Windows7 system restore and mirror backup detailed tutorial

        Everyone knows that there is a "system restore" function from the Windows ME system. The system's own function can record the changes made to the system by setting the restore point. When the system fails, it can be needed. If you reinstall the operating system and do not affect personal data files (such as files, emails, or photos), you can use System Restore to restore the system to its pre-change state and continue to use it normally. Compared with Ghost backup, system restore has its own advantages, such as safe and convenient operation, and does not affect personal data files. In addition, the backup function in Windows 7 has been greatly enhanced, not only for the backup of various types of files is more powerful, but also can save the system as an image file like Ghost backup. Then, after the system restore has experienced Windows XP, Windows Vista system, what changes will be made to this useful function in Windows 7? Let's try the Windows 7 system restore function with the seven children, by the way, "backup" Let's take a look at the new system image creation feature in "Restore and Restore".

As in Windows XP, before using the system restore function, first confirm whether Windows 7 has enabled this feature. Click the right mouse button on the "Computer" page of the Explorer (that is, "My Computer" in Windows XP), select "Properties", and then click "System Protection" on the left side of the interface in the "System" view window. Link, and finally in the "System Protection" tab page to ensure that the drive to be protected goes out of the protected state.

Figure 1 Open the system protection settings of the drive

When the protection function is turned on for a certain partition, Windows 7 will automatically create a restore point when necessary. Of course, at this time we can also manually create a restore point, in the interface above, click the "Create" button at the bottom, fill in the name of the restore point, wait a moment to complete the creation of the restore point.

Figure 2 Manually setting a restore point

The system restore function is enabled, and Windows 7 will create a restore point for the corresponding partition when necessary. Then, how to perform system restoration when there is a problem in the system? Click the Start menu, click "All Programs" - "Accessories" - "System Tools" - "System Restore", open the system restore main interface and follow the wizard. .

Using System Restore in Windows XP, we see a calendar view where you can choose a restore point, and in Windows 7, these changes have been a lot. First of all, the system restore function of Windows 7 will select the restore point recommended by the system by default, and tell you the creation time, description, etc. of the restore point, so that you can understand the recommendation of the system. Of course, we can also "choose another restore point" and choose which state to restore to.

Fig. 3 Restore system file settings

When we set our own restore point, Windows 7 will display the available restore points in the list. The time, description and type are clear. The restore points we created manually before are also listed.

Figure 4 Selecting Restore Points

Windows 7 System Restore is a big improvement over XP. It is possible to scan the affected programs of each restore point. When we select a restore point, click the "Scan for affected programs" button, wait a moment to get a detailed report, including the programs and drivers that will be deleted and will be restored. This feature has great benefits, so that you can understand the choice of restore points, especially when there are two restore points with similar time, you can use this function to select the restore point with smaller influence surface to restore.

Fig. 5 Scanning affected program

After selecting the restore point, after a final confirmation step, the rest of the system restore function is automatically completed, restore, restart, complete, process Just like Windows XP, you can see the system without problems soon.

Figure 6 Confirm the restore point

Although the seven people think that the system restore function is very good, but since Windows XP, many users do not like to use the system restore function, I think It doesn't have much use, but always says it's much better to use Ghost for backups. In fact, Qi Zi believes that the system restore of Windows does not conflict with the use of Ghost. It is not a relationship of "one of the two," but it can complement each other and use it at the same time. Now, Windows 7 also has a Ghost-like feature that allows you to create a system image to recover from unexpected events. Let's take a look at this feature.

Open the Start menu and click "All Programs" - "Maintenance" - "Backup and Restore". In the "Backup and Restore" function window that opens, click "Create Backup Image" on the left to start creating a system image. The first is to choose the location to save the backup, which can be the hard disk partition, DVD disk and network location. Note that only the NTFS disk partition can protect the backup file.

