System restore cd

[dmanero]

How does one create a system restore boot CD?

Also here are my spec for my newly built PC.Let me know what you think

Chieftec Dragon Series Blue
DFI Infinti 865PE Motherboard
Intel P4 3.0 Ghz
1Gig DDR Ram 400mhz
Western Digital 160gig Hard Drive
Powmax 500 Watt Alum Dual Fan 4 led Power supply
5x WhisperFan 80x80x25mm Cooling Fans
ATI Radeon 9250 256MB DDR
Creative Sound Blaster 24Bit Sound card
Soyo BAYONE Extreme 9-in1 Card Reader
Benq DVD-RW
Sony DVD Drive
Dual Monitor
Wireless Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse
*Pictuires will be posted soon*

[mrmister1]

I don't believe you can create a restore CD. You have to use the Windows CD.

You can create a floppy boot disk from Windows, though. Put in a blank floppy, right click on the floppy drive in My Computer, and choose format. From there you can choose to make a boot disk.

[Ezestuff]

Yes you cant but there is just some similar words to what microsoft calls restore: The below is in your help file on xp.

To back up System State data
Using the Windows interface

Open Backup.
The Backup Utility Wizard starts by default, unless it is disabled.

Click the Advanced Mode button in the Backup Utility Wizard.
Click the Backup tab, then in Click to select the check box for any drive, folder, or file that you want to back up, select the System State check box. This will back up the System State data along with any other data you have selected for the current backup operation.
Important

You should always keep current, reliable backup copies of your System State data.
Notes

You must be an administrator or a backup operator to back up files and folders. For more information about permissions or user rights, click Related Topics.
To start Backup, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup.
If the Backup and Recovery Wizard does not start by default, you can still use it to back up the System State data by clicking Backup Wizard on the Tools menu.
If you are backing up the System State data to a tape, and the Backup program indicates that there is no unused media available, you may have to use Removable Storage to add your tape to the free media pool so Backup can use it. For more information about Removable Storage, click Related Topics.
You can only back up the System State data on a local computer. You cannot back up the System State data on a remote computer.
Using a command line

Open Command Prompt.
To backup the System State data, type:
ntbackup backup systemstate
Value Description
systemstate Specifies that you want to back up the System State data. When you select this option, the backup type will be forced to copy.
For information about additional backup options, see the ntbackup command-line utility.
For example, to create a backup job named "Backup Job 1" that backs up the System State data to the file C:\backup.bkf, type:

ntbackup backup systemstate /J "Backup Job 1" /F "C:\backup.bkf"

All other options will default to those specified in the Backup program.
Notes

To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:

ntbackup /?

If you do not specify the other Backup options, ntbackup will use the Backup program's default values for the backup type, verification setting, logging level, hardware compression, and any other settings.


Ezestuff-

[glc]

You could probably create a restore DVD with Norton Ghost, just image the hard drive and make a bootable DVD. I don't think it would fit on a single CD.

[b.r.lancas]

Originally Posted by dmanero How does one create a system restore boot CD? Also here are my spec for my newly built PC.Let me know what you think Chieftec Dragon Series Blue DFI Infinti 865PE Motherboard Intel P4 3.0 Ghz 1Gig DDR Ram 400mhz Western Digital 160gig Hard Drive Powmax 500 Watt Alum Dual Fan 4 led Power supply 5x WhisperFan 80x80x25mm Cooling Fans ATI Radeon 9250 256MB DDR Creative Sound Blaster 24Bit Sound card Soyo BAYONE Extreme 9-in1 Card Reader Benq DVD-RW Sony DVD Drive Dual Monitor Wireless Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse *Pictuires will be posted soon*

I thank MS has some type of DOS download for statup disk.