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Windows Backup & Restore

  • 17-01-2007 11:36am
    #1
    PDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    I was wondering if anyone can recommend a way that they have previously used themselves for backing up and restoring windows? I have been asked to fix my uncles PC but it really needs to be wiped and I was wondering if there is some way of backing up all the settings and stuff etc so that I dont have to spend days re-installing stuff?

    PDD


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  • #2
    ntlbell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,288 ✭✭✭✭ntlbell


    PDD wrote:
    Hi Guys,

    I was wondering if anyone can recommend a way that they have previously used themselves for backing up and restoring windows? I have been asked to fix my uncles PC but it really needs to be wiped and I was wondering if there is some way of backing up all the settings and stuff etc so that I dont have to spend days re-installing stuff?

    PDD

    Depends what you want to back up.

    If it's XP you could try the transder files and settings tool.

    Wipe it.

    Reinstall.

    Install drivers and applications.

    Ghost it on to a dvd.

    So the next time he asks just ghost back from the DVD.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,395 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    the downside is that if a problem was caused by an inheritable setting then there you would only inherit the problem :(

    as ^^ says the transfer wizard aren't bad

    there was something about a setup file in the config folder too IIRC


  • #4
    PDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭PDD


    Hi Guys,

    Cheers for the feedback, much apperciated. I didnt know that file transfer and settings tool was useful. Im guessing that it doesnt also move installed applications - I mean that would be way too functional for MS.

    PDD


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