Figure 7 Select the save location of the mirror backup

Click the "Next" button to enter the confirmation backup settings interface, we can see that the backup disk is displayed in the list. Because the computer of the seven children is installed in a dual system, the system image function automatically backs up the C disk existing in Windows XP and the F disk existing in Windows 7. Clicking the "Start Backup" button will start the backup process, and the whole process will not take too much time, about 10 minutes.

Figure 8 Confirm backup settings

How to use system image to restore? Also enter the "Backup and Restore" interface, click "Restore System Settings or your computer" below, then click " Advanced recovery method." Finally, in the "Advanced Recovery Method" window, click the "Restore a computer using the previously created system image" option.

Figure 9 Select Advanced Recovery Method

A user file backup interface will appear, if you don't need to click the "Skip" button to ignore it, but it is recommended to some necessary files again. , data, etc. for backup. Finally, click the "Restart" button, and the rest of the operation can be done automatically by the system.

Figure 10 User File Backup

The system image created can not only be used as above, but also can be inserted into the Windows 7 installation disk when the system is completely unable to boot, through the repair function of the installation disk. The image is restored, allowing the system to be restored to the backup state, just like using Ghost.

The above we have experienced the new improved system restore function of Windows 7 and the new system image creation function, one can be used when there are minor problems in the system, and can be used when starting, and the other can be used for big problems or When the system fails to start, it can be restored to a backup state. When the two are combined with each other, we don't have to worry about the system being unable to solve the problem, and it can also protect files and data to the greatest extent, eliminating the trouble of reinstalling various software.

After selecting the restore point, after a final confirmation step, the rest of the system restore function is automatically completed, restore, restart, and finish. The process is the same as Windows XP, and you can see it again soon. There is no problem with the system.

Figure 6 Confirm the restore point

Although the seven people think that the system restore function is very good, but since Windows XP, many users do not like to use the system restore function, I think It doesn't have much use, but always says it's much better to use Ghost for backups. In fact, Qi Zi believes that the system restore of Windows does not conflict with the use of Ghost. It is not a relationship of "one of the two," but it can complement each other and use it at the same time. Now, Windows 7 also has a Ghost-like feature that allows you to create a system image to recover from unexpected events. Let's take a look at this feature.

Open the Start menu and click "All Programs" - "Maintenance" - "Backup and Restore". In the "Backup and Restore" function window that opens, click "Create Backup Image" on the left to start creating a system image. The first is to choose the location to save the backup, which can be the hard disk partition, DVD disk and network location. Note that only the NTFS disk partition can protect the backup file.

Figure 7 Select the save location of the mirror backup

Click the "Next" button to enter the confirmation backup settings interface, we can see that the backup disk is displayed in the list. Because the computer of the seven children is installed in a dual system, the system image function automatically backs up the C disk existing in Windows XP and the F disk existing in Windows 7. Clicking the "Start Backup" button will start the backup process, and the whole process will not take too much time, about 10 minutes.

Figure 8 Confirm backup settings

How to use system image to restore? Also enter the "Backup and Restore" interface, click "Restore System Settings or your computer" below, then click " Advanced recovery method." Finally, in the "Advanced Recovery Method" window, click the "Restore a computer using the previously created system image" option.

Figure 9 Select Advanced Recovery Method

A user file backup interface will appear, if you don't need to click the "Skip" button to ignore it, but it is recommended to some necessary files again. , data, etc. for backup. Finally, click the "Restart" button, and the rest of the operation can be done automatically by the system.

Figure 10 User File Backup

The system image created can not only be used as above, but also can be inserted into the Windows 7 installation disk when the system is completely unable to boot, through the repair function of the installation disk. The image is restored, allowing the system to be restored to the backup state, just like using Ghost.

The above we have experienced the new improved system restore function of Windows 7 and the new system image creation function, one can be used when there are minor problems in the system, and can be used when starting, and the other can be used for big problems or When the system fails to start, it can be restored to a backup state. When the two are combined with each other, we don't have to worry about the system being unable to solve the problem, and it can also protect files and data to the greatest extent, eliminating the trouble of reinstalling various software.