If you've created a backup before, you can wait for your regularly scheduled backup to occur, or you can manually create a new backup by selecting Back up now. Note: Do not back up files to the same hard disk that Windows is installed on. For example, do not back up files to a recovery partition.
Always store media used for backups external hard disks, DVDs, or CDs in a secure place to prevent unauthorized people from having access to your files; a fireproof location separate from your computer is recommended. You might also consider encrypting the data on your backup. In the left pane, choose Create a system image , and then follow the steps in the wizard.
If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. You can keep several versions of system images. On internal and external hard drives, older system images will be deleted when the drive runs out of space. To help conserve disk space, delete older system images.
If you're saving your system images in a network location, you can only keep the most current system image for each computer. If you already have a system image for a computer and are creating a new one for the same computer, the new system image will overwrite the old one.
If you want to keep the old system image, you can copy it to a different location before creating the new system image by following these steps. You can use a restore point to restore your computer's system files to an earlier point in time. Restore points are automatically created each week by System Restore and when your PC detects change, like when you install an app or driver.
Here's how to create a restore point. Select the System Protection tab, and then select Create. In the System Protection dialog box, type a description, and then select Create. To look through the contents of the backup, select Browse for files or Browse for folders. When you're browsing for folders, you won't be able to see the individual files in a folder.
Find your backups created on previous versions of Windows If you used Backup and Restore to back up files or create system image backups in previous versions of Windows, your old backup is still available in Windows Need more help?
Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. It does not come with any CDs. I bought it during the promotion period some years back. This is the reason I want to do a system image backup so that next time when I encounter a failure, I can just restore to the system image and not choose to restore to factory setting.
It is okay with me on this. I am sorry that I find Joselbarra's answers quite complicating for a person not so advance in IT knowledge as me. I hope someday I will be half as knowledgeable in IT as you In item 6, you mentioned rebootable CD.
What is a rebootable CD? Going back to the first e-mail which Stanley sent me, I have clicked on the link you provided and downloaded and installed the "ntbackup" file onto my WinXP notebook.
Before I try to do this ntbackup, I would like to know whether this software is able to do "system backup". If so, how? Should I choose "advance" and then just select "C" drive would be sufficient? Does choosing to backup "C" drive means it already covers my computer's operating system, system files, all pre-installed programs and applications by the manufacturers and also those installed by myself, all pre-installed drivers and manually updated drivers, Windows XP service pack 3 and systems files?
If I am right about this, then this is exactly what I need. How do I activate the restore when my computer behaves funny? Do I need to restore to "factory setting" first by pressing F11 when my computer starts and when it is back to factory setting then only I do the restoration with ntbackup so that all the OS, system files, pre-installed programs and applications and updated drivers are restored straight away?
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