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| Where
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Beyond Backups: The Next Steps For Fault
Tolerance
OK, you perform your regular backup routines.
That means your data is protected. But
do you have qualified protection against
downtime of your server, drives, or other
potential points-of-failure on your network?
Which components don't require redundancy?
In part 1 of a 2-part article, we offer
several ounces of prevention to help you
gain several pounds of cure. Source: EarthWeb
(April 27, 2001) Damaged Registry
Repair and Recovery in Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 318159
- When a registry hive becomes damaged,
your computer may become unbootable,
and you may receive one of the following
Stop error messages on a blue screen:
Data Protection and Recovery in Windows XP (revised)
Microsoftİ Windows?
XP provides many enhancements in the
area of data protectionİespecially Encrypting
File System (EFS). This article provides
a technical walkthrough that illustrates
how to use important data recovery and
protection features in Windows XP. Also
included are best practices and the
steps you need to take to build an effective
data recovery and protection strategy.
Source: Microsoft.com
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Microsoft Windows XP System Restore
This MSDN Online article discusses the System
Restore feature of Microsoft Windows XP, which
enables you, in the event of a problem, to restore
your PC to a previous state without losing personal
data files.
The Six Deadly Backup Sins
Learn how to avoid a disaster-recovery nightmare.
Source: Windows 2000 Magazine (April
2000) |
| How
to Articles |
HOW TO: Create Multiple
CD-ROMs from a Set of Files in Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 305600 - This
step-by-step article describes how to create multiple
CD-ROMs from a set of files in Windows XP. With
Windows XP, you can easily use writable CD-ROMs
to store files in a secure medium for later recovery,
archiving, and so on. HOW TO: Install Backup
from the Windows XP Home Edition CD-ROM
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 302894 - The
Backup utility is not included in the default
installation of Windows XP Home Edition.
HOW TO: Use Backup
to Back Up Files and Folders on Your Computer
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 308422 - This
article describes how to back up files and folders
on your computer by using the Backup program
that is included with Windows XP.
HOW TO: Use Backup
to Restore Files and Folders on Your Computer
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 309340 - This
article is a step-by-step guide to using the
Backup program in Windows XP to restore files
and folders on your computer.
HOW TO: Configure
Recovery Techniques in Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 307973 - You
can configure the actions that Windows takes
when a severe error (also called a fatal system
error, or stop error) occurs. You can configure
the following actions:
How
to Set up and Use Automated System Recovery
in Windows XP
This article describes how to set up and use
Automated System Recovery (ASR) in Windows XP.
ASR is a two-part recovery system consisting
of ASR backup and ASR restore.
Recovering from Failed
System Drive with Non-Default %SystemRoot% Folder
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 235478 - When
you install Windows XP or Windows 2000 by booting
from either the Windows installation CD-ROM
or the four Setup floppy disks, Setup does not
prompt you for or allow you to change the target
installation folder name. The default installation
folder is \Winnt. |
| System
Restore |
| How to Disable the
System Restore Configuration User Interface
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 283073 - This
article describes how to locally disable the
System Restore Configuration user interface
to prevent users from modifying System Restore
settings, or from turning this feature on or
off for the system and non-system drives. This
is the only way to disable configuration changes
and leave the filter and the service on. It
may be particularly useful for computers with
multiple users or for multiple-partition computers.
HOW TO: Re-Create
a Missing Automated System Recovery Floppy Disk
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 299526 - This
article describes how to create an Automated
System Recovery (ASR) floppy disk from the media
that stores the ASR backup. During an ASR backup
operation, a copy of the Asr.sif and Asrpnp.sif
files are backed up to the backup media. In
the event that the ASR floppy disk is not available,
both the Asr.sif and Asrpnp.sif files can be
extracted from the ASR backup set, and then
transferred to a floppy disk to be used for
an ASR operation.
HOW TO: Restore the
Operating System to a Previous State in Windows
XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 306084 - This
article describes how to use the System Restore
tool to return your computer to a previous working
state. System Restore takes a "snapshot" of
critical system files and some program files
and stores this information as restore points.
