How to Get Recovery Disks When a Computer Crashes

Create a recovery disk to restore your computer after a computer crash.

You must create a recovery disk to retrieve all of your computer files, configurations and programs after a computer crash. Recovery disks should be made on a regular basis in order to recover your data in case of a computer crash, and the disks cannot be used on other systems. Recovery disks that you make before a crash are the only way to retrieve all of your personal computer data.

Things You'll Need

• CD-R disc

Instructions

1. Turn on your computer. Wait for the desktop to load. Go to the "Start" menu and click "All Programs." Double-click "Accessories" then click "System Tools." Scroll and select "Backup" to be taken to the "Backup Status and Configuration" window.

2. Choose "Run a file backup now" under "Back up my files." Select where you want to save your backup under the "On a hard disk, CD, or DVD:" and click "DVD RW Drive (E:)" to create a recovery disk. Click "Next" and select the disks you want to include in the backup. Click the "Disk" boxes to select the drives and click "Next" to select the files you want to backup. Click on the "File" boxes to select which files to backup.

3. Place a CD-R disk into your computer's CD-RW drive. Click "Save settings and start backup" under the "Backup files" window to run backup. Wait for the process to finish and click "OK." Press "OK" when the disk is copied and remove the recovery disk from the drive.

References

• Create Recovery Disk: Create Windows XP Recovery Disk