Restoring Your System Image and
Software
Depending upon which operating system you are using (Windows 7 or Windows
8), there are slight differences
in the restoration procedures. The following
procedure is for Windows 7 systems. Equivalent information for
Windows 8
configurations can be found at “Windows 8: Restoring Your System Image and
Software” on page 28.
Windows 7: Restoring Your System Image and Software (Windows 7)
It is very important that you create DVD copies of your Factory Image and
Bootable Disc (along with other
applicable media such as application discs)
before beginning to use your system. To do so, follow the
instructions in the
“Saving Your Factory Image” and “Creating Backup Images of Factory Image
and Discs”
sections of this chapter.
Saving and Recovering Your Factory and System Images with My Recovery
Along with instructions on saving your Factory Image, this document outlines
several other important procedures,
such as making a system image, restoring
your Factory Image and system images, managing your images, and
restoring the
partitions on a hard drive.
IN ORDER TO INSTALL APPLICATIONS, MAKE COPIES OF FACTORY AND SYSTEM IMAGES, AND BURN
APPLICATION MEDIA AND BOOTABLE DISCS YOU
MUST HAVE AN INTERNAL OR EXTERNALLY
CONNECTED WRITABLE
DVD DRIVE.
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU COPY YOUR FACTORY IMAGE TO REMOVABLE MEDIA
(E.G., DVD DISCS). FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT
IN AN INABILITY TO RESTORE THE IMAGE
AT A FUTURE DATE
.
W
E RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE DVD-R OR DVD+R DISCS FOR YOUR BACKUP, BUT
SUPPORTED MEDIA
* FOR IMAGE BACKUPS INCLUDE:
FOR FACTORY IMAGE, APPLICATION
DATA
, AND BOOTABLE DISC: DVD-R/+R.
F
OR USER-CREATED BACKUP IMAGE: DVD-R/+R, DVD-RW/+RW, DVD-DL.
* D
EPENDING UPON YOUR OPTICAL DRIVE AND MEDIA FORMAT USED, SOME MEDIA TYPES MAY BE
INCOMPATIBLE FOR CREATING IMAGE BACKUPS
.
DUE TO CERTAIN LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, SOME THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS WILL NEED TO BE
INSTALLED SEPARATELY USING THE APPLICATION
MEDIA BUNDLED WITH YOUR SYSTEM.
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