Hal-9000
04-28-2011, 06:19 AM
I was fascinated when I read that Windows 7 could make a disk image.I have Home Premium and the process was quick and easy.
Right after a fresh install of the OS, hardware drivers, and some basic programs I made a backup image.I recall it saying that I had 79 gigs of info on my hard drive.
The process took less than 20 minutes and my finished file was about 52 gigs.It either did some compression or left out parts of my original installation.
I threw the image on an external hard drive and there it sits...waiting for disaster :lol: I haven't tried restoring the image.There are two scenarios to install the backup.One is still having a working version of Windows on the drive
and using the control panel options to restore the image, or you can hit F8 on boot up and restore from there.The latter seems the more likely scenario if something really bad happens to your pc software environment.You also
have the option of making a recovery cd/dvd, I didn't try that.
I don't mind installing Windows and the subsequent programs and files I have... although it does get tedious waiting for the Windows updates as well as adjusting your browser and email settings.
I'm hoping this utility does what it says and will reinstall everything I had along with my settings...certainly would save a lot of time :thumbsup:
I'll keep you posted when part 2 occurs....
Right after a fresh install of the OS, hardware drivers, and some basic programs I made a backup image.I recall it saying that I had 79 gigs of info on my hard drive.
The process took less than 20 minutes and my finished file was about 52 gigs.It either did some compression or left out parts of my original installation.
I threw the image on an external hard drive and there it sits...waiting for disaster :lol: I haven't tried restoring the image.There are two scenarios to install the backup.One is still having a working version of Windows on the drive
and using the control panel options to restore the image, or you can hit F8 on boot up and restore from there.The latter seems the more likely scenario if something really bad happens to your pc software environment.You also
have the option of making a recovery cd/dvd, I didn't try that.
I don't mind installing Windows and the subsequent programs and files I have... although it does get tedious waiting for the Windows updates as well as adjusting your browser and email settings.
I'm hoping this utility does what it says and will reinstall everything I had along with my settings...certainly would save a lot of time :thumbsup:
I'll keep you posted when part 2 occurs....