1.
In the Start menu search box, type “backup and restore” and press “Enter”. It will open the Backup
and Restore window in control panel. Now Click on “Create
a system image” from left side of the window.
2.
Once the “Create a System image”
window appears, choose “On a hard disk”
option and locate the drive where you want to save the backup. You can also
choose DVDs option, but be forewarned that it will require more than one DVD to
complete the backup. Using an external hard disk would be a better choice.
3.
After confirming the backup location, you can
click on the “Next” button to proceed in the
next step. Here is where you choose the drive to backup. The system drive (C:)
is checked by default. For other drives, simply check the box beside them to
include them in your backup.
4.
In this step, you have to confirm whether you
have selected the right location of backup and the correct drives which you
want to backup. Click the “Start backup”
button once you have checked everything is correct.
5.
The backup process will take some time to
finish.
Restore from Windows 7 clone backup image in case of boot failure or other problems.
1. Restart you computer, hold down the F8 key when booting to enter the advanced boot option menu.
2. Select your preferred keyboard layout. Click Next to proceed.
3. Put a user name and password, click OK.
4. Choose “System Image Recovery” from the System Recovery option menu and follow the instructions.
That’s all to create a backup system image and restore your system from it
