Use of VHD under win7

  
        VHD
The magical effect


Quiz: VHD
is the abbreviation of virtual Hard Disk, which means virtual disk, we are using Virtual The VHD file is created when the PC or Virtual Server software is created. Therefore, after being mounted in a virtual machine or system, it can be formatted, partitioned, etc., just like a normal hard disk.
First, create a system image
Start all programs under the Win7 system to maintain backup and restore, then click "Create System Image" in the left pane, select an NTFS partition in the pop-up creation wizard (because the system file is larger than 4GB). Then follow the prompts.
Second, the allocation of VHD
After the backup operation is completed, the final creation is a VHD file, which is saved by default: "Storage Partition: \\Windows Image Backup\\Computer Name\\Backup" backup date. Now use the right mouse button to click on "Computer", then select "Manage", then expand "Storage Disk Management", then right-click and select "Append to VHD", then load the VHD file created above, the system will A drive letter is automatically assigned to it.
Third, configure VHD boot
Start the command prompt as an administrator, enter the "bcdboot m:\\Windows/s c:" command to add this VHD clone system to the BCD boot menu.
Fourth, application
Now restart, select the first "Windows7" ​​in the multi-boot option to boot to this clone system. Shown in Disk Management is the Disk 1 C drive.
Application: One can restore the whole system in the traditional way: restart and press F8 to select “Repair Computer”, enter WINRE, select “Use Windows Image Recovery System” in the “System Repair Options” window, then follow the prompts to select VHD backup and recovery. system. That is, use a backup image.
Two enter the clone system first, and then perform other operations. In particular, the system partition of the VHD clone system is still the C drive, so even if the original software is installed in other partitions, most of the software will still work. (The installation may not work after creating a VHD backup). This way, we can use the system to fix it when needed without reloading. For example, system poisoning, killing soft can not be started, you can also choose to enter the clone system to back up the current important files, and then perform other operations. (equivalent to WINPE is also stronger than it)
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