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Creating a bootable parition to restore Windows 7

  • 30-01-2013 11:40PM
    #1
    stevek93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭


    Hi all this is just going to be brief but I have created something magical tonight. :D

    After spending a day and a half reinstalling Windows 7, I set out to find the best way to backup my works. This is what I have come up with,
    There is a tool in Windows 7 that creates a system image of your C drive (or wherever you have windows installed) its located in Backup and Restore > Create a system image. To do this you need a external hard drive or a network drive, a simple secondary drive in my PC wouldn't work in my case.
    When the imaging was complete I then made a bootable recovery disc. Heres the magic part I used easeus partition master to partition my drive inside my PC to fit the image and the bootable recovery files I had burnt (you dont need to make it HUGE). Next I used easybcd to edit the boot list so it included the recovery files upon boot up and BOOM! Hey presto you have a bootable parition and recovery image that you can recover from incase of a emergency no more pulling out CDs YEPPIE.


Comments

  • #2
    cgarrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,609 ✭✭✭cgarrad


    A day and a half????

    W8 with www.ninite.com is a 60 min re-install.


  • #3
    stevek93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭stevek93


    cgarrad wrote: »
    A day and a half????

    W8 with www.ninite.com is a 60 min re-install.

    Yep, used that site but have LOADS more to install thats not listed including all the drivers ect.


  • #4
    HelpWithIT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭HelpWithIT


    But if your drive fails...then recovery partition is useless...your next mission if you choose to accept it....is to make a recovery partition on a USB Drive or DVD so if you have to install new hard drive...you are sorted (-;


  • #5
    stevek93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭stevek93


    HelpWithIT wrote: »
    But if your drive fails...then recovery partition is useless...your next mission if you choose to accept it....is to make a recovery partition on a USB Drive or DVD so if you have to install new hard drive...you are sorted (-;

    True, the partition is a handy way if you ever want to recover quickly but I recommend backing up the image. I have my partition on a second drive in my PC and the image copied again on another drive in the PC along with all my files can never be to careful.


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