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How can I create an Automated System Recovery (ASR) set if my PC doesn't have a 3.5" disk drive?
John Savill
November 20, 2003
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A. An ASR set consists of a system backup and a 3.5" disk that lists the system files that are installed on the PC. If you don't have a 3.5" disk drive on your machine, you won't be able to create the ASR disk. However, you can still create an ASR disk by performing the following steps:
Run the ASR wizard, which is part of Windows Backup.
After you run the ASR Wizard, start Windows Explorer.
Navigate to the %windir%repair folder (e.g., C:windowsrepair).
Copy the asr.sif and asrpnp.sif files to a network location.
On a different networked computer that has a 3.5" disk drive, copy these files to a 3.5" disk and label the disk as your ASR disk.
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