In fact, Win7 system maintenance function is very powerful, you can even use Ghost without the Ghost! You can even introduce Ghost today! two very intelligent functions, so that after a system crash can guarantee that you will restore the system to the last good state, together to experience under the bar.
1. image image repair
Fixing is one of the new features of Windows 7, and it works like the well-known Ghost. When creating, the entire partition is backed up as an image file, and when it is repaired, the image file is released to the specified hard disk partition.
create the image in the window under Windows7, but with the image to restore the system can only be achieved through repair disc. This design concept takes care of both the ease of operation and the applicability. Creating an image is generally performed when the system is working properly. It is not necessary to use a repair disc to implement it, but it is simple and convenient to operate in the system window. In general, image restoration is mainly used to completely repair a damaged system, which is equivalent to re-installation, but the software installed before the image was created and the settings made to the system can be completely preserved. When the system is unable to start, and when it is most needed, the repair CD comes forward effectively to solve the drawbacks that other recovery measures (such as file recovery) cannot be implemented because the system cannot be started.
1) create an image
create an image in the window under Windows7.
(1) in the "Start" menu, click "All Programs → Maintenance → → Create a backup or restore a system image" to run the backup wizard.
(2) to select where to save the backup. You can choose a shared location on a local hard drive or a removable hard drive on a partition, DVD, or LAN.
Tip: To ensure ease of recovery, it is recommended to store the backup on a local hard disk. Backups cannot be stored in a partition where Windows 7 is installed. Only other partitions can be selected.
(3) to select which partition to be backed up. By default, the partition where Windows 7 is installed will be selected and cannot be modified. In general, selecting these two partitions is sufficient.
(4) to confirm. In the next step, it will display the selected partitions to be backed up, the storage location of the backups, etc. in the form of a list. If it is correct, click “Start Backup”, otherwise, click the back button in the upper left corner to reset. When completed, a file with the extension VHD is generated.
Tip: Because files are installed Windows7 partition occupancy than larger, more for the 10GB or above, the time it takes to back up too long.
(5) hidden partition. In this example, the image file is stored in a partition on the local hard disk. To ensure the security of the image file, you can hide this partition. In the "Start" menu, right-click "Computer", select the "Manage" command, and expand "Storage → Disk Management" in the left window of the window that opens. Then right click on the partition to store the backup in the right window, select the "Change drive letter and path" command, click the "Delete" button in the dialog box that opens.
Note: This will not delete the partition, only the letter of the partition (for example: E disk, F plate) deleted, it can not be displayed in the "Computer" window. In the future, when you use the image to recover your computer, you can display the partition letter: right-click the partition with the drive letter deleted, select "Change drive letter and path command", and then click the "Add" button in the dialog box that opens, and then Choose one.