ASR full disk recovery??

> If I use the WindowsXP Professional back up utility to
> back up "all" data (system components, settings,
> applicate code, user data, etc.) and then create an ASR
> diskette, will using the ASR restore process and the
> backed
> up data to restore to a newly formatted hard drive
> produce a clone of the orginal hard drive? The
> documentation I have read indicates that an ASR restore
> does not recover application code or user data, but I'm
> hoping a subsequent restore from a backup of "all" data
> will overcome this limitation and hence I will not need
> to re-install drivers, applications, data, or any thing
> else.
> Thanks in advance for your comments/suggestions.
> Mike

>-----Original Message-----
> Yes Mike, it will not do the job.
>"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:059601c357e4$341cab80$[email protected]..

>> If I use the WindowsXP Professional back up utility to
>> back up "all" data (system components, settings,
>> applicate code, user data, etc.) and then create an ASR
>> diskette, will using the ASR restore process and the
>> backed
>> up data to restore to a newly formatted hard drive
>> produce a clone of the orginal hard drive? The
>> documentation I have read indicates that an ASR restore
>> does not recover application code or user data, but I'm
>> hoping a subsequent restore from a backup of "all" data
>> will overcome this limitation and hence I will not need
>> to re-install drivers, applications, data, or any thing
>> else.
>> Thanks in advance for your comments/suggestions.
>> Mike

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