Backup and Recovery in Windows Vista
To back up your entire hard drive:
1.Select Start > All Programs > HP Backup & Recovery > Backup and Recovery Manager.
2.Click Next.
3.Click Back up to protect system settings and important data files, and then click Next.
4.Click Back up entire hard drive, and then click Next.
5.Follow the
Creating Recovery Points
When you back up modifications since your last backup, you are creating system recovery points. This allows you to save a snapshot of your hard drive at a specific point in time. You can then recover back to that point if you want to reverse subsequent changes made to your system.
✎The first system recovery point, a snapshot of the entire image, is automatically created the first time you perform a backup. Subsequent recovery points make copies of changes made after that time.
HP recommends that you create recovery points at the following times:
■Before you add or extensively modify software or hardware
■Periodically, whenever the system is performing optimally
✎Recovering to an earlier recovery point does not affect data files or
To create a system recovery point:
1.Select Start > All Programs > HP Backup & Recovery > Backup and Recovery Manager.
2.Click Next.
Maintenance and Service Guide |
