Windows 7 Startup Disk

After all your help with regards to dual booting or clean install I would like to know if Windows 7 help you make a start up disk at all or do you have to make one in which case what files will be needed to put on?

Ken

I'm not sure what you mean by a startup disk, Ken? Do you mean a backup disk, so that you can restore your PC if something goes wrong?

Sorry,yes I did mean a backup disk I think my brain needs a MOT.
Ken

I'll create a full article for this next week, but if you type "backup" in to the start menu search, then click "backup and restore" you will see an option for "create a system image" on the right hand side.

Following that wizard will allow you to create a complete system backup which you can restore your PC from should something go wrong. Just be sure to update this regularly

Windows 7 can make its own system repair disk which is essentially a CD-bootable version of Windows that just includes the command prompt and a suite of system tools. Just type system repair disk in the Start Menu search box, and Windows 7 will show you the utility.

Thanks for the info and I look forward to next week.

Ken

Just a word of caution there Ian. I am a great backup nerd. But it is wise to make sure you do not erase the original, or at worse, a very (100%) reliable image. It is so easy to make a subsequent image which will include any faults/problems encountered. Space these days is not a problem for most. I normally have two or three dated images on my computer, but always have 1. The original, barebones, installation image and 2. The image of the installation and all my regular, configured, software.
I do use Acronis, but that is off topic. I find, if anything is in the smallest way suspect, it is quicker to replace the image than start fault finding (Takes about 15 to 20 minutes to restore 21 gbs.). Of course, there are many reasons why a user would want to find the fault first.

You and I see eye to eye here.

Yep, I'll agree with that one - it's better to have more than one backup in case there is a problem.

I'm also a big fan of Acronis and use that myself. The original poster may be able to get this for free by reading this thread : http://www.w7forums.com/backup-you-h...nis-t1489.html