Now that you upgraded to Windows 7, you must create a backup of the installation. One of the main reasons why should do immediately after the installation is to avoid some of the activities related to the reinstallation of Windows 7. For example, if your computer crashes or becomes unstable, and you must reinstall Windows, you must perform some additional if you purchased Windows 7 update version tasks.
The version of Windows 7 update requires that you have an original version of Windows XP (view) already installed on your system is in accordance with the upgrade license. In addition, you must activate the original version of Windows, this is in contrast to earlier versions of Windows only required to provide the Windows drive for verification. Creating a system image after you install Windows 7 right can avoid these procedures if necessary in the future always. Of course, you will need a sleeve if it will support up to installation, especially if you have a large (all personal files, size combined installed programs installation) DataSet. Today are very convenient external hard drives, you can choose 1 TB of disk set for less than $ 80 some computer retailers. Therefore its final recommendation, this guide.
Windows Vista has introduced a powerful set of tools that ensure an experience more confidence in the installation of Windows backup. All editions of Windows 7 include a system providing personal data, such as libraries, documents, images, music and video files, and others in the application or the entire installation Windows 7 or remotely as a network drive or an external hard drive image backup options (Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate editions only).
Preparation : you must have certain things in place to make a backup of Windows 7:■Enough available to the backup, if you are performing a backup to a network drive or an external drive storage is necessary. A system image creates a backup of the entire installation Windows 7. If you are performing an initial backup, each subsequent backup copies only files that have changed since the previous. Older copies are saved, if one of your backups are modified or deleted a file, and must return to a previous version. Enough to hold these scenario space is very important. Handles backup and restore with the storage of intelligence, if there is enough space on the disk, one or more of the previous backups are discarded starting with the oldest.
Laptop ■If backup make sure that the AC/DC power supply is connected because a backup may take more than the level of support available battery. For my desktop, I have a group of continuity connected in the case produce power outage of the.
7 Windows backup and restore features designed to increase the security of data and more user-friendly system. Combined Assistant backup file system offers a simplified configuration experience and selectivity of folder for the file backup functionality gives users greater control over the contents of backup. Managing backups is easier with the new user interface to manage space and integration with the center of action. Retrieval system is easier with simplified interface and better guidance to choose a method of recovery. Allows you to begin:
Click the Start button, type: backup
Hit Enter
New backup must be setup before
Search available backup devices
If this is the first time, creates a backup, you must set first. Click on the set of backup to start the Backup Wizard. The wizard searches the computer and displays a list of all targets that can be used to store the backup. Because I've not enabled my external hard drive that is where I plan to save the image of the installation of Windows 7 system does not appear in the list. Now I can turn my external drive and click the update button.
Now that appeared the backup device, I can select it and click next to continue with the backup. Windows offers two options for a backup in version 7:
I would like to choose (recommended) Windows will be data saved on the desktop and folders backup of Windows file by default Windows libraries. Windows creates an image of the system, you can use to restore your computer that stops working. These elements will run on a regular schedule.
Let me click on you can select the libraries and folders and if you want to include a system image backup. Items you choose will run on a regular schedule.
The decision is mainly available storage. Then click license Windows is the best choice, because everything can perform it a backup, and provides the best choice for scenarios such as unable to start Windows or Startup Repair is unable to win again working Windows installation. If you want some detailed options choice is also large because it could have libraries that cannot perform backups because they contain large amounts of data that could exceed the available storage space so that the option to exclude them makes it easier to back up what is most important to you.
I decided to back up all my team that includes all accounts with my Windows 7 system installation image. Magazine, notes that you need a system startup disk to restore a system configuration backup image. See my recent recovery options article here for more information if your computer does not have one. You can also use the installation of Windows 7 DVD to help the recovery of an image of your system. After that time has been revised to start the back, click Save settings and the backup button.
Prepare to install Backup Windows 7One of the changes you see in Windows Explorer Windows 7, backup and recovery resources used to monitor the progress of backup. Then you can click the view you will learn in light as percentage completed and what happens during the backup itself details button. The time that we will take to complete the backup vary depending on the amount of data. Based on past if your first backup experience, we will take time, incremental backups futures will be shorter.
InconvenienceCome on some issues during my experience backup. The programme seem not responding and remained blocked by 7 %, attempting to create a copy hidden. Of several failed attempts and restarts, I tried the following:
Click the Start button, type of services, press ENTER. Windows Backup and recovery service-shift make sure that is set to start automatically. Click service, click Properties > on the General tab > click in the "Startup type:" in the list box and select "automatic", click apply, and then click OK. Click the "Play" button on the toolbar to start the service. Same with the Windows backup service shade. My Windows 7 installation was really an update to Windows Vista SP1, so it is possible there was some anomalies that occurred during the upgrade, which has caused problems with some tools and services. Then the link in the backup and restore in this mode browser although and choose the task of "creating an image of the system of" was presented with the option make backup my Windows 7 installation proceeded smoothly from hence.
Doing restorationDoing restoration is a very simple process, if you need interactive you can use the element in the Centre of support action environmental recovery system is located in control panel to help to. In my case, I can simply insert my Windows 7 DVD boot from it and choose the image of the system restore option. Lets take a look at it.
Loads the boot from my DVD 7 Windows recovery environment
In the select the language, click the link "repair your computer" to be held in recovery options.
Control of Windows installationsIn our case, we will be doing a restore, and then select the
The system image now headed will start, and then click "Next"
Here is a collection of images of the system, you can select the my image that you want, in this case WIN7X64-ACER and click Next.
The name of the backup and the date are restored to the selected location, in this case "C:"
If I had created all changes in the design after my last system backup image, such as the creation of additional partitions, I drive these partitions format and deleted that exactly matches the system image recovering from my external hard drive. The option is necessary however exclude attached storage devices and partitions.
Confirm your selections and click Finish to start the recovery image system.
When the restore is complete, you're prompted to restart your computer.
Restoration will require a bit of time depending on the size of the image, my Windows 7 that have reached approximately 69 GB image system has had more than an hour to restore.
ConclusionIt is necessary that a powerful tool to protect your computer and personal files. Backup in Windows 7 has never been easier. You can also schedule backups to ensure that the data is always safe. It was very impressed by what the process is simple is backup and restore. My recommendation is to get an external drive dedicated backup GB on DVD, which is an option available data are long and unreliable. Also, an internal partition backup defeat the purpose of backup first. With an image of the system and external hard drive, are able to keep a copy of offsite secure your installation of Windows 7 in the case when happens something of catastrophic.
