User`s guide

Chapter 6: DigiDrive Management for Windows NT and Windows 2000 31
Creating an Emergency Repair
Disk
The Repair Disk utility saves all of your current
system settings to an Emergency Repair Disk.
You can then use this disk to restore your com-
puter if files become damaged.
Store the repair disk until needed. If you have a
problem, search for Emergency Repair Disk in
the Windows Help.
To create a repair disk in Windows NT:
1 Start Windows NT 4.0 and log in to an ac-
count with administrative privileges. If you do
not have administrative privileges, see your sys-
tem administrator to get privileges.
2 Click the Start button and select Run. The Run
window opens.
3 Type rdisk /s and press the Enter key.
4 Follow the instructions to create a repair disk.
To create a repair disk in Windows 2000:
1 Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System
Tools. Click Backup.
2 In the Tools menu, click Create an Emergency
Repair Disk. Follow the instructions that appear
on your screen.
3 Check “Back up the registry to the repair
disk.”
Saving the Disk Configuration
This operation will save configuration informa-
tion about currently defined drive letters.
To create a configuration floppy disk in
Windows NT:
1 Start Windows NT 4.0 and log in to an ac-
count with administrative privileges. If you do
not have administrative privileges, see your sys-
tem administrator to get privileges.
2 Click the Start button, point to Programs, and
select Administrative Tools.
3 From the Administrative Tools menu, click
Disk Administrator. The first Disk Administrator
window opens.
4 Choose Configuration from the Partition
menu and select Save.
5 A dialog box appears asking you to put a
floppy disk into the floppy drive.
6 Click Yes. Store the configuration floppy disk
until needed.
To create a configuration floppy disk in
Windows 2000:
■ See your Windows 2000 Help Guide.
It is strongly recommended that you create
and update an Emergency Repair Disk every
time you make significant changes to your
hardware or software setup.
You will need a blank, PC-formatted, 1.44
MB floppy disk to create an Emergency Re-
pair Disk
The repair process relies on information
that is saved in the systemroot\repair
folder. Do not change or delete this folder.