JSI Tip 7651. Your computer cannot read the Windows XP ASR (Automated System Recovery) floppy disk?

Jerold Schulman

January 13, 2004

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When you attempt to recover by using the floppy disk created by the ASR Wizard, your computer is NOT able to read the floppy disk?

If your computer has a USB (Universal Serial Bus) floppy disk drive instead of a standard floppy disk drive, you may experience this problem, because USB devices may NOT be available until Windows XP starts.

NOTE: See How do I use the Automated System Recovery (ASR) floppy and media to recover Windows XP?

NOTE: See Automated System Recovery overview in Windows XP.

NOTE: See How do I re-create a missing Automated System Recovery (ASR) floppy disk?

NOTE: See How do I create a missing ASR floppy disk from the last Automated System Recovery backup?



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