The Recovery Console is designed to help you recover from a error that prevents Windows XP from starting properly. This tool is located on the Windows XP installation disc. This guide will show you how to install the Recovery Console onto your system.
One of the new features that Windows XP offers is the ability to have separate settings for each user, this is called a ‘User Profile’. Contained in a ‘User Profile’ are desktop settings, favorites, program-specific data that is contained in the Application Data folder, and the contents of the My Documents folder for that user. Obviously this is pretty important and would be something that you should be making occasional backups of. This guide will show you how to create a copy of a users profile (by creating a copy you are creating a backup).