How to Create a Windows 7 System Image
When you finish loading and configuring Windows 7, you are ready to create a backup and lock it down by creating an image of the operating system When you create a backup, you essentially create a snapshot of all the Windows files and settings on your computer Do not run programs while preparing to back up Windows 7 since this could create unreported errors in the backup file.
1. In the Start menu search box, type Backup.
2. Select Backup And Restore from the list of search results that appear.
3. In the Control Panel Backup and Restore window that appears, select Create A System Image from the blue panel on the left side of the window.
4. In the Create A System Image dialog box, select a location for the backup You can choose to save the backup to another hard disk or partition on your computer, on a selection of DVDs (note that if you have a lot of software or games installed on your computer, you will need quite a few DVDs), or to a network location.
5. Click Next to start the backup.
Don’t back up your operating system to a network location if your PC connects to the network only via Wi-Fi, because you will be unable to see the backup if you need to restore it Only do a network backup if you connect via a physical network cable.
If Windows 7 becomes unresponsive, you can restore this backup and get working again quickly.
1. In the Start menu search box, type Backup.
2. Select Backup And Restore from the list of search results that appear.
3. In the Control Panel Backup and Restore window that appears, select Create A System Image from the blue panel on the left side of the window.
4. In the Create A System Image dialog box, select a location for the backup You can choose to save the backup to another hard disk or partition on your computer, on a selection of DVDs (note that if you have a lot of software or games installed on your computer, you will need quite a few DVDs), or to a network location.
5. Click Next to start the backup.
Don’t back up your operating system to a network location if your PC connects to the network only via Wi-Fi, because you will be unable to see the backup if you need to restore it Only do a network backup if you connect via a physical network cable.
If Windows 7 becomes unresponsive, you can restore this backup and get working again quickly.