Backup and restore are always key components in the system. In Vista, system backup and restore functions have been enhanced. So, what kind of backup and restore schemes are provided in Windows 7? This article will give you an experience on this aspect. 1. Use “System Restore” to return to the soul System Restore is a standard system function that has become a core component of the system since Windows ME. As the system is upgraded, this feature is more complete. The system restore function of Win7 is still greatly improved compared with the previous system. Right-click on the desktop <; Computer> Select “Properties> Go to the Control Panel's "System" page and click on the "System Protection" link in the left pane to enter the "System Restore" setting. window. (1). System settings and file version restores. For Windows 7, system restore includes system settings restore and text version restore, which is what we usually call the system environment and shadow copies. Normally, Win7 only has system protection enabled in the system partition, and includes both system restore and file version restore. However, in Win7 you can separate system restore and file version restore. The usual practice is to enable system restore and file version recovery at the same time in the system partition, and only open the file version restore in other partitions. This not only improves system performance, but also saves disk space. The setting method is to select the disk partition to be set in the “System Protection” tab, and then click the “Configure” button to enter the configuration page. You can see that there are three options under "Restore Settings": Select the first item "Restore System Settings and Previous Version Files" to open the system restore and shadow copy of the partition; select the second item "Select" Only restore the previous version of the file” only open the shadow copy function of the partition; select the third item "Turn off system protection" will turn off these two functions in the partition. (2). Manually create a restore point After opening the partition's "system restore", its system partition will establish a restore point to the system at intervals (default once a day), or restore when the system installs applications and drivers. point. For other non-system partitions, only the "shadow copy" function is enabled, and when the file in the partition is modified, a shadow copy of the file is created. It should be noted that when setting protection for a partition, you first need to create a restore point for the partition, so that system restore is available when performing system restore or file recovery. The method of creating a restore point is very simple. Click the “Create” button in the <quo;System Protection"> tab to pop up the "Create" dialog, and follow the wizard to complete the creation of the restore point. (3). System Restore Mode Normally, system restore is a last resort. Generally, it is used when a certain software or driver is installed and the software conflicts, and the system is unstable or even crashes. As far as Win7 is concerned, there are two ways to restore the system: one is to enter the system, and in the “System Properties” window, click on the “System Protection” tab to select the first to be restored. System partition, and then click the "System Restore" button to launch the System Restore Wizard, select a recent restore point, and follow the wizard to complete the system restore process. As for the restoration of the file version, right-click on the file and select "Restore previous version", and then select a version from the file version list to restore or copy. Sometimes the system failure is serious and cannot be started in normal mode & ldquo; system restore & rdquo;. At this point we can try to enter the safe mode to start "system restore", if you can not enter the security mode, we can choose to "system recovery" from the "system recovery options" console to restore the system offline. Press and hold the F8 key while the system is booting to enter the system "Advanced Startup Options" menu, select "Repair the computer" and press Enter to enter the "System Recovery Options" console. In this process, you need to select a user and enter a password to log in. Select and click <;System Restore” to start the System Restore Wizard, the restore process is the same as in normal mode. In addition, run “Startup Repair” can start the system repair function, run "System Image Recovery" to recover the system from the backed up system image. It should be noted that: Vista can also be implemented in the offline state "system restore", but it needs to use the Vista system installation disk to guide the system into the "system recovery options" console. In Windows 7, there is no need to install a disk, because Win7 has integrated it into the system. 2, free custom "backup and restore" Windows7 "backup and restore" function compared with Vista's similar features, the biggest improvement is the addition of new options, through these options we can freely customize, control the system Backup. Execute “Control Panel”→“All Control Panel Items”→“Backup and Restore You can enter Win7 Backup and Restore" Center, where we can complete the backup and restore of the system All operations. (1). System Backup After Windows 7 installation and deployment is completed, it is necessary to make a Windows backup, which is very necessary for system recovery and migration. In the "Backup and Restore" center, click on the "Set Backup" link to launch the "Widnows System Backup" wizard. We can save the backup to any non-system partition with enough space on the local, and of course it can be saved to a network location, such as a file server. Enter its UNC address in the network location, along with its network credentials such as username and password. If you want to save it locally, I recommend that you save it in a partition of another local hard disk. For backup content, Win7 saves the data in all users' libraries, desktops, and Windows folders by default, and also creates a system image. Of course, some backup items are not what we need, so we can customize what we want to back up as shown in Figure 5. Here we can check the content that you want to save (such as the library, user-related content in the system disk and application information, etc.), if you do not need to save the system image, you can remove "including the drive System Reserved, (C:) The system image & rdquo; front of the hook.
It is important to note that after customizing the backup task, the system will perform the backup plan every Sunday at 19:00, which is very easy for some administrators to ignore. Someone once set up a backup task and did not modify the default backup plan. Since the system was backed up, the system did not even perform a backup because his PC was running at 19:00 on Sunday. In this regard, we can modify according to their own needs, generally set the backup to a relatively idle time period of the working day. In addition, we can also set the frequency of system backup. For system security requirements, you can set up a backup every day. After the Windows Backup setup is complete, click on the “Enable Schedule” button and the system will perform the backup according to the schedule you set. Of course, we can also perform “Backup Now or change the backup plan. (2). System Restore Generally, when the system is faulty, unstable, or reinstalled, the system configuration can be quickly restored or migrated through the “Restore” function. Enter the Windows 7 "Backup and Restore" center, users can restore from backup as needed. For example, you can restore only “ my files & rdquo;, you can also restore “ all user files & rdquo;. In addition, we can also restore from other backups. Of course, if you have done a backup of the system image before, you can perform a restore of the entire system. Click the “Restore System Settings or Computer” link to enter the System Recovery window and click on the “Advanced Recovery Method” link to enter the “Advanced Recovery Method” window. Here, there are two recovery methods for you to choose: First, restore the computer with the image, provided that the system image has been created before; second, reinstall the system with the Win7 installation disk, and then restore our files from the backup. These two methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and everyone can choose according to their needs.