

Boot using the setup floppy disks or using the installation CD. The Windows 2000 ERD repair process is much like Windows 2000. For comparison purposes, you may want to read Contents of NT ERD for a complete list of what gets copied to the Windows NT 4 ERD.

As in Windows NT, the ERD is usable only on the PC it was created on. Windows 2000 recovery processes use this file to detect changes to core files. Setup.log contains CRC data for core w2k files. What gets copied to the ERD floppy? autoexec.nt, config.nt, & setup.log. The registry files are only updated when you run ntbackup with the backup system state data option. Potential gotcha! for NT gurus: unlike Windows NT, the w2k Repair directory only contains the original installation hives only.
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When you update the w2k ERD, the registry files are copied to %systemroot%\Repair\Regback.

Why does the Windows 2000 ERD not include registry hives? Microsoft's position is that there is simply not enough space on commonly available removable media.
