Tag: backup
Creating a System Image in Windows 7
(This is the first of a series of posts covering information taken from my latest book, Upgrading and Fixing Computers Do-It-Yourself For Dummies.) Windows 7’s Backup and Restore program lets you create a “System Image,” as well as a regular backup. Different from a regular backup, System Image contains everything on your computer’s C drive: [...]
Posted: March 15th, 2010 under Books, Hardware, Upgrading and Fixing Computers Do-It-Yourself For Dummies, Windows 7.
Tags: backup, creating a system image, system image, Upgrading and Fixing Computers Do-It-Yourself For Dummies
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What’s the difference between a System Image and a regular backup in Windows 7?
Q: I want to mirror my hard drive on an external hard drive. On page 237 of Windows 7 For Dummies, your book says “the [Backup and Restore] program also creates a system image – an exact copy of the drive Windows 7 lives on.” Is this what I want? A: Windows 7′s Backup and [...]
Posted: February 19th, 2010 under Windows 7, Windows 7 for Dummies.
Tags: back-up, backup, backup and restore, system image
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What’s the difference between a System Recovery disc and Windows 7′s System Repair disc?
Q: What’s the difference between a “System Recovery” disc and a “System Repair” disc? A: Your computer’s System Recovery Discs and Windows 7′s System Repair Disc are both designed for getting you out of emergencies by fixing your PC’s problems. However, the two types of discs accomplish this in very different ways. (They’re also both [...]
Posted: December 21st, 2009 under Windows 7.
Tags: back-up, backup, recovery discs, system recovery, system repair, system repair disc
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