<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Emergency	B-Application
Repair	I-Application
Disk	I-Application
(	O
ERD	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
specially	O
formatted	O
diskette	O
that	O
creates	O
backups	O
of	O
important	O
system	O
files	O
and	O
settings	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
troubleshoot	O
and	O
repair	O
problems	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
NT	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Emergency	B-Application
Repair	I-Application
Disk	I-Application
provides	O
only	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
a	O
bootable	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
:	O
The	O
emergency	B-Application
repair	I-Application
disk	I-Application
is	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
boot	O
diskette	O
as	O
it	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
ERD	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
ERD	O
does	O
not	O
store	O
registry	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Windows	O
NT	O
or	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
setup	O
disks	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
boot	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
,	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
ERD	O
is	O
available	O
during	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
an	O
ERD	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
clicking	O
"	O
Backup	O
"	O
under	O
"	O
System	O
Tools	O
"	O
(	O
Start->Programs->Accessories->System	O
Tools->Backup	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verify	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
system	O
files	O
and	O
replace	O
missing	O
or	O
damaged	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
OS	O
)	O
installation	O
disks	O
(	O
beginning	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
)	O
include	O
the	O
Recovery	O
Console	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
perform	O
administrative	O
operations	O
on	O
services	O
,	O
drives	O
,	O
and	O
local	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
