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Today I want to talk about data backup, since this task is one of the main ones when working on a computer. I haven’t reinstalled the operating system for a long time, and to be honest, I don’t really want to do this, since I’ll have to reinstall all the drivers and programs. This time I decided to backup the data on a laptop, since it has the least clogged hard drive, which means that the backup will be completed very quickly.

I used the built-in Windows functionality for backup. Unlike competitors, or, the task is completed free of charge and quickly. To start data archiving, go to Start, then Accessories, then System Tools, and launch the “Data Archiving” program.

To start data archiving, follow the options provided. You will be asked to either back up all hard drives or your choice. I chose to back up only drive C. where the actual operating system is installed. And of course other programs.

And at the last stage we click the “Finish” button. Now you need to wait a little while the archive is created. That's all.

How to restore data from backup?

Data is restored in the same way as it was created, more precisely in the same program. Simply select the "Recover data" option.

If you cannot get into the Windows shell, then you need to make a boot floppy disk in advance, with which you can restore the backup in DOS mode.

How to create a boot disk?

First option

Create a boot disk using the Data Backup application. Open the application, and then click the "Advanced Mode" link.

Launch the System Disaster Recovery Wizard

Then click the Next button and you're done. Now we wait until the task is completed. To be honest, I couldn’t wait for the program to back up the data. But it is after creating the archive that you will be prompted to create a boot disk. Therefore, to my regret, you can only recover in this way using the Windows shell. As soon as I find an option to run Data Archiving using DOS, I will definitely post it.

Don’t despair, because we have long had similar programs that work several times faster. Among them we can note

Despite the fact that support for Windows XP will be completely stopped in April of this year, it continues to be one of the most popular computer operating systems to this day. But lately it has rarely been installed on powerful work machines, preferring to use it in netbooks.

There is just one small problem here: installing XP is theoretically possible only from a CD, for which these devices do not have drives. What to do? After all, installing Linux is most often pointless, since new varieties of popular distributions simply cannot be handled by weak hardware!

Flash drive is our choice!

Of course, you can attach a portable CD/DVD drive to your netbook, but why the extra complications? After all, there is a USB port on it anyway. Therefore, the only question is how to create a bootable USB flash drive with Windows XP. Let us immediately note that any user can do this.

A little about the media

First, you need to pay attention to the media you are using. Don’t think that any flash drive purchased at your local store will be suitable for this purpose. However, you can install the system on it, but the speed of operation in this case will be very low.

You should start with volume. The minimum allowed is 4 GB. In this case (if you have experience and desire), you can create a multiboot Windows XP flash drive. It can easily accommodate not only the system, but also various useful utilities.

The next important parameter is read and write speed. Cheap models are characterized by 2-3 MB/sec for writing, while reading parameters rarely exceed 8-12 MB/sec. Agree that buying a 32 GB drive, the data on which will be recorded for several hours, is not the best idea. And this often happens when buyers are tempted by the low cost of Chinese products.

You can often see 256 GB flash drives on store shelves, manufactured by the famous “NoName”. Do not take such removable disks, as their capacity almost always does not correspond to the declared one, and they break instantly.

So, before you create a bootable USB flash drive with Windows XP, you need to go to a specialized store. Spend some money on a decent media that will delight you with a high ratio of rewrite cycles and speed.

"WinSetupFromUSB 1.3"

First, let's look at an example where the wonderful program "WinSetupFromUSB 1.3" is used. Its peculiarity is that it is somewhat difficult to make a bootable Windows XP USB flash drive with its help, but even the most ancient computer will boot from it without any problems (as long as it has a USB port).

The other good news is that there are versions for 32- and 64-bit systems. So even with the new Windows 8 you will not experience any problems.

Where to begin?

First, get a normal image of Windows XP itself. We strongly recommend not to use so-called “assemblies”, since their performance cannot be guaranteed by anyone! no need, since the program will do everything for you.

Launch

Note that the "WinSetupFromUSB 1.3" utility itself does not require installation, so you can make a bootable Windows XP USB flash drive without loading your computer with unnecessary programs. To run it, you need to right-click on the executable file, and then select “Run as administrator” from the context menu.

