Vista system data backup in unconventional state

Once upon a time, the NTFS partition format made Ghost slightly helpless, but the latest Ghost already supports NTFS partitions, but under Windows Vista, you can only use the Vista installation CD or the CD version of the Ghost tool for system backup and restore, very troublesome. . We will explore different Vista system backup and restore technologies below, and open up more system security ideas.

I. Vista clone

Backup data

A system backup tool “Windows Complete PC” has been provided in Vista to easily back up the system.

First of all, in the system tool, "Maintenance & rdquo; → & ldquo; Backup and Restore Center", open “ Windows Complete PC & rdquo;.

In the backup window, click “Backup Computer”, select “ on the hard disk, select the partition with the largest available space, the partition will be used to save the backup file, and the system partition must be backed up by default. of. After the backup is completed, a “WindowsImageBackup” folder will be generated under the specified partition, which is the backup file of the Vista system.

However, using the "Windows Complete PC" tool to make the Vista system backup file is very large (who makes Vista so big), if you want to reduce its footprint, you can use the NTFS partition special "screw disk" Space & rdquo; function, after all, this file is not called often.

Restoring Data

If you use the "Windows Complete PC Restore" function in the Vista installation CD to restore it every time, it is very inconvenient, we can fix the "Windows RE system" & rdquo; The tool is extracted and installed on the hard disk for direct restore work.

Copy the boot.sdi file from the boot folder on the CD and the boot.wim from the Source folder to the root directory of the D drive.

Create a text, enter the following:

Save to & ldquo; D: fix.cmd & rdquo ;. Then run as an administrator.