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Create a Automated System Recovery Floppy Disk in Windows Server 2003This article was previously published under Q325854For a Microsoft Windows XP version of this article, see 299526.This article describes how to create an Automated System Recovery (ASR) floppy disk from the media thatstores the ASR backup in Windows Server 2003.

During an ASR backup operation, the Asr.sif and Asrpnp.sif files are copied to the backup media. If the ASRfloppy disk is not available, both the Asr.sif and Asrpnp.sif files can be extracted from the ASR backup set and

then transferred to a floppy disk to be used for an ASR operation.

Create an ASR Floppy DiskTo create an ASR floppy disk from an ASR backup set:

1. Insert a blank, formatted floppy disk into your computer's floppy disk drive.2. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then clickBackup.The Backup or Restore Wizard starts.

3. Click Advanced Mode.4. On the Welcome tab, click Restore Wizard (Advanced). The Restore Wizard starts. Click Next.5. On the What to Restore page, click to select the check box next to the media that contains the ASRbackup.6. Expand the ASR backup set that corresponds to the ASR floppy disk that you want to create.

7. Expand the second instance of the drive letter that contains the system files, expandWindows_Folder, and then expand the Repairfolder.8. In the right pane, click to select the check boxes next to Asr.sifand Asrpnp.sif, and then click Next.9. On the Completing the Restore Wizard page, click Advanced.10. On the Where to Restore page, click Single Folderin the Restore files to box, type A:\ in theFolder name box, and then click Next.NOTE: The Asr.sif and Asrpnp.sif files must reside on the root of the floppy disk drive for use in a ASRrestore operation.11. Follow the instructions on the remaining pages of the wizard. The restore options that you canconfigure on the remaining pages of the wizard are optional and do not affect the transfer of files to thefloppy disk. When you click Finish on the last page of the wizard, the files are copied to the location thatyou specified. The ASR floppy disk is ready for use in an ASR restore operation.

Create an XP ASR Floppy Disk1. Format a 1.44 megabyte (MB) floppy disk and insert the disk into the floppy disk drive of the computer.2. In System Tools, start the Backup program. When the Backup and Restore Wizard is displayed, click

Next.3. Click Restore Files and Settings, and then click Next.4. In the What to Restore dialog box, select the media that contains the ASR backup. Ensure that the

media is inserted.5. Expand the Automated System Recovery Backup Set that corresponds to the ASR floppy disk that

you want to create.6. Expand the second instance of the drive letter that contains the system files. Expand the

Windows_folder/Repairfolder.7. Click the following files from this repair folder: Asr.sifand Asrpnp.sif, and then click Next.8. At the Completing Backup or Restore Wizard screen, click Advanced.9. At the Where to Restore screen, set the Restore Files to: dialog box to Single Folder, and then set

the Folder Name dialog box to the root of your floppy drive, for example, "A:\".10. Click Next. The other options in this wizard are optional and do not affect the transfer of files to the

floppy disk. When the wizard is finished, the files are copied to the location that you had previouslyspecified. The ASR floppy disk is ready for use in the event of an ASR restore operation.

NOTE: The Asr.sif and Asrpnp.sif files must reside on the root of the floppy disk drive to be used duringa ASR restore operation.

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