BADBOY-
03-24-2010, 11:23 AM
You will need a fresh OS with all the drivers installed and any important apps you would use.
You will also need some imaging software like Acronis or Norton’s ghost.
For this documentation I will be using Acronis
You have two way of creating a image you can either do it by using the Acronis boot CD which you can make using Acronis or you can use the windows gui after installing the software.
If you are going to use the windows gui you will need to open Acronis
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis1.jpg
Once the application open you should see the above screen now select Backup, followed by My Computer which is in the image below.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis2.jpg
Now select the drive/drivers you want to take an image of.
(If windows vista and all your apps you have installed are on c: then select c :)
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis3.jpg
Click next and select create a new backup archive, and then make sure you have selected the backup location to an external drive or a spare drive.
(Do not save the image to the drive that you are taking the image of)
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis4.jpg
*********The above picture has been left as C but this is not correct. If I was imaging c: then I would select my external drive which is E but the picture has the default settings. ***************
You will then be asked if you would like to Schedule a backup the options are:-
Do not schedule
Once only
Upon Event
Periodically
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
I would recommend clicking “Do not schedule” for you first image then when you get the hang of things you can set this up on a daily or weekly base’s depending on how much you change your apps on your OS then if you have any system errors you can just revert back to a earlier date.
The next screen explains itself and I would choose Incremental as recommended by Acronis.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis5.jpg
Click Summary and then click proceed.
This will now start to take an image of your system.
Now to restore your image open Acronis and select
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis6.jpg
Click the Browse for backup in the top right hand corner and find your image and then it should appear as shown in the image below
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis7.jpg
Now right click your backup and click restore and this will reinstall your os to the same state as when you imaged it
You will also need some imaging software like Acronis or Norton’s ghost.
For this documentation I will be using Acronis
You have two way of creating a image you can either do it by using the Acronis boot CD which you can make using Acronis or you can use the windows gui after installing the software.
If you are going to use the windows gui you will need to open Acronis
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis1.jpg
Once the application open you should see the above screen now select Backup, followed by My Computer which is in the image below.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis2.jpg
Now select the drive/drivers you want to take an image of.
(If windows vista and all your apps you have installed are on c: then select c :)
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis3.jpg
Click next and select create a new backup archive, and then make sure you have selected the backup location to an external drive or a spare drive.
(Do not save the image to the drive that you are taking the image of)
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis4.jpg
*********The above picture has been left as C but this is not correct. If I was imaging c: then I would select my external drive which is E but the picture has the default settings. ***************
You will then be asked if you would like to Schedule a backup the options are:-
Do not schedule
Once only
Upon Event
Periodically
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
I would recommend clicking “Do not schedule” for you first image then when you get the hang of things you can set this up on a daily or weekly base’s depending on how much you change your apps on your OS then if you have any system errors you can just revert back to a earlier date.
The next screen explains itself and I would choose Incremental as recommended by Acronis.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis5.jpg
Click Summary and then click proceed.
This will now start to take an image of your system.
Now to restore your image open Acronis and select
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis6.jpg
Click the Browse for backup in the top right hand corner and find your image and then it should appear as shown in the image below
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z162/muffin7094/acronis7.jpg
Now right click your backup and click restore and this will reinstall your os to the same state as when you imaged it