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2.7 Automated System Recovery
Every time you successfully edit your system’s configuration, you should back the configuration up against
the time when you unsuccessfully edit the settings. This backup disk is called the automated system
recovery (ASR) disk. The ASR is not a boot disk but contains pointers to the system state backup. To create
the ASR disk, do the following:
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Click on the
START
button to display the Start Menu
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On the Start Menu, point to
ALL PROGRAMS
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Click on
ACCESSORIES
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Click on
SYSTEM TOOLS
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Then click on
BACKUP
to start the Backup Utility
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On the initial screen of the Backup utility, click on the
AUTOMATED SYSTEM
RECOVERY WIZARD
button
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Choose a backup location for a complete system state backup of your computer (do
not choose the floppy disk)
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After Backup is finished, insert a blank, formatted floppy disk in drive A: and press
OK
when prompted to let the wizard copy files to the disk
To use the ASR to repair a damaged Windows Server 2003 installation, do the following:
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Place the Windows Server 2003 Installation CD in the CD-Rom
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Then restart the computer
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Press
F2
on the keyboard at the beginning of text-mode Setup when prompted at the
bottom of the screen
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After your computer restarts, it will automatically begin Backup and start a Restore
operation from the backup you created when making the ASR disk
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When prompted to choose whether you want to continue installing Windows 2000 or
repair your current installation, press
R
on the keyboard to start repairing the installation
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When prompted to choose whether you want to repair your system using the Recovery
Console or the emergency repair process, press
R
on the keyboard to use the emergency
repair process
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When prompted to choose whether you want to use Manual or Fast repair, press
F
on
the keyboard to use Fast repair
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You will be prompted to press
ENTER
if you have the ERD and
L
if you do not, press
ENTER
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When prompted, insert the ERD in drive A
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Then press
ENTER
Note: The ASR performs a nonauthoritative restore of System State data.
Thus, if you are restoring a domain controller you must use Ntdsutil.exe to
make the restore authoritative for the domain.
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