The following instructions are only valid for creating an emergency repair disk under Windows NT. The utility to create a repair disk is automatically copied to the Windows directory during the installation, but no shortcut to the utility is inserted in the Administrative Tools folder. It is most convenient to add a shortcut to the Emergency Repair Utility to this folder.
1. Run the Emergency Recovery Utility by executing the RDISK program and select the "Update Repair Information" option.
2. Insert the repair disk in your floppy drive and select the "Create Repair Disk" option. The program will overwrite all the information previously saved to the floppy with the current system information.
To use the created repair disk and restore the system files, restart your computer with the repair disk in the floppy drive.
You should run the RDISK to update your emergency recovery disk any time before making significant changes to your system, such as installing application suites or Internet browsers. It is best to keep several generations of the emergency recovery disk. That way, if your most recent changes cause problems, you can replace the files with their previous versions.
It is strongly recommended that you follow a rigorous backup procedure to allow the restoration of your system after a catastrophic failure of the Registry or the hard drive.