We look at the very first item called “UDB disk selection an format tools”. By clicking on the drop-down icon, you will see a list of all the USB drives that are on the system. Select the required flash drive. Be careful, otherwise you may lose your important data!

The next item is “Windows 2000/XP/2003 Setup”. It must indicate either the path to the physical media (optical disk) or to the virtual drive on which the disk with the system is mounted. Please note the points below: if you need a multi-boot flash drive (Windows XP + Vista/7), mark them, indicating the location of other media.

Let's move away from the topic a little. We have already said that for the best result, you will need an image of the OS that you intend to run from a removable disk. It is best to do it yourself using the "Alcohol 52%" or "UltraISO" programs.

Immediately after clicking the "OK" button, the "Microsoft Widows EULA" license agreement window will appear in front of you, with which you will have to agree ("I Accept"). Please note that in the main program window there is a button "Auto format it with FBinst". There is no need to touch her. When activated, a special utility is launched to prepare the media. There is nothing wrong with it, but Windows XP written this way does not run on all computers.

Bootloader entry

But, before you create a bootable USB flash drive with Windows XP, you will need the "RMPrepUSB" button. It will also launch a utility that will write the MBR bootloader and prepare the recording media.

So, click on the button of the same name, after which the “RMPrepUSB v.2.1.714” dialog box appears in front of us. Before proceeding further, be sure to make sure that your flash drive is listed in the top field! Sometimes it happens that inattentive users mark their own hard drive in this field. If it is bootable (on which the OS is installed), then the system itself will not allow you to do anything. But if there is a collection of some kind of media files on it, then the results can be very sad...

In the field called “Boot sector”, check the box “XP/BsrtPE bootable”. We go a little lower, to the “File system” item, where we mark the position “FAT32” (since it is more universal). Opposite it there is a checkbox for the “Boot as HDD” option.

Before creating a bootable USB flash drive with Windows XP, all we have to do is click on the “Prepare Disk” button. A small dialog box will appear in which you need to click “OK”. A warning will immediately appear stating that formatting will delete all files. Click “OK”, after which we wait for some time for the work to complete. When everything is ready, you need to click on the “Exit” button, and then close the “RMPrepUSB” utility dialog box.

Direct system recording

Go back to the main dialog box “WinSetupFromUSB 1-3”. Here you need to enable the “Show Log” option. More precisely, there is no particular need for a visual display of the process, but it is much more reliable, because if something goes wrong, you will see at what stage the process stalled.

If this happens, then you can look for a solution to your problem. As a rule, problems most often arise only if there is some kind of defect in the flash drive. If it is new, you can try to make a full data format (remembering to uncheck the “Quick Format” checkbox).

All! Click on the “GO” button, after which the process of writing working files to the flash drive starts. As a rule, this takes about 15 minutes, but the time here depends entirely on the characteristics of your computer. A signal for complete completion of work is the appearance of the “Job done” message. Click on “OK” and wait a little while the program writes the last kilobytes of information to the media. That's it, it's ready to use!

How does it all work?

What to do next, and how to install Windows XP from a flash drive? Everything here is quite simple, but some explanation is needed. The fact is that it is better to connect the media not to the front, but to the rear connectors. This is due to the fact that the front ports often provide lower speeds, and they cannot always boast of operating stability.

Turn off the computer. We insert the flash drive into the appropriate port and turn on the machine again. There is no point in describing the procedure for entering the BIOS at length. As a rule, login is performed by pressing (preferably multiple times) the DEL button on the keyboard, but laptops and netbooks often have other options. You need to find out by reading the instructions for your gadget.

To install Windows XP from a flash drive, you need to set the appropriate item in the BIOS settings. How to do this, you will again have to look in the instructions for your device.

After the start, the “Grub4Dos” bootloader window will appear in front of you. There will be one item in it - “Windows 2000/XP/2003 Setup”. Accordingly, if you created a multiboot flash drive, then there will be more of them. Press “Enter” and go to the next menu.

To use a flash drive, you need to select “First part of Windows XP Professional SP3 setup from partion 0”. After this, the same installation process will follow, which would be launched when installing from an optical CD.

What if additional programs are needed?

All of the above applies only in cases where you need a convenient and practical medium for installing the system. But what to do when you need a “lifebuoy” that will have an antivirus, a defragmentation program and something else?

