What backup work to do before XP system reload

What backup work to do before XP system reload

First, backup hard disk data

Hard disk data include the main boot sector, operating system boot sector, Fat table, dir table, etc., which is the basis for the normal start-up of computer systems, so timely backup of the hard disk data is the first thing. For hard disk data backup, the best way is anti-virus software, recommended the use of "rising" anti-virus software, because it can not only back up the hard disk data, but also allows users to set the time of automatic backup. Open the "Rising" main interface, click the "Settings" button, select "Options", and then click the "Hard disk backup (B)" button, you can set up the way to back up the hard disk data. In the future, "rising" will automatically back up the hard disk data in the way you set it.

If there is no "rising", then you can also use KV3000 to back up, at the DOS command prompt, after typing kv3000/b command, the system will output to the floppy disk two virus-free master boot information files, That is, HDPT.DAT and HFBOOT.DAT, these two files are the partition table of the hard disk and the master boot record information.

Note: The backed-up hard disk data is valid only for the current disk partition state, and should be backed up again if the hard disk is later partitioned or the partition is resized.

Second, the backup registry

The registry has all the settings of the computer and the registration information of various hardware and software, so its importance is self-evident, so the timely backup of the registry is an extremely important task. The backup method is simple, simply type "Regedit" in the "Run" dialog box and enter, and then in Registry Editor, select the Export command under the Registry menu, and of course don't forget to store the backup registry file in a non-system partition. Alternatively, you can copy the User.dat and System.dat two files in the C:windows directory to the purpose of backing up the registry.

Third, backup driver

Reinstall the WinXP system, you need to install a variety of hardware drivers, and find, install all kinds of graphics cards, sound card driver is a big trouble, if the loss of drive disc, it will make us as anxious as "hot ants" general. At this point, the driver backup expert can help us solve this problem by quickly detecting all the hardware devices in the computer, extracting and backing up the drivers for the hardware devices. It also comes with an INF script installer that simplifies the installation of hardware devices, and when we need to reinstall the WinXP system, these extracted drivers will come in handy.

"Driver backup Expert" operation is very simple, simply click on the "Quick Collection" button in its main interface, select a hardware device, click the "Backup" button, then specify the location of the backup file path and file name, click the "Start" button on the line. If you want to back up all the drivers more quickly, you can click the "Quick collect" and "Back Up all" button in turn, so that all the drivers in the system will be "cloned". You need to be reminded that in the process of backing up all drivers, do not press any keys or buttons.

Iv. Backup Email account number

Many internet friends have multiple mail accounts, and for their backup work, we can use the registry to expand to Hkey_current_usersoftwaremicrosoftinternet account in the registry. Manageraccounts Branch, if there are five mail accounts in OE, then there will be a 00000001~00000005 five subkeys under the Accounts key (Figure 3). Click "Accounts", select "Registry-Export" In the menu, select "Selected branch" in "Export range", enter the backup filename, and press "OK" button to back it up.

V. Backup of personal Data

No doubt, personal data is the most important data of computer user, it includes personal file, download material, personal mail, OICQ or ICQ data.

For personal files, download data backup, we simply copy them to the hard disk's non-system partition or burn to the CD and other places on the line.

For personal mail backups, if you are using Outlook Express, you should c:documents and Settingsuser namelocal settingsapplication dataidentities{ The "Inbox. dbx" and "Outbox. dbx" Two files in the}microsoftoutlook Express directory of digital strings are copied to the non-system zone. Of course, it is best to customize the location of the mail to other places, in the following steps: Click "Tools"-"Options"-"Maintenance"-"Storage folders," and then want to back up the mail directory. It is simpler to back up foxmail messages by simply copying the files in the Mail subdirectory under the Foxmail installation directory to the non-system zone.

Oicq and ICQ Backup: For Oicq, chat records and personal information are stored locally, the easiest way is to oicq the installation folder with its own OICQ the name of the subfolder of the same folder to copy the line. Of course, you can also use the "import" feature provided by OICQ to back up chat records. ICQ is different from Oicq, ICQ did not save the friend list in the server, but saved in the client, therefore, in the reload system, not only to repeat their own ICQ number and password, but also to re-enter the friends of the ICQ number to search and wait for their confirmation, the operation process is extremely cumbersome. Therefore, we should use Third-party software to complete the backup work, here, to recommend the use of ICQ rescue this special free software for ICQ, use very simple, and there are detailed prompts, the specific operation is not more said.

Vi. Backup Address Book

For the backup of the address book, simply copy the files from the c:documents and settings user name Application Datamicrosoftaddress books to the non-system zone. Of course, we can also use the mail software itself to back up, for example, the OE address Book can be backed up by the file-import-address book, and for the Foxmail Address Book, it can be backed up by the export-web File command under the Tools menu in its Address Book window.

Vii. Backup mail rules and personalized signatures

By customizing message rules, you can effectively prevent spam, which can be set offline, so backing up a message rule is also an important task. A backup of a message rule can be found by using Registry Editor, Hkey_currnt_useridentities{77beb813-e85f-411a-9704-ca8f14492cc2}softwaremicrosoftoutlook Express5.0rulesmail, the primary key holds the message rule settings, of course, the user is different, then the data in curly braces will be different, the mail primary key export, you can complete the mail rule backup.

A personalized signature can be implemented in two different ways, one in the form of text, directly in the OE, and the other as a file that specifies a file to be signed and appended to the end of the message. For the latter, backups are naturally very simple. The former, however, needs to be manipulated in the registry. The personalization signature is in the Signatures key value entry under the 5.0 primary key above in the registry, and the export signatures also backs up the personalized signature.

Eight, backup IE favorites

The bookmarks in the IE Favorites folder is stored in a number of URL links in the X:documents and Settings username Favorites directory, copying them to complete the backup, and then copying them to the original directory after reinstalling the system to complete the recovery. In addition, we can also use IE's "export" function, change the favorite folder storage path to achieve backup.

Using IE's "export" function: When you have finished organizing your favorites, select the "Import and Export" command under the IE "File" menu, click the "Next" button, select the "Export Favorites" item, click the "Next" button again, and then follow the prompts to enter the path and file name of the backup file.

Change Favorites Store Path: Expand to Hkey_current_usersoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionexplorershell Folders branch in Registry Editor, find in right window Favorites the key value entry, double-click it, and then enter "E:favorites" in data value. In this way, the contents of the Favorites folder in the future are stored in the E area (if Area E is not a system area).

Nine, back up the custom phrase

Usually, in order to enter the phrase more conveniently and quickly, we often define some phrases ourselves, but once the system crashes, these custom phrases will be "sacrificed", then we should back them up for reloading the system. In the C:windowssystem32 folder, Wbx.emb, Tmmr.rem, pxxxp.upt three files corresponding to the Wubi input, intelligent Pinyin, Microsoft Pinyin Three input method of the custom phrase (which is the login system, the user name entered), Just copy them out of the line. In addition, for hand-made words, it can be used in its "feature menu" from the "custom Tool" with the "Export" command to save it to other locations can also achieve the purpose of the backup. If you are unsure, you can copy the input files directly under the C:windowssystem32 folder.

X. Backup system Partitions

Backup system partitions, one is to backup the entire system disk with Ghost, another method is to use WinXP with the System Restore function to back up. These methods as well as the issues should be noted in the forum posts are described, here is not to repeat.

With the above reload WinXP backup work, we do not have to be afraid of the system crash, of course, there are many friends directly using a number of special backup system software, one-step, interested friends, can combine software with this tutorial to see, may bring you some better enlightenment.