How to Make a Recovery Disc for My Computer
A recovery disc is a CD used to restore your computer to its original form if something goes amiss. A typical recovery disc contains your operating system, your device drivers and other files you consider crucial to the operation of your machine. Creating a recovery disc can be an involved process, but it is made easier with the use of free online software utilities.
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Things You'll Need
- Driver Magician
- Windows installation disc
- nLite
- Blank CD
- CD burning software
Instructions
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Download the Driver Magician program from the site linked below. Run the program and follow the on-screen instructions. Driver Magician extracts all of the device drivers from your computer (the files that tell your computer how to use the hardware), and saves them in a location you choose. Create a "Recovery Disk Material" folder by right clicking your desktop and selecting the "New" then "Folder." Save files in the folder.
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Download and install the nLite program, simple-to-use program that enables you to create a new recovery disk containing all the features you want.
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Insert the Windows installation CD into your disk drive and cancel out of any menus that appear on screen. Open nLite and choose "Create an Image of" the Windows installation disc. Save the image in the "Recovery Disk Material" folder.
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Click on "Drivers" for the nLite program and point it in the direction of the device drivers you extracted earlier. This incorporates the drivers on your machine into your Windows image, allowing you to reinstall everything easily with your new recovery disc.
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Select "Create a Bootable ISO Image." Insert a blank CD into your CD-R drive and select "Burn" within nLite to create your recovery disc. The process will take around five to 10 minutes, then you will have a fully functional backup disc in case your computer ever crashes.
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