The XPe Client provides a recovery function which allows you to revert to a backed up system when
encountering a serious problem. You can back up an OS image which is working normally to USB
memory or the PXE server. You can revert to a backed up image when your client has one of these
problems:
When a s
y
stem file is deleted accidentall
y
or is corru
p
ted
When the client com
p
uter is unstable or there is a
p
roblem with a device driver
When
p
roblems occur, after installin
g
a new
p
ro
g
ram or device
When the client com
p
uter is infected with a virus
When Windows XP Embedded fails to start
How to Recover the S
y
stem
Recover
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Usin
g
USB Memor
y
By following these steps, you can save all necessary files to USB memory, and boot up with the
backed up system on the USB memory and recover the system.
- Perform system formatting for your USB memory in order to make it bootable.
- Save the Windows XP Embedded image and the Backup/R ecovery Utility which will be
recovered later to your USB memory.
- Boot up with the USB memory.
- Recover the system using the Windows XP Embedded imag e and the Backup/Recovery Utility
in the USB memory.
For more information, refer to the PXE Server User Manual.
Recover
y
Usin
g
Network Bootin
g
This method is provided through the PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment) server. The PXE seve
r
provides a client/server interface based on TCP/IP, DHCP, and TFTP. It allows an administrator at
a remote location to configure and boot the operating system onto a client over a network.
- Implement a PXE server.
- Save the Windows XP Embedded image and the Backup/Recovery Utilit y which will be
recovered later onto the PXE server.
- Boot the client via the network.
- Recover the system using the Windows XP Embedded image and the Backup/Recovery Utility
saved on the PXE server via the network.