There is only one answer - you need a bootable USB flash drive with utilities! Since we have already started talking about XP, we will not consider the option of only a flash drive with programs. We're not afraid of difficulties, are we? Then let's get started!

"WinSetupFromUSB"

Naturally, we will again use a very useful, compact and nimble program. By the way, is it created in exactly the same way? Not strong in terminology? Then let us explain that this is the name of a flash drive from which you can boot, obtaining a completely functional Windows OS.

If you often have to work on other people's computers, then you yourself will understand all the advantages of this approach. However, enough words. There is an important note. Since we need a flash drive with the system and various programs, we will have to look for the image ourselves. Of course, you can create it yourself, but for beginners such a task is virtually impossible.

We run the program as administrator. We will not repeat ourselves, since all the instructions are above. Immediately after launch, you will be presented with a rather ascetic dialog box, at the top of which there is a drop-down list. As you might have guessed, clicking on it will display a list of all flash drives that are currently connected to the computer.

Making the media bootable

The creator offers exactly two methods for this: “Bootice” and “RMPrepUSB”. Since the first one is much simpler and more understandable, we suggest you use it. What needs to be done for this?

First, click on the “Bootice” button. A small dialog box will immediately open in which you need to activate the “Perform Format” option (the far right button). The next dialog box is the most important. So, if you plan to use your flash drive paired with old and not very new BIOS, we recommend that you select the “USB-FDD” option. But! This way you won’t be able to create a multiboot, and therefore most often you will have to use the “USB-HDD mode” (“Multiple Partitions”) item. It is recommended to choose NTFS as the file system, but FAT32 is also suitable.

Click on the “Next-Step” button and agree with all the warnings that in case of an error, your data will be irretrievably lost. Click “OK” and wait. If you don't have a very powerful machine, this may take a relatively long time.

Copying installation files

To do this, in the main dialog box of the program, select the item at the very end of which there is the phrase “BartPE”. Next, click on the button with the ellipsis and point the program to the directory in which the disk image is stored.

After that, click on the “GO” button and wait for the process to complete. We recommend checking the “Show Log” option. As in the case we described above, this will allow you to follow the process. After successful completion of the process, you will have a bootable Windows XP flash drive in your hands. The launcher starts after setting the appropriate settings in the BIOS. Since we talked about this above, we won’t repeat it.

Using other programs to create bootable media

Since the names of all the utilities described above are unlikely to be familiar to ordinary users, we will talk about simpler options. So, it will help to create. It’s very easy to do.

As in all previous cases, you will need a normal image of a clean system.

Having launched "UltraISO" (again in administrator mode), go along the "File-Open" path, indicate to the program the path to the system image, and then click on the "Open" button in the dialog box. To make a bootable USB flash drive from ISO, the next step is to go to the menu item “Boot - Burn hard disk image”.

A dialog box opens in which you need to select the flash drive on which you will write OS files. We set the option “USB-HDD” or another, guided by our instructions above.

Have you chosen? Then click on the "Record" button. You will again be warned about the irreversible destruction of data that may be on the flash drive. Are you sure there's nothing there? Then click “OK”, the media will be formatted. We drink tea, watch a movie or do something similar until a window pops up notifying us that the process has completed. All! You can install Windows XP via a USB flash drive.

Other options

It would be a mistake to say that this is the end of all available options. There are hundreds of utilities for creation, and therefore it is simply unrealistic to describe them all within the framework of one article.

But we will tell you about one more utility that is well known to “advanced” domestic users. We are talking about the Command Line program.

So you can also create Windows XP on a USB flash drive using it. It is available on every Windows computer.

Details

Firstly, it must be run as an administrator. To do this, you need to click on the “Start” button and type “cmd” in the search bar. A list of found files will open on the right side of the window. Right-click on the desired file, and then select the same “Run as administrator” item.

If you do this on Windows 8/8.1, the procedure changes slightly. First, you need to go to “ModernUI” (also known as “Metro”), click on the small “Down” arrow, which is located in the lower left corner. For devices with a touch screen, you can simply scroll down.

A window will open with a list of installed programs, in the upper right corner of which there is a search field. We drive “CMD” into it, after which the search result will open. Right-click on the desired program. A list of possible actions will appear at the bottom of the window (there are no context menus here!). As you understand, you need to select “Run as administrator”.

