How to create a system recovery disk - Windows XP ???

Create disc recovery - click Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Backup - Next, in the Backup or Restore Wizards window, select Back up files and settings, click next, in the new window, select All information on this computer, click next, in the next window indicates the location where to save Backup file, then click next - finish. This CD will help to restore the system.

System restore with disc recovery - click Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Backup - Next, in the Backup or Restore Wizards window, select Restore files and settings, next by instruction.

But since you're here and you do not have the system recovery disk for Windows XP, then consider the System Restore disk bee - System Restore.

1. System restore Windows XP

Load the computer in Safe Mode (if not loaded in normal mode).
When Windows XP is loading, press and keep a few seconds F8 or Esc - F8 for Asus F3SC, Z53S, then select Safe Mode, press Enter. In the opened "Windows is running in safe mode" window, click ОК

2. System restore Windows XP

Restore a Windows XP status by date, when the computer worked well.
Click Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore - next , set date, click next - next. Computer will be restart and you'll see the window: Restoration Complete, click next. All right. System restore - need to produce Windows XP cleanup. If nothing happened - Install Windows XP.

3. Turn on System Restore

That after Windows XP system restore your files have remained unchanged, hard disk should be divided into two parts. Next, we show how to enable System Restore for drive C with the system files, but for drive D with personal documents to off. Double-click My Computer, click Properties, the System Properties window is opened, click System Restore,

the System Properties windows is opened, unselect
Turn off System Restore on all drivers, click
OK and repeat steps, next, opposite the names of both disks must
be - monitoring - select D and click Settings,

select checkbox Turn off System Restore on all drivers, click OK

You'll must see the System Properties window, then click OK.

If the checkbox Turn off System Restore on all drivers was selected, then you can't restore Windows XP, but you may to cleanup Windows XP in Safe Mode.
How to turn on Safe mode - see 1 point. Windows XP cleanup