At 08:58 8/12/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Hello Group! I have tried in vain to figure out how to be able to create a > >new ERD or even an update to the old one for the last 2 months. For > > >I wouldn't worry about it too much. Either the Repair function works or it >doesn't and the ERD never really seemed to matter the few times I had to >try it. WinXP just gives up and does away with it entirely. > > > >Pro setup disks, but the situation stays the same. My CD is unfortunately > >a composite one from a corporate friend who burned 3 different OSs on one > >CD. Pro, Server and Advanced Server. He did not make any of it bootable, > > >At the risk of jumping to conclusions here, MS has been known to disable >updates for pirate copies. At least with WinXP SP1 they're going to. Still, >nothing stopping you from burning your version to a bootable cdrom. Or him >if his corporate license really allows him to burn and distribute his copies. > > > >but I have the 4 boot disks and they work just fine to get me back to the > >desktop. In the past I have relied on tape backups to restore whatever went > >wrong but lately this method or my media is not working correctly. I > >cannot afford to get any new equipment, hence no CD-RW and the tapes are > >quite expensive especially if they have a heavy failure rate. > > >Using tapes to avoid buying a $35 USD cdrw makes no sense. Even cheap ($50) >USB cdrws are available which wouldn't even require opening the case >(though I don't think you could boot from one). > >Regardless, you may want to invest in 3rd party software that also backs up >parts of the registry. ERUNT is free at >http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt . WinRescue also includes >backing up your data ($25 USD) at http://regvac.com/frescue2.htm . > >Of course if you really prefer an imaging solution then still no cdrw is >necessary - just a free partition (preferably on a different physical disk) >and a copy of Drive Image ( http://www.powerquest.com/driveimage/ ) or >similar (freeware available). > > >- Users can unsubscribe from this list by sending email to >24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the >Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at >http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1/24hrsupport.htm. Joe! thank you for your response. My Windows 2000 CD is NOT a pirate copy, it is a licensed composite copies by a highly placed individual of an IT company. Because of time constraints his generosity to me was curtailed and he ONLY burned the OSs on 1 CD, which was a new one on me too. He is trying to get me a copy of ERD Commander 2002 so I do not have to worry about sloppy recoveries and the like. If I could afford it I would have a CD-RW and then problem solved. So in summation, it appears that You do not hold much store in the ERD and have alternative methods to recover from a crash or gross corruption. But I DO appreciate your input. Thanks, Barry ~ baronson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Users can unsubscribe from this list by sending email to 24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1/24hrsupport.htm.