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.

To open Disk Management, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. In the console tree under Storage, click Disk Management.

You can mirror volumes only on computers running Windows 2000 Server.

Any existing simple volume can be mirrored onto another dynamic disk, as long as there is sufficient unallocated space on that disk. If you don't have a dynamic disk with enough unallocated space, the Add Mirror command is unavailable. (To verify you have enough space, right-click the disk, click Properties, and then check the size in Unallocated Space. This size may be slightly smaller than shown in the graphical and list views.)

Mirrored volumes are fault tolerant.

You cannot extend a simple volume after it has been mirrored.

The same drive letter is used for both copies (mirrors) of a mirrored volume.



http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win2000/Q_20262135.html





I did a trick which worked fine: I was able to restore my system in 20 minutes.

Installed a second OS, then created a batch dos file to copy the files from one disk to another. Some files should be excluded (temp files and some others)

Here is the batch:



del h:\D_BOOTNT_BIG_SAVEPOINT\*.* /S /Q

c:

cd documents and settings\ol

attrib -h "param?tres locaux"

cd param?tres locaux

del.\temp\*.* /s /q

del C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\DrWatson\user.dmp

cd \

attrib -h -r -s c:\pagefile.sys

DEL C:\pagefile.sys

xcopy c:\*.* h:\D_BOOTNT_BIG_SAVEPOINT\ /S /H /Y /R /E /C



cd c:\D_BOOTNT_BIGSAVEPOINT

c:

attrib -h -s RECYCLER

del /S /Q RECYCLER

rmdir /S /Q RECYCLER

attrib -h -s RECYCLED

del /S /Q RECYCLED

rmdir /S /Q RECYCLED



With this, I am copying everything from c:\ to a folfer in h:\, dealing with some exceptions: the temp folder, Dr Watson dump file, the recycle bin and the swap file. All these are not needed in my backup.



Try to adapt this for your configuration, and remember that you need to run it from another Win2000 OS in order to get rid on the busy files.
?
2016-12-10 11:04:59 UTC
it somewhat is fairly basic - click on living house windows orb and interior the seek field form Backup this may lead you to the backup and restore centre stick to the activates to make a gadget image disk and additionally a gadget restore disk on a similar time as your at it. you'll want some clean DVDs you will no longer want your unique restore disks for this technique HTH David
ssmith4007
2006-07-13 07:53:06 UTC
If you are copying from one cd to another, I recommend using Nero (5 or higher, pref. 6) and select the option to "make an exact copy of a disc." If you are trying to copy Windows just from your computer, don't bother. Take a nap instead. It won't work correctly and will only give you headaches down the road, if you can even get it to work.
anonymous
2006-07-18 01:07:06 UTC
acronis true image is much better that ghost, the other software i don't even consider. it's more handly, more reliable. so i am for acronis!!


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