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Creating Troubleshooting Disks
Creating a Windows NT Repair Floppy Disk
The Windows NT repair disk is vital to the successful restoration of a
user system in the event of a damaged operating system component.
The Emergency Repair Disk (ERD), as it is sometimes called, should be
updated anytime a change to the operating system occurs. This can
happen whenever hardware is added or applications are installed. The
ERD is also used to replace damaged system files, restore damaged or
incorrect registry information, or rebuild the system startup
environment.
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Since you are creating this floppy disk after all of your Avid software has been
installed, you are creating what can be called an Avid operational ERD.
The repair disk does not restore applications or device drivers.
Instead, it holds copies of the user environment, software associations,
passwords, and information about the system configuration.
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The ERD is not a replacement for regular backups. It provides enough
recovery to restore a system to a bootable state only.
To create a Windows NT repair floppy disk:
1. Start Windows NT 4.0 and log in to an account with
administrative privileges. If you do not have administrative
privileges, see your system administrator to get privileges.
2. Click the Start button and select Run. The Run window opens.
3. Type
rdisk /s
and press OK.
4. Follow the instructions to create a repair disk.
5. Store the repair disk in a safe, dry, static-free location, and make
sure the customer knows where the floppy disk is located.
6. If you have a problem, search for Emergency Repair Disk in the
Windows NT Help.
