How To Create A System Image In Windows 7

Today we take a look on How to Create a System Image in Windows 7, because believe it or not, although most of us don't think this is necessary, but we never know what's worst to come in our way, we just gotta be prepared for the worst.

The presence of many new features in Windows 7 make us the easier it is to maximize the performance of it. One new feature is presented that does not exist in previous versions of windows is the ability to create a backup image file without having to use third-party utilities such as Symantec Ghost or true image.

The best time to make the image file is when you just do the install windows and a few standard applications such as office, winamp and some other standard applications. Image file you created is a backup of all system, application or data file that is in a hard disk drive as a whole. Simply put, the image file is a mirror of your data on your hard drive.

Now, we proceed to create a system image file in Windows 7

• Click Start, select Getting Started and click Back up your files.

• Click Create a system image on the exit window.

• Choose where you want to save the image file. You can select the hard disk drive, then burn it onto a DVD or put the pieces in a shared network drive (if any).

• On the screen, you will see the confirmation that indicates how large the image file to be created by the system. Click the Start Backup button to begin making the system image.

• After that, you'll get progress bar as the system is making the image file from your hard drive.

• Once the process is complete, you are given a choice whether or not to create a CD repair disc. This CD will be useful as a support tool when your system error and want to do a restore using the image file you created. Select Yes to create a CD repair disc.

• Insert a blank CD and check the drive before you start creating the CD repair disc.

• Click Create to start creating a CD disc repair disk. Wait a while until the process is complete.

Now, you have a file system image backup and a disk repair CD that can be used when your computer is having trouble. The process of image-making system will create a new folder named "WindowsImageBackup" where you choose file system image storage location.

Use the CD repair disc along with the image file that you just created when you are having trouble with your windows 7 operating system. Thanks for reading this tips of how to create a system image in windows 7, hopefully it will be useful one day. Good luck!