Win7 can be used without the direct "copy" to use

In general, we usually install Windows7 through the installation CD, but the installation speed of the installation CD is still slow, if you want to help others install the system or install more A computer, even a computer without a CD-ROM drive, is still a hassle! In fact, Windows 7 system installation can be simpler - directly "copy" on it!

system "copy" ImageX to help

Why do not install the system, just "copy" will be able to use it? In fact, there is a file named "install.wim" in the Sources directory of the Win7 installation CD. This file contains one or more operating systems that have already been installed. In other words, Microsoft has actually installed the operating system. We just use ImageX software to "copy" the installed system from the CD to the hard disk, and then configure the startup item for the "copy" operating system to complete the system. The installation is just as simple!

Tip: Pure copying and pasting is of course not possible, which is why you should use ImageX. ImageX will automatically decompress the content we need in the "install.wim" file during the "copy" process.

Also, using ImageX requires manual formatting of the hard disk partition before the operation. If the hard disk does not yet have a partition, start it with WinPE CD, use the application on the CD (such as DiskGenius) to partition the hard disk, set the C drive as the active primary partition and format all the partitions. If the hard disk is already partitioned, format the C drive.

but ImageX use the original program to run in a DOS environment, but also to enter some DOS commands, which is too "advanced" for the average user some. It doesn't matter, we can use another software - "ImageX One-Click Recovery" (also known as "GGhost One-Click Recovery"), which already integrates with ImageX. Through it, the entire operation process can be completed in the graphical interface, the user only needs to click the mouse as needed.

Copy operation Click the mouse to complete

After the disk partition is completed, start "ImageX OneKey Recovery" on the hard disk in WinPE, and select the "Partition Recovery" button after running.

The default partition is "local disk (C:)", generally do not need to change, select the image file, locate the Win7 installation disk (I use Win7 five-in-one installation disk, CD-ROM drive letter is "O ") "O:\\sources\\install.wim" (if there is an ISO image of the installer in the system, it is recommended to use the virtual CD-ROM software to load, so that the operation is faster), click the drop-down list on the right side of the image file. You can see that there are 5 image files, that is, 5 Win7 versions, and select the 5th item - "No.5 Windows 7 ULTIMATE", which is Win7 Ultimate.

Then just follow the prompts, step by step, and finally click "Restore" button Ultimate will be extracted to the C drive. The entire copying process is very fast and takes a very short time, much faster than normal installation. Next, we will do a little bit of finishing work and it will be OK.

Repair boot automatically completes according to the prompt

After the copy is completed, a prompt window will appear, prompting: "If the boot sector has no boot information after recovery, the system may not start. Is it repaired with the following parameters? [C:] boot information?", you must click "Yes" to fix it.

After the operation is completed, copy the file "bootmgr" and the directory "boot" in the root directory of the Win7 installation CD (or image file) to the root directory of the C drive in WinPE.

Now, there is already a Win7 system in the C drive. If it starts, it will prompt an error. It doesn't matter. Start the computer with the Win7 installation CD. When you get the "Install Now" step, select "Repair" below the interface. "Computer", then select "Repair and restart", you can quickly complete the repair and restart automatically. At this point, the CD is removed and the system can boot from the hard disk.

After the computer restarts, just like running the system for the first time, update the registry settings, start the service, install the device...

With this method, from copying the system files to successfully entering the desktop, It took less than 15 minutes in total, which is half the time saved by the traditional method of installing CDs (it is faster if you use Win7 image files)! You only need to prepare a WinPE CD (or WinPE flash drive). A Win7 installation CD (or Win7 system image file) and "ImageX OneKey Recovery" software.

One-click recovery ImageX is more secure

In fact, many times, we help others to install computers mainly because they don’t know how to install or repair them, but if they can make their computers have many brand machines The "one-click restore" function, is that not convenient? This way, even if something goes wrong, they can do it themselves!

Compared with Ghost, "ImageX OneKey Recovery" has an incremental backup function, smaller backup files, shorter backup time, and easy to update. In addition, because all operations are performed in a visual environment, the operation is very difficult and can be done smoothly by ordinary users.

The main problem with Ghost is that it may be restored to the state of the original backup when it is restored, and the average user may not know how to operate, which may cause the user to restore the system. Important documents or information lost during this period, causing unnecessary losses. The computer software and hardware application network (http://www.45it.com) reminds everyone that the use of ImageX's incremental backup function will not have such problems, and it can also minimize the risk of ordinary users' own operations.

Tip: In layman's terms, ImageX's incremental backup function is like this: For the first backup, ImageX will compress all the files of the target disk into the specified image file for a second backup. When ImageX compares the files that have been backed up in the image file, if the file has not been changed, it does not need to be backed up. Different files are additionally added with a backup. The original backup file is still retained. Each backup file has a complete file after each backup. The location list, when recovering, according to the records of the list, the restored content is different, so that the user is more convenient and safer to operate.

This article uses the "ImageX OneKey Recovery" as an example. Start with WinPE CD, start "ImageX OneKey Recovery" on the hard disk, and click the "Partition Backup" button. The backup types are “new backup [fast, low compression]”, “new backup [slow speed, high compression]” and “incremental backup”. If it is the first backup, the default “new backup” is generally selected. , low compression]", the partition select "local disk (C)".

After confirming, click “New Backup” to start the backup system. After the completion, the program will be automatically quit.

In the same way, the user can select “incremental backup” in the subsequent backup, and then complete the operation according to the prompts, and will not affect the backups that have been made before.

It's just as easy to restore when there are serious problems with the system. Or use WinPE CD to boot, first manually format the system disk, then start "ImageX one key recovery", click "Partition Recovery", select the partition to be restored and the image file for restoration (as shown in Figure 6), after confirmation Then select the image number to be restored in the mirror number list, click the "Restore" button, and follow the prompts. After the restoration is completed, a prompt window will appear. Click "Yes" to repair the boot information. At this point, the restore is completed, and the whole process is not completed. 10 minutes, restart, is a new system!

Compared with the problem of installing the system, how to make the recovery of the system can be more important for ordinary users. With the method of this article, ordinary users can complete the backup of the system, and will not affect the previous backup, so that even if a problem friend has trouble you, you can easily recover, not to start all over again. Most importantly, user data and file loss can be avoided to the greatest extent possible.

In addition, everyone can make a "WinPE+Win7 installation file + ImageX one-click recovery" three-in-one flash drive for friends based on the method in the text, so it is more convenient to install and maintain! Interested Readers may wish to try!