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    Windows 7 System Restore from Backup Image

    Windows 7 is quite clean and functional and you do not have the installation disk? This practice is fairly common with computers purchased in supermarkets. With Windows 7, you can create a complete picture of your system, commonly called a ghost of its system, referring to Norton Ghost which allowed to perform this operation and did well to save precious hours during the resettlement one or more systems.

    In case of problems, you can reinstall the image of your system and return your system to its original state. Caution, this operation will not save your documents. We recommend a separate part of your system in another partition or a second hard drive and the other, back them up regularly on yet another disk.

    You have installed fresh Windows 7 on your computer. The favorite programs are also very smooth. Everything is set up as you would like to have. One of the first things you should do now is create an image of your hard drive. So you are prepared for a possible system crash well. It is an image the exact copy of your hard drive easily with all content and may again in the very initial state are set. The best thing is the image after a fresh installation to create. This keeps the image of a system is small, and half an hour, depending on the backup media created. This guide shows the steps how to create an image with Windows 7 without third-party tools such as Ghost or True Image.

    The center of restoration and preservation of Seven Windows to create a system image, including in premium editions of Seven. An image system is an exact copy of a reader. By default, an image system includes drives required to run Windows. It also includes Windows and your files, programs and system settings. You can use a system image to restore the contents of your computer if your hard disk or your computer crashes. When you restore your computer from a system image, it is a complete restoration, you cannot choose to restore individual items and all your programs, system settings and files are being replaced by the contents of system image

    How to Create System Image File in Windows 7


    Go to Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Backup and Restore.


    Click on Create a system image.

    • Click on Create system image on the left of the window.
    • Seven research sites available to save the backup.

    This can be another partition on the same hard disk or partition on a second hard drive (internal or external).
    • You can also choose to burn the system image on DVD.
    • The backup to a network location is not provided in Windows 7 Premium. It is available from the Pro version of Seven.

    • Decide where you want to save the image. You can burn the image onto an external hard disk, several DVDs, or on your network, if any store.
    • You can also include other drives. Think it will start from the size of the image.
    • A default location is offered. If multiple locations are available you can choose another by clicking the small arrow.
    • It is best to save the image to another hard drive (internal or external) rather than on another disk partition system.
    • In the next window you will see the space of the image. If that appeals not so, you can go back to this point and adjust your settings.
    • You will be asked what you want to include in the backup (in addition to the system partition Seven).
    • The amount of disk space required for protection is within the window.
    • The summary of options selected is displayed. Click Start Backup.
    • The backup starts and a progress window is now displayed while the image created and secured. In this example, required a drive of about 16 GB in size in 20 minutes on an external hard drive. The time depends on your system and your backup media.


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    Re: Windows 7 System Restore from Backup Image

    • If this process is complete, you will be prompted to create a system repair disk. You should definitely make. If your system will not boot, you can boot your system with this disk and play back the image.
    • There is now a CD / DVD created. The space on the bootable CD is about 149 MB.
    • The creation of the system image is complete

    • On the partition hosting the backup you should see a new folder WindowsImageBackup.
    • If you have multiple partitions on your computer, restore the system partition only Seven will not affect other partitions that you find intact after reboot.
    • If multiple operating systems are installed on the machine, restoring the system partition only retain Seven multi-boot.
    • The system image contained in the record WindowsImageBackup you can raise it (or them) partition (s) saved (s) above, but does not allow you to recover a file or folder contained in the image: It's or nothing.
    • To back up your folders / files and restore them on demand, use the Backup or Restore files.
    • If you no longer start Windows 7, you can now easily produce in a relatively short time the system again. In the BIOS boot order so your computer to switch from the CD will boot and in half an hour, you have to run the system with all the programs back on.
    • This feature in Windows 7 is easy to use and works very well. It is found not only in the higher expenditure of Windows 7, but it is available in each version. You do not need third-party image programs. You should create an image if your machine is fresh and everything is running perfectly.


    Create Recovery Disk :
    • Click the Start button.
    • In the Search field, enter the command recdisc.exe and press Enter.
    • Insert a blank CD or DVD into your drive and click Create Disk.

    • Once the disk is created, click the Close button and then click OK. Then put the disk in a safe place.
    • Beware, the recovery disc does not replace the backup of your system. He complete with tools to restore the backup when your computer has problems and that Windows will not boot.
    • How to Restore From the Image Disc
    • If you do not have the installation disk of Windows 7, the creation of a recovery disc allows you to access the system recovery options in case of problems. You can then restore the system image that you have done.
    • Set your boot priority to CD Rom from the BIOS and insert the disc. Then restart and boot from the disc.

    Please wait while loading then select your language.
    Select Restore your computer with a system image previously created. Then click on Next.
    • Choose the image file you have created. You can save the same in your hard drive also and restore it from there. Select an image system and check the box that you want to use.
    • If you created several backups to the same PC, then you have the choice. So select one that suits you and do Next. (Use the date and time to locate the right one)
    • If there is any personal data on your computer to another partition or another drive to avoid losing everything, do not check the box above Format and repartition disks. Click Next.
    • A confirmation message asks if you would confirm the action, because you will lose any data created after the backup choice click on Yes. Click on Next and then the Restoring the system image starts.
    • Confirm restore the system to its original state (the backup) and click Yes.
    • At the end of the restoration, your computer is automatically restarted. The original image of Windows 7 has been restored.
    • Your computer will restart once the process is complete.
    • The other way for the same is that you can use any third party software for that. There are ample of tools for the same like Norton Ghost, Acronis, etc. They provide you the same option of creating a bootable disc to run the Windows recovery.

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