HOW TO: Start System
Restore Tool from Command Prompt
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 304449 - Windows
XP includes the System Restore tool, but you
cannot start the System Restore tool from a
Recovery Console prompt. Because of this, it
may be useful to start the System Restore tool
when you are unable to start your Windows XP-based
HOW TO: How to Use
the System Restore Utility with Windows Management
Instrumentation
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 295299 - This
article describes how you can use the System
Restore utility to create, enumerate, and restore
previously created restore points by using Windows
Management Instrumentation (WMI).
System Restore Scripting Samples
Download script samples for configuring and
operating System Restore (locally and remotely)
on computers running Windows XP Professional.
Windows
XP's System Restore
Learn how to use Windows XP's System Restore
to recover your system and protect your data.
Source: Windows & .NET Magazine (Sept
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| Recovery
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A Discussion About
the Bootcfg Command and Its Uses
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 291980 - This
article discusses the bootcfg command
and its uses. The bootcfg command is
a Microsoft Windows XP Recovery Console command
that manipulates the Boot.ini file.
Description of the
Windows XP Recovery Console
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 314058 - This
article describes the functionality and limitations
of the Windows Recovery Console. The Windows
Recovery Console is designed to help you recover
if your Windows-based computer does not start
properly or does not start at all.
HOW TO: Access the
Recovery Console During Startup
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q307654
- If Safe mode and other startup options do
not work, you can consider using the Recovery
Console. This method is recommended only if
you are an advanced user who can use basic commands
to identify and locate problem drivers and files.
HOW TO: Add More
Power to Recovery Console By Using Group Policy
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 310497 - This
step-by-step article describes how to use Group
Policy to add more power to the Recovery Console.
Windows XP provides a Group Policy that lets
you add power to the commands that are available
in the Recovery Console. Under normal conditions,
the Recovery Console imposes limits on the environment
in which it operates.
How to Install the
Windows Recovery Console
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 216417 - This
article describes how to install the Microsoft
Windows Recovery Console to your hard disk.
If you install this tool to your local hard
disk, Windows Recovery Console is added as a
choice on the Windows Startup menu.
HOW TO: Install and
Use the Recovery Console for Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 307654 - The
Windows Recovery console is designed to help
you recover when your Windows-Based computer
does not start properly or does not start at
all. If Safe mode and other startup options
do not work, you can consider using the Recovery
Console.
WebCast: Microsoft
Windows XP: Exploring Boot Options and Recovery
Console Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:
324465 - This session will discuss Microsoft
Windows XP boot options, Recovery Console commands,
and will also talk about how to use them to
troubleshoot common issues that you may experience
when you start Windows XP. |
| Troubleshooting:
Known Bugs and Issues |
Cannot Restore Backups
That You Create in Windows 95, Windows 98, or
Windows Me with the Windows XP Ntbackup Tool
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 305381 - When
you attempt to restore a backup in Windaws XP
that you create by using the Msbackup tool in
Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium
Edition (Me), you may receive one of the following
error messages: Cannot Log On to
Recovery Console After Running Sysprep in Windows
XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 308402 - When
you attempt to log on to Recovery Console in
Windows XP by typing the correct password for
the local Administrator account, Recovery Console
may display the following error message:
Scheduled Backup
May Not Run Under Backup Operator Credentials
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 311866 - When
you schedule an Ntbackup.exe task to run under
a backup operator's credentials, the job may
not complete if someone other than the backup
operator is logged on to the console, and the
System Event log may contain the following error.
WangDAT 3400DX Tape
Drive Stops Responding During Tape I/O Process
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 307050 - When
you try to use a WangDAT 3400DX tape drive with
your Windows XP-based computer, the tape drive
may stop responding during the Tape I/O process.
The following error message may appear in the
log file:
Windows Backup Does
Not Back Up to CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R Devices
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 315255 - When
you select a backup media device in Backup (Ntbackup.exe),
you cannot select a CD-R (compact disc recordable),
CD-RW (compact disc rewritable), or DVD-R (digital
video disc recordable) device.
You Cannot Expand
Computer Shares with the Ntbackup Tool in the
Entire Network Location Microsoft Knowledge
Base Article: 316929 - When you use the
Ntbackup tool, you cannot select a network resource
to back up or restore to if you view the Entire
Network location. Note that the Entire Network
location also includes Microsoft Terminal Services,
Microsoft Windows Network
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