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Now that I have Win7 set up the way I want it, is it possible to create an image on a bootable DVD so that if (and when) my computer crashes I can just reinstall everything from that image? I seem to recall something like that was done on my last job, but I don't know how.
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#2 Nov 7th, 2009
Hi,
Is that not what create a system repair disc and backup do in "maintenance"
Is that not what create a system repair disc and backup do in "maintenance"
BACK-UP.........Try one of the simple solutions first........and BACK-UP......
MAKE YOUR OWN ULTIMATE BOOT CD to BOOT and REPAIR WINDOWS.
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html
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MAKE YOUR OWN ULTIMATE BOOT CD to BOOT and REPAIR WINDOWS.
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html
I once thought I was wrong but it turned out I was mistaken
Bob,
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#3 Nov 7th, 2009
Yes, look into WAIK, and Sysprep. Also Norton Ghost.
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#4 Nov 8th, 2009
a system repair disk only hold tools/commands to use in a windows repair, recover a crashed OS. .its not a full backup of system,
EDIT=it is also used to restore the computer from a image sorry about that .
EDIT=it is also used to restore the computer from a image sorry about that .
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#5 Nov 8th, 2009
If you have done a full back-up through 7s "Back-up and Restore" under "Maintenance", is that an image of your hard drive and by using the boot disk it will give you access to that image and thereby allow the image to be copied back to the drive to the state it was when the image was taken? Or is it just a backup program like "Shadow copy"?
BACK-UP.........Try one of the simple solutions first........and BACK-UP......
MAKE YOUR OWN ULTIMATE BOOT CD to BOOT and REPAIR WINDOWS.
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html
I once thought I was wrong but it turned out I was mistaken
Bob,
MAKE YOUR OWN ULTIMATE BOOT CD to BOOT and REPAIR WINDOWS.
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html
I once thought I was wrong but it turned out I was mistaken
Bob,
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Originally Posted by Bob_180_Bob 
If you have done a full back-up through 7s "Back-up and Restore" under "Maintenance", is that an image of your hard drive and by using the boot disk it will give you access to that image and thereby allow the image to be copied back to the drive to the state it was when the image was taken? Or is it just a backup program like "Shadow copy"?
Fallen Heroes Song ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfXBB0BRHY
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfXBB0BRHY
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
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Originally Posted by caperjack
im creating a image now to a internal drive i have in my computer and will play with installing from image to another partition on that drive later today
Fallen Heroes Song ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfXBB0BRHY
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfXBB0BRHY
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
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#8 Nov 8th, 2009
The MS deployment tools like look into WAIK can make customised images (With windows vista and above windows installs are comprised of a copressed image, and some scripts which run in the installers WinPE environment). Ive used this to make network deployment images including software and settings we want.
But as a realistic backup tool, use Norton Ghost to image your disk, or if you font want to shell out, then maybe an opensource tool like Clonezilla?
But as a realistic backup tool, use Norton Ghost to image your disk, or if you font want to shell out, then maybe an opensource tool like Clonezilla?
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#9 Nov 9th, 2009
Thanks jbennet for the info. I downloaded Clonezilla iso and burned to disk. Created an image of my hard drive in a little over an hour.
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#10 Nov 9th, 2009
Yeah, i use the live version, it seems fairly speedy. took 2-3 hours for me. Only gripe was that it could be a bit more user friendly.
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