Recovering a Computer Using a System Image:
You can only do a system image recovery to a hard disk drive that is the same size or larger than the one the system image was created from. You will not be able to do a system image recovery to a smaller hard disk drive. If your backup image is on an external device, then connect the external drive before starting. A system image recovery will format everything on each hard drive that was included in the system image, and will only restore what is in the system image. To start the recovery of the system, perform these steps:
1. Connect the external drive on which you have stored the system image.
2. Click Start, then click Control Panel, and then click Back up your computer.
3. Click Recover system settings on your computer.
4. Click Advanced recovery methods.
5. Select Use a system image you created earlier to recover your computer.
6. If you want to create the backup immediately, select Back up now, or click Skip and continue the system image recovery without backing up any of your current files. click Restart.
7. Select a language to be used for your keyboard input and click Next.
8. Select the system image for recovery using either of the two options:
1. To use a latest system image for recovery, select Use the latest available system image and click Next.
2. To select a system image for recovery, select the location of the backup image for the computer you want to restore from the list, and click Next. Then select the date and time of the system image to restore, and click Next.
9. After selecting the system image, select the Format and repartition disks box.
10. If you want to recover only those drives that are required to run Windows, select the check box Only restore system drives. Click Next.
11. Click Finish and then click Yes.
12. Windows will now start restoring your computer from the system image. Once the restoration is complete, click Restart Now.
13. If you chose to create the backup immediately in step 6, you will see the option Restore my file after the computer restarts. Select this option to restore the files.
You can only do a system image recovery to a hard disk drive that is the same size or larger than the one the system image was created from. You will not be able to do a system image recovery to a smaller hard disk drive. If your backup image is on an external device, then connect the external drive before starting. A system image recovery will format everything on each hard drive that was included in the system image, and will only restore what is in the system image. To start the recovery of the system, perform these steps:
1. Connect the external drive on which you have stored the system image.
2. Click Start, then click Control Panel, and then click Back up your computer.
3. Click Recover system settings on your computer.
4. Click Advanced recovery methods.
5. Select Use a system image you created earlier to recover your computer.
6. If you want to create the backup immediately, select Back up now, or click Skip and continue the system image recovery without backing up any of your current files. click Restart.
7. Select a language to be used for your keyboard input and click Next.
8. Select the system image for recovery using either of the two options:
1. To use a latest system image for recovery, select Use the latest available system image and click Next.
2. To select a system image for recovery, select the location of the backup image for the computer you want to restore from the list, and click Next. Then select the date and time of the system image to restore, and click Next.
9. After selecting the system image, select the Format and repartition disks box.
10. If you want to recover only those drives that are required to run Windows, select the check box Only restore system drives. Click Next.
11. Click Finish and then click Yes.
12. Windows will now start restoring your computer from the system image. Once the restoration is complete, click Restart Now.
13. If you chose to create the backup immediately in step 6, you will see the option Restore my file after the computer restarts. Select this option to restore the files.
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