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Automatic System Recovery

VII.  Automated System Recovery (ASR)
ASR will restore your system to a previous state, but it should be used as a last resort because some data will lose in the process.  If you have all your data backed up, you can copy it  back to your system after ASR has taken place.
ASR involves 2 steps:  1)  Creating an ASR backup and 2)  Performing ASR restore
A.  Creating the ASR Backup
The backup portion is accomplished through the ASR Wizard located in the Backup utility.
The wizard backs up the system state, system services, and all disks associated with operating system components.
It also creates a file containing information about the backup, the disk configurations and how to accomplish a restore.
Before attempting backup, make sure you have a 1.44 MB floppy handy - to save system settings during the backup process.

  1. Click Start,  All Programs,  Accessories,  System Tools, and  Backup.
  2. Click the Advanced Mode link  to get to the Welcome window shown below.

On the Tools menu, click ASR Wizard.

  1. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

Note  Only those system files necessary for starting up your system will be backed up by this procedure.
B.  ASR Restore
To recover from a system failure using Automated System Recovery

  1. Make sure you have the following items before you begin the recovery procedure:
    • Your previously created Automated System Recovery (ASR) floppy disk.
    • Your previously created backup media (this should contain data files and programs you want to restore).
    • The original operating system installation CD.
  2. Insert the original operating system installation CD into your CD drive.
  3. Restart your computer. If prompted to press a key in order to start the computer from CD, press the appropriate key.
  4. Press F2 when prompted during the text–only mode section of Setup. You will be prompted to insert the ASR floppy disk you have previously created.
  5. Follow the directions on the screen.

Note  ASR will not restore your data files - if you have not backed them up, they will be gone unless you have multiple hard drives.  In that type of scenario, the drive with the operating system will loose data, but the other drive should not lose any data..
C.  Choosing Recovery Actions if Windows Stops Unexpectedly
Using Startup and Recovery in System in Control Panel, you can configure Windows to do the following when a severe error (called a Stop error or Fatal system error) occurs:

  • Write an event to the system log.
  • Alert administrators.
  • Dump system memory to a file that advanced users can use for debugging.
  • Automatically restart the computer.

The dump of system memory to a log file can be valuable for debugging the cause of the Stop error. If you contact technical support about the error, they might ask for the log file. Note that Windows writes the log file to the same file name (Memory.dmp, by default) each time a Stop error occurs. To preserve log files, you should rename the log file with a unique name after the computer restarts.

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