Automated System Recovery (ASR)

Automated System Recovery (ASR): A feature that helps you recover a system that will not start. To use Automated System Recovery, you must first use the Automated System Recovery Preparation Wizard (part of Backup). This wizard backs up the partition used by the operating system, but it does not back up other partitions, such as program or data partitions. Those partitions must be backed up using Backup or other standard routines.