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Create Machine Specific Disks from Alternate Locations for Windows Server 2003

You can create machine specific disks from alternate locations for Windows Server 2003.

To create a machine specific disk from an alternate location

1. Prepare an empty floppy disk. Format the disk, if necessary, so it can be used by the operating system.
2. In the alternate location configured to store the disaster recovery information, locate the folder for the machine for which the recovery disk needs to be created.

   The name of this folder should be the same as the name of the machine that needs to be recovered.

3. Copy all the files from within the machine specific folder, identified in step 2, to the floppy disk.

   Note: Ensure you copy the file, not the directory.

4. Run the following steps to recover the Windows Server 2003:
   1. In the alternate location configured to store the disaster recovery information, locate the folder drpatch.xp.
   2. Copy drlaunch.ex_ and drlaunchres.dl_ under the drpatch.xp directory to the floppy disk.
   3. Copy the file drlaunchres.dl under the drpatch.xp\ENU directory to a temporary directory, rename it as drlaunchenu.dl_, and then copy it to the floppy disk.

      Note: Ensure that you copy the file, and not the directory.