What backup work does WinXP do before reinstalling?

There are still many friends who are using the classic WinXP system. Now it is no longer so stable. Some small problems will cause it to crash, and some problems will be solved once the problem occurs. It has become the best way for many people to deal with system crashes. So what backup work should we do before reinstalling the WinXP system? Here are the top 10 backup jobs organized by Xiaobian. You can take a look together.

a backup hard disk data

hard disk boot sector includes a main data, the operating system boot sector, the FAT table, the DIR tables, etc., which is the computer system on which the normal start Basic, therefore, timely backup of hard drive data is the first thing. For the backup of hard disk data, the best method is anti-virus software. It is recommended to use “Rising” anti-virus software, because it can not only backup the above hard disk data, but also allow users to set the time for automatic backup. Open the “Rising Stars” main interface, click the “Settings” button, select “Options”, and then click the “Hard Disk Backup (B)” button to set the way to back up the hard disk data. In the future, “Rising” will automatically back up the hard drive data according to the method you set.

If there is no "Rising", then you can also use KV3000 to back up. After typing the KV3000/B command at the DOS command prompt, the system will output two virus-free hard disk master boot information files to the floppy disk. , that is, HDPT.DAT and HFBOOT.DAT, these two files are the partition table of the hard disk and the information of the master boot record.

Note: The backup hard disk data is only valid for the current hard disk partition status. If the hard disk is repartitioned or the partition size is adjusted later, it should be backed up.

Second, backup registry

The registry contains all the settings of the computer and various software and hardware registration information, so its importance is self-evident, so the timely backup of the registry is An extremely important job. The backup method is very simple, just enter “Regedit” in the "Run” dialog box and press Enter, then select “Export" under the "Registry" menu in “Registry Editor” The command will do, of course, don't forget to store this backup registry file in a non-system partition. Or directly copy the User.dat and System.dat files in the C:Windows directory to achieve the purpose of backing up the registry.

Third, backup driver

After reinstalling WinXP system, you need to install various hardware drivers, and finding and installing various types of graphics cards, sound card drivers is a big problem. If you lose the driver CD, it will make us anxious like "the ants on the hot pot" in general. At this point, "Driver Backup Expert" can help us solve this problem, it can quickly detect all hardware devices in the computer, extract and backup the drivers of the hardware devices. It also comes with an INF script installer that simplifies the installation of hardware devices, and these extracted drivers come in handy when we need to reinstall WinXP.

“Driver Backup Expert" The operation is very simple, just click on the “Quickly Collect" button in its main interface, select a hardware device and click the “backup” button, then Specify the storage path and file name of the backup file, and click the “Start” button. And if you want to back up all the drivers more quickly, you can click the "Quickly Collect" & "Backup All" button so that all drivers in the system will be "clone". Need to be reminded that during the backup of all drivers, please do not press any keys or buttons.

Fourth, backup mail account

Many online friends have multiple mail accounts, for their backup work, we can use the registry, in the registry to expand to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet Account ManagerAccounts branch, if there are five mail accounts in the OE, then there will be five subkeys 00000001~00000005 under the Accounts button (Figure 3). Click the &aposquo;Accounts button, select the “Registry-Export" command in the menu, select “Select Branch> in the "Export Range", enter the backup file name, press the “OK” button They can be backed up.

V. Backing up your personal data

Undoubtedly, personal data is the most important data for computer users. It includes personal files, downloads, personal emails, OICQ or ICQ data.

For the backup of personal files and downloaded materials, we only need to copy them to the non-system partition of the hard disk or burn to CD and other places.

For the backup of personal mail, if you are using Outlook Express, you should receive the "C:Documents and SettingsUser nameLocal SettingsApplication DataIdentities{number string}Microsoft Outlook Express" Box .dbx” and “ Outbox.dbx” two files are copied to the non-system area. Of course, it's best to customize the mail location to other places. The specific steps are: Click “Tools”-“Options”-“Maintain”-“Storage Folder”, Change to the mail directory you want to back up. For backup Foxmail mail, it is relatively simple, just copy the files in the Mail subdirectory under the Foxmail installation directory to the non-system area. Previous12Next page Total 2 pages