Win7 can be used without a direct "copy" to use

In general, we usually install Windows7 through the installation CD, but the installation speed of the installation CD is still slow, if you want to help others install the system or install more A computer, even a computer without a CD-ROM drive, is still a hassle! In fact, Windows 7 system installation can be simpler — — direct “ copy & rdquo; on it!

System“Copy" ImageX to help

Why doesn't the system need to be installed, just need to copy ” In fact, the Sources directory of the Win7 installation CD has a file called “install.wim”, which includes one or more operating systems that have already been installed. In other words, Microsoft has actually installed the operating system. We just use ImageX software to copy the installed system from the CD to the hard disk, and then configure the boot entry for the operating system that is copied & rdquo; You can complete the installation of the system, it is so simple!

Tip: Pure copying and pasting is of course not possible, which is why you should use ImageX. ImageX will automatically decompress the content we need in the “install.wim” file during the "copy" process.

Also, using ImageX requires manual formatting of the hard disk partition before the operation. If the hard disk does not yet have a partition, start it with WinPE CD, use the application on the CD (such as DiskGenius) to partition the hard disk, set the C drive as the active primary partition and format all the partitions. If the hard disk is already partitioned, format the C drive.

However, using the original ImageX program to run in a DOS environment, and to enter some DOS commands, this is too "for the average user". It doesn't matter, we can use another software ——“ImageX one-click recovery" (also called "GGhost one-click recovery"), which has integrated ImageX. Through it, the entire operation process can be completed in the graphical interface, the user only needs to click the mouse as needed.

Copy operation Click the mouse to complete

After the disk partition is completed, start the “ImageX One-Click Recovery” on the hard disk in WinPE, and select the “Partition Recovery” button after running.

The recovery partition defaults to "local disk (C:)", generally do not need to change, select the image file, locate the Win7 installation disk (I use the Win7 five-in-one installation disk, the CD-ROM drive letter is “O”) file “O:\\sources\\install.wim” (If there is an ISO image of the installer in the system, it is recommended to use the virtual CD-ROM software to load, so the operation is faster), click on the right side of the image file The drop-down list, you can see that there are 5 image files, that is, 5 Win7 versions, select the 5th ——“No.5 Windows 7 ULTIMATE”, Win7 Ultimate.

Next, you only need to follow the prompts, step by step, and finally click the "Restore" button to extract the flagship version to the C drive. The entire copying process is very fast and takes a very short time, much faster than normal installation. Next, we will do a little bit of finishing work and it will be OK.

Repair Boot Follow the prompts automatically

After the copy is completed, a prompt window will appear, stating: “If the boot sector has no boot information after recovery, the system may not start. Is the boot information for [C:] fixed with the following parameters? & rdquo;, at this time must click & ldquo; is & rdquo; repair.

After the operation is completed, copy the files in the root directory of the Win7 installation CD (or image file) in the WinPE directory to the directory root of the C drive.

Now, there is already a Win7 system in the C drive. If it starts, it will prompt an error. It doesn't matter, use the Win7 installation CD to start the computer. When you go to the “Install Now” step, select the interface below. “Repair the computer”, then select “fix and restart", and you will be able to fix it and restart it automatically. At this point, the CD is removed and the system can boot from the hard disk.

After the computer restarts, just like running the system for the first time, update the registry settings, start the service, install the device … …

using this method, from copying the system files to successfully entering The desktop, which took less than 15 minutes in total, saves half the time compared to the traditional method of installing CDs (it is faster if you use Win7 image files)! You only need to prepare a WinPE CD (or WinPE flash drive). ), a Win7 installation CD (or Win7 system image file) and "ImageX one-click recovery" software.

One-click recovery ImageX is more secure

In fact, many times, we help others to install computers mainly because they don’t know how to install or repair them, but if they can make their computers have many brand machines "One-click restore" function, isn't that convenient? This way, even if something goes wrong, they can get it themselves!

Compared with Ghost, “ImageX One-Click Recovery” has incremental backup function, smaller backup files, shorter backup time, and convenient Update. In addition, because all operations are performed in a visual environment, the operation is very difficult and can be done smoothly by ordinary users.

The main problem with Ghost is that it may recover to the original backup state when it is restored, and ordinary users may not understand the operation, which may cause the user to restore the system. Important documents or information lost during this period, causing unnecessary losses. Remind everyone, but using ImageX's incremental backup feature will not have such problems, but also to minimize the risk of ordinary users' own operations.

Tip: In layman's terms, ImageX's incremental backup function is like this: For the first backup, ImageX will compress all the files of the target disk into the specified image file for a second backup. When ImageX compares the files that have been backed up in the image file, if the file has not been changed, it does not need to be backed up. Different files are additionally added with a backup. The original backup file is still retained. Each backup file has a complete file after each backup. The location list, when recovering, according to the records of the list, the restored content is different, so that the user is more convenient and safer to operate.

This article is still taking advantage of "ImageX OneKey Recovery" as an example. Start with the WinPE CD, start the “ImageX One-Click Recovery” on the hard disk, and click the “Partition Backup” button. The backup type has "new backup [fast, low compression]", "new backup [slow, high compression] & rdquo; and "incremental backup", if it is the first backup, generally choose the default "New backup [fast, low compression] & rdquo;, partition selection & ldquo; local disk (C) & rdquo;

After confirming, click ““new backup” to start the backup system, and the program will be automatically quit after completion.

In the same way, the user can select “Incremental Backup” in the subsequent backup, and then complete the operation according to the prompts, and will not affect the backups that have been made before.

It's just as easy to restore when there are serious problems with the system. Or use WinPE CD to boot, first manually format the system disk, then start "ImageX one-click recovery", click "Partition Recovery", select the partition to be restored and the image file for restore (as shown in Figure 6 ), after confirming, select the mirror number to be restored in the mirror number list, click the “Restore” button, and follow the prompts. After the restore is complete, a prompt window will appear, click “Yes Repair boot information, At this point, the restore is complete, the whole process is less than 10 minutes, restart, and it is a new system!

Compared with the problem of installing the system, how to make the recovery of the system by ordinary users may be more important. With the method of this article, ordinary users can complete the backup of the system, and will not affect the previous backup, so that even if a problem friend has trouble you, you can easily recover, not to start all over again. Most importantly, user data and file loss can be avoided to the greatest extent possible.

In addition, everyone can make a "WinPE+Win7 installation file + ImageX one-click recovery" for the friend according to the method in the text, so that the installation and maintenance is more convenient! Interested readers may wish to try!