How Do You Make A Recovery Disk For Windows XP Backup?
You might have lost a Windows XP recovery disk, but if you are doing a backup, you will need to have one on hand in case the entire memory is wiped clean on the computer. These are the steps to take in order to create your own recovery disk for Windows XP. Make sure that you have gathered everything together before you begin to reduce the amount of time the process will take. Step 1 Write the serial number on the blank disk and the original Windows XP installation disk with a permanent marker. Step 2 Go to My Computer and choose the C:\ drive. Find the XP folder and after you have opened it, create a new folder by right clicking in the window and choosing New Folder. Name this folder DRIVERS. Step 3 Open the new DRIVERS folder and create new folders for VIDEO in which you will put your display adapter drivers. Put all of your network adapter drivers in a new NETWORK folder, and make a new folder for your modem drives if you use your modem. Step 4 Go to www.smart-projects.net/isobuster
A Windows XP backup disk would be nice to have in case you misplaced your OS installer or if your computer actually came with a preloaded Windows XP system. Here are the steps on how to make a recovery disk for your Windows XP. • Take note of your Windows XP serial number. If you have forgotten to take note of it, you can retrieve it using a third party software called “Magical Jelly Bean Key Finder”. This is a free software that you can download and use to recover the CD serial key you used when Windows XP was installed on your system. • On your desktop, create a folder where the backup files are to be copied in. For ease of identification, name the folder as “XP Backup”. • Locate for the folder named “i386”. The i386 folder is where the files to repair or rebuild your operating system are located. The folder is often found in two locations so if it’s not in the first one, then it’s on the second location. To locate the folder, launch “My Computer” by clicking on the icon for it. Sele
