Rescue Disk Trouble............

[bfletch]

After installing my system, and updating it, I was told to update the rescue disk. When I try to create a new one, it says the disk is not large enough and the other files were put on the hard drive. Should it do this? Can I save them to a folder then copy them again to a CD or a ZIP disk? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[johncurtis]

This is a common problem. Use rdisk /s- which will create all the files you need in the %SysytemRoot%\Repair folder. If you need to repair your installation you can use these files. I would also take a backup of the repair folder.

John

 

[bfletch]

I used the command you mentioned, and it made a full disk and put files on the "repair" directory. In order to boot off of the disk, do I need to copy the files from the "repair" directory on another disk? The file is about 2 MB so I will have to use something other than a conventional disk. The disk it created has all the same files, short of one, but is only aproximately 500 KB. Thanks for the info.

 

[johncurtis]

Repair disks are not bootable at all. In order to repair an NT installation, you boot off the 3 setup floppies (or the CD if it's bootable). Choose the option to repair the installation rather than to set up NT and it will ask you if you have the repair disk. Since the files won't fit on a floppy, choose No and it will then look for the files in the repair directory in systemroot. From here you can choose which parts of NT you want to repair.

It's a good idea to update the repair information regularly, especially after hardware changes or software installations.

John