Member Avatar for soton1986

Hi there,
Thanks for reading my problem. I work in a internet cafe. My owner told me to make CD for each PC for recovery. Like if any computer have any problem than he wants to use that CD for recovery. In easy explanation:
Step 1: Problem happened with computer/Does not start (Any way)
Step 2: Insert the boot CD/DVD (I will have to make it)
Step 3: Restore the Computer/Done.

Now my question is that how can I make a bootable CD/DVD ? All PCs use Windows XP.

Thanks in advance.

Zulfiker.

  • 2 Contributors
  • 5 Replies
  • 231 Views
  • 1 Day Discussion Span
  • Latest Post Latest Post by caperjack

Dani AI

Generated

Short summary and diagnosis (quick): an image-based recovery is the right route — make one clean “golden” PC, capture a compressed image, and boot from a recovery CD/USB to restore it. was pointing in that direction; , your 80GB capture means the tool probably made a raw/sector copy or didn’t compress/ignore unused space. Use an imager that saves only used blocks to keep images small. Clonezilla (features). (clonezilla.org)

Concrete prep steps (what to do before you capture):

  • Build the golden image with only the OS and required apps.
  • Remove user data and temp files, uninstall unneeded apps, and defragment.
  • Zero free space so compression works well (you can do this from a rescue environment or with utilities that overwrite free space). SDelete (Sysinternals). (learn.microsoft.com)
  • Run Sysprep / generalize so SIDs, machine name and other per-machine data are reset — this is the supported way to prepare XP for duplication (note: activation/licensing and hardware-HAL limits apply). Preparing an image / Sysprep notes. (ftp.zx.net.nz)

Capture and media options (how to store and restore the image):

  • Boot a live imaging environment, capture a compressed image to an external USB drive or network share (SMB/NFS/SSH). If you must use DVD, pick a tool that can split the image into DVD-sized chunks or embed the image in an ISO that auto-runs the restore. Create a recovery ISO / Clonezilla examples. (clonezilla.org)

Deployment notes and cautions:

  • Test a full restore on one machine before doing the lot.
  • For many machines, use a server/PXE or multicast approach rather than burning lots of discs.
  • Keep at least one external copy of the image and document driver/activation steps you’ll need after restore.

Recommended Answers

All 5 Replies

Member Avatar for caperjack

Hi there,
Thanks for reading my problem. I work in a internet cafe. My owner told me to make CD for each PC for recovery. Like if any computer have any problem than he wants to use that CD for recovery. In easy explanation:
Step 1: Problem happened with computer/Does not start (Any way)
Step 2: Insert the boot CD/DVD (I will have to make it)
Step 3: Restore the Computer/Done.

Now my question is that how can I make a bootable CD/DVD ? All PCs use Windows XP.

Thanks in advance.

Zulfiker.

hi ,you need 3rd party software ,like Norton Ghost ,or some other ,there are many out there .

Member Avatar for soton1986

Hi there ,
Thanks for your reply. I tried to use Norton Ghost 14.0 but it takes ages...like my hard drive is 80GB in one partition...and it copies all of the size in network drive. And I cant make this in a DVD. So which ghost version do I need to use for that?

Thanks again and waiting for your reply.
Zulfiker.

Member Avatar for caperjack

Hi there ,
Thanks for your reply. I tried to use Norton Ghost 14.0 but it takes ages...like my hard drive is 80GB in one partition...and it copies all of the size in network drive. And I cant make this in a DVD. So which ghost version do I need to use for that?

Thanks again and waiting for your reply.
Zulfiker.

don't know actually ,its been 5 yrs since i used ghost ,and only ever used it the once ,You have a 80 gig drive but its not full is it ,it only need to copy the OS and programs and any data on the drive,
i have a ghost image of win98 with programs on a cd,and winxp with lots of program on a dvd ,so it can be done !
in you cafe setting im sure there is not that much on the 80gig drive!
you need to make sure to clean the computer of any temp files and other crap on them before ghosting them , CCleaner is a good program for that !

Member Avatar for soton1986

Any way thanks buddy...will give a shot tomorrow..thanks bye

Member Avatar for caperjack

Any way thanks buddy...will give a shot tomorrow..thanks bye

your welcome !

Be a part of the DaniWeb community

We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.