How to use the newly bought computer? This question must be everyone's answer is different, someone installed software, someone installed games. In fact, before you start using a new computer, there's one thing everyone needs to do, which is to give your Win7 system a backup. The computer is useless, what can be backed up? It is because the computer has not yet started to use, so we have to save this relatively pure and secure Win7 system for later restoration of the system. In addition, it is convenient to have backups whether you reset the system or migrate.
In Win7, there are two types of backups: Backing up the entire system and backing up system settings/creating a system repair Disk. Among them, system backup is the most thorough backup, can integrate the whole system into one image file, it is very convenient to restore and restore system.
Back up the entire system
Turn on control Panel → all Control Panel items → backup and restore to enter the Win7 backup and Restore center.
Win7 Backup and restore
Click the "Create System Image" link in the left pane to enter the "Create System Image" wizard, and the system will automatically find the backup device. In general, it is recommended that you back up your system image to a DVD disk or another location on your network for security recommendations. For example, we choose to back up the system image to the D partition on the same physical hard disk: Select the partition from the list.
Creating a System Image
Then click Next to go to the Confirm Backup Settings page. System image backups not only back up the system disk, but also back up a hidden partition in the Win7, which holds the system boot information (systems reeserved). After confirming the error, click "Start Backup" Win7 can automatically complete the backup work, backup time and the size of the system and the configuration of the host, generally 15 minutes or so can be completed.
Save Backup
How the system is restored
In general, System Restore is a necessity. Usually when a software is installed, driven by the software conflict, the system is unstable or even crash when adopted. As far as Win7 is concerned, there are two ways to restore the system:
One is in the case of access to the system, click on the System Protection tab to select the system partition needs to be restored, and then click the System Restore button to start the System Restore Wizard, select a recent restore point according to the wizard can complete the System Restore process.
Perform System Restore
Sometimes system failures are more severe and System Restore cannot be started in normal mode. We can try to enter Safe mode to start System Restore, if not even safe mode can not enter, also choose from the System Recovery options Console select System Restore offline for System Restore.
Press and hold the F8 key at system startup to enter the System advanced Boot Options menu, select Repair Computer and 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, which is the same as in normal mode. In addition, running Startup Repair initiates system repair and runs system image recovery to recover from a backed up system image.
Small tip:
In addition to saving backup files to your local hard disk, you can back up to a different drive or DVD. If you are using a professional or flagship version of Win7, you can also choose to back up your files to the network.