Tag: Complete PC Backup

How to Browse and Copy Files From a VHD (System Image) Backup

How to Browse and Copy Files From a VHD (System Image) Backup

| February 25, 2011 | 0 Comments

One of the great things about Backups in Windows 7 is the VHD or Virtual Hard Disk feature. When you create a System Image of your Windows 7 installation, it actually creates a virtual replica of the installation that is on the C: drive. If you don’t want to do a full on restoration of data, Windows [...]

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How to Backup to an External Hard Drive

How to Backup to an External Hard Drive

| December 27, 2010 | 9 Comments

In a previous Notebooks.com article we looked at using System Imaging as handy way to backup our entire computer. The benefits being, you are able to keep a safe replica of your system in a working state. System Images though can be quite large, using a lot of hard disk space that might not be [...]

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How to backup your installation of Windows 7

How to backup your installation of Windows 7

| October 24, 2009 | 27 Comments

Now that you have upgraded to Windows 7, you will need to create a backup of your installation. One of the major reasons why I recommend you do this immediately after installation is to avoid some of the chores associated with reinstalling Windows 7. For instance, if your computer crashes or becomes unstable and you need to reinstall Windows, you will have to do a couple of extra steps if you purchased the Upgrade version of Windows 7.

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