Give up one-click restoration of ghost !! Use powerful built-in win7 backup

Windows 7 is getting closer and closer to us. I believe many of my friends have already experienced Windows 7 versions. If you use a Windows system, you cannot do without backup and restoration. Speaking of System Restoration and restoration, you will surely think of ghost. That's right. Now, after installing the system, making a ghost backup can be said to be essential to installing the system. In Windows 7, the system has integrated a powerful backup and restoration tool, which is more convenient to use than ghost. Today, let's take a look at how to use this built-in backup and restoration tool.

The system backup and restoration function of Windows 7, which we will introduce today, is integrated in this Windows re. Its full name is system image recovery. It is no longer a weak system restoration function of Windows XP, instead, you can restore the system by creating an image file like a ghost. Compared with Ghost, you do not need to install additional software to use this function. It is a built-in function of the system. You can press F8 at startup to enter the operation interface. You can also create a USB flash drive for restoration.

● Winre startup Interface

TIPS: What is Windows re?

Windows RE stands for "Windows Recovery Environment". The Chinese name is "Windows Recovery Environment". It is a special version of Windows PE, like the well-known system maintenance tools such as ERD commander and shenshanhongye, it is actually an extended version of Windows PE.

Windows Re is also based on the powerful features of Windows PE, and most restoration operations can be completed on a graphical interface, of course, the corresponding command line interface is also provided, even users who use this function for the first time can follow the screen prompts to easily complete system recovery operations. Compared with Windows Vista, Windows 7 has integrated windows re into the system, so we do not need to use the installation CD, it is more convenient than Windows Vista.

Create a system backup file

If we use ghost for backup, we need to first download and install the ghost software, and then restart and enter the ghost interface through the Startup menu to perform Backup Settings. There are many related techniques available on the Internet, this operation is complicated for many new computers. In Windows 7, it is very easy to back up the system. You only need to enter the backup and restoration options on the control panel, and you can back up multiple partitions, for example, we can back up the partitions of the system and the partitions of common software at the same time, and restore them at the same time, eliminating the trouble of re-installing the software.

● Go to the backup recovery option settings

Select "system and security → back up your computer" from the Control Panel (system backup and recovery option to back up your computer ), select "Create a system image" here to start the backup operation, which is much easier than creating a ghost, in addition, we can choose to store the backup file in a certain partition of the disk (must be in the same disk as the system partition); or directly save it to the disc. Of course, it is not realistic for the time being. It is estimated that Windows 7 is preparing for the Blu-ray drive. You can also directly Save the backup to any computer in the LAN, which is suitable for office computers in the LAN. It must be noted that partitions in FAT32 format cannot be backed up. By default, the system image will automatically contain the partition where the operating system is located. If you have no questions, click the start backup button in the lower right corner to start the backup.

The hard disk of the notebook is 320 GB, 5400 rpm, 16 MB cache, and the total backup size is 20 GB. The system disk and software installation disk take 17 minutes, the size of the backup file is 16.7 GB. If it is a desktop computer, it is believed that the backup speed will be faster. This speed is similar to the speed of ghost, but the compression ratio is slightly lower. The current hard disk is also very cheap, and it is not a big problem to occupy more space. After the system image is created, the backup wizard prompts you whether to create a system repair medium that can be used to guide your computer in the future. You can make a decision based on the actual situation.

● Select the backup file storage location

Two Methods for System Restoration

In the past, when we needed to restore the system, we usually used the boot menu to go to the Ghost Software Interface to restore the system, or we made a winpe to start the USB flash disk to load the ghost file to restore the system. This operation was complicated. In the restoration function provided by Windows 7, in addition to pressing F8 on the boot server to enter the winre System Restoration interface, you can also create a USB disk boot disk for restoration. The restoration method is also very simple.

● Select the full restore function

Method 1: Use the Advanced Startup option to restore

When the boot screen appears, press and hold the F8 function key, and then enter the advanced Boot Mode. here we can see many boot options, select repair your computer at the top of the boot menu to enter the Windows Recovery environment.

Step 2: select the language and keyboard layout

After the file is loaded, we will see a prompt box. First, select the language and keyboard layout. The default language is naturally unavailable, but we recommend that you select "Chinese (simplified, PRC) for the keyboard layout) -Us keyboard ", of course, you can also select the default settings.

Step 2: select the Logon account

Click "Next" to go to the next step. We recommend that you select the "Administrator" account with the highest permissions. If you have not modified the account, the default password is blank.

Step 2: View repair tools

Next, we will see the winre interface, which contains many practical repair tools:

Startup Repair: Start repair, which can be used to automatically fix common errors, such as the loss of the Start manager or the loss of a project in the boot menu.

System Restore: restore the system to a Restore Point, provided that a restore point has been created.

System Image Recovery: system image recovery. If you have created an image file for the system, you can use this tool to restore it.

Windows Memory diagnostic: Windows Memory Diagnosis

Command Prompt: Command Prompt. In this environment, you can use the command prompt to start most applications.ProgramIn addition to the failure to run Windows Shell programs, almost all applications and scripts can run smoothly.

● Select a backup file for recovery

Step 2: restore the system from the image

Select "system image recovery". The recovery Wizard will quickly scan the image files on the disk. The scanned system image files are listed here, if the image file to be restored is in another target path, you can select a system image to confirm it again. After checking that the computer is correct, click "Next" twice in a row to restore the computer from the image file.

When I use my laptop to restore the system disk, it takes 13 minutes to restore the system disk and 5 minutes to restore the software installation disk, it took a total of 18 minutes to restore the entire system and the software that was previously installed, which is quite efficient.

Method 2: Create a Windows 7 kernel boot USB flash disk for restoration.

Previously, our newspaper introduced many times how to create a winpe boot USB flash drive, but some friends may encounter various strange problems and cannot set it successfully. Now it is quite simple to create a boot USB flash drive containing the winre tool in Windows 7. You do not need to create a production tool or download the old peach winpe tool. You only need to use the ultraiso tool.

Access the root directory of the disk where the Windows 7 operating system is located from the resource manager. First, open the "Folder Options" dialog box and switch to "view, set "hidden files and folders" to "show hidden files, folders, and drives" to show hidden files, folders, and drives, at the same time, cancel "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)" to display the protected operating system files normally. After confirmation, the files will take effect.

Now we can find a folder named "recovery" under the root directory, double-click to go to the "c5e51094-dfa6-

11dd-a2a3-ecf4f6976847 "folder. Note that the subfolders may have different names. Here we can find the files boot. SDI and winre. Wim. Copy them to a temporary folder for backup.

● Create a winre boot USB flash drive

The next operation is much simpler. You need to use ultraiso to prepare the boot. SDI, winre. drag the WIM files to the lower-right pane and select "Write hard disk image" from the "write" menu... ", a dialog box will pop up. In the" Hard Drive "drop-down list box, select the drive letter of the USB flash drive. The USB-HDD Boot Mode is selected here, after confirmation, you can create a recovery disk based on the win7 kernel. After the experiment, you can set the USB-HDD Boot Mode in the BIOS during startup to successfully enter the winre operation interface. Of course, if you have a CD-ROM drive and prefer the boot mode, you can create a winre restoration disc by prompting "Create a system restoration disc" after the backup is complete, which is easier to operate, you only need to attach the disc and follow the prompts.

When the system is completely damaged and cannot enter the boot menu, perform a USB flash drive to guide the system, and then use the first method to easily restore the system.