Then in the console that opens, type the line (or you can simply copy) “DISKPART”. This command launches a special software shell that allows you to manage disks (including removable ones).

The next command is “List disk”. If you know even a little English, then you can see for yourself that it displays a list of external drives. It is advisable to connect only one flash drive to the computer, otherwise you may very well make a mistake. If Windows XP is in this mode, try formatting it with the FAT32 file system.

How to do it? Open “My Computer”, right-click on the desired flash drive, select “Format”. Naturally, if the removable disk is not even in this folder, then it is better to change it. There is clearly some kind of malfunction in it, due to which you may lose all your data.

After that, enter the “Clean” command, which will additionally clean the disk. After the message about the completion of the process “Disk cleanup completed successfully” is displayed, enter the line “Create partition primary”. It creates the primary active partition.

The next command is “Select partition 1”. It allows you to select a previously created partition. The “Active” option will make it active.

We recommend formatting your drive by entering a command like “Format fs=NTFS”. If you have a FAT32 file system, replace the appropriate part of the command. We enter “Exit”, which is where our “console epic” ends.

Then we copy all the necessary files to a removable disk. How to do it? If you downloaded a disk image in ISO format, then you can use any available archiver (“7-ZIP”, for example). Launch the program, follow the “File-Open” path, where you specify the path to the image file. You unpack everything onto your flash drive, prepared in the manner described above.

Attention! The described method does not provide a 100% guarantee that the installation program will run on old hardware, so if you have such a need, it is better to use the method that was described first in our article.

Other nuances

Of course, we have already talked about how you can make a disk with the system and utilities “in one bottle.” But what to do when you only need one program that can be launched from the BIOS?

The solution is no different from what we did before. For example, consider the Acronis program, a bootable flash drive with which will allow you to resize partitions, partition the hard drive, or perform a complete and irreversible format.

The easiest way

In this case, we will need Acronis True Image installed on the computer. This set of programs is very useful, so we recommend installing it for “preventive purposes.” After launching the utility, the first dialog box will open in front of you.

In it, select the item “Go to main window”. The following window will open in which you need to activate the “Create bootable media” option. A “Wizard” will open, with which you will perform all subsequent operations. Click “Next” in the first window to get to the next settings item.

In it you need to check the box on the “True image Home” settings item. Click “Next” again and you will be taken to a window with a choice of removable media. Select yours, then select “Next” again. After this, another window will pop up, in which there will finally be a “Proceed” button. After some time (depending on the characteristics of your computer), a completion message will appear.

Second way

This time you should have an "Acronis True Image" image. To write it to the media, we will use the “WinSetupFromUSB” program, which we already described at the very beginning of the article. The process is practically no different from what we have already discussed.

First, run the utility as an administrator. In the first window we also select our flash drive, but then we go along a different path.

Click on the “RMPrepUSB” button. An additional utility window will open, in which you again need to specify your media. Check the option (“BOOT OPTIONS”) “NTLDR” and set “NTFS” in the file system selection line. Be sure to check the boxes next to “Boot as HDD” and “Use 64hd”. There is no need to mark anything else, and therefore you can safely click on the “Prepare Drive” button.

A small window will pop up warning you that the process has begun. Click "OK". After this, a second dialog box will appear, warning you that formatting will destroy all data.

Once again, make sure that there is no data on the disk that is of any value to you. If you make a mistake, it will be difficult (if not impossible) to restore them.

We agree by clicking “OK” again. Formatting will be carried out for some time, after which we will be transferred back to the main program window. Here you need to check the box whose name begins with “PartedMagic”. Here we click on the button with the image of an ellipsis. “Explorer” will open, in which you will show the utility where the “Acronis True Image” image is located.

Press the “GO” button and wait until the message “Job Done” appears on the monitor. All! The bootable media with the utility is ready!

Today I want to talk to you about the topic of Windows XP bootable USB flash drive. If you need to create a bootable USB device with the Windows 7 operating system, then this is the place for you.

Information on creating bootable flash drives with various programs, functions and capabilities is now available to almost everyone, but not everyone can use it correctly. In this article I will tell you how to transfer files from the Windows XP installation disk to a bootable USB device.

We will use two programs:

1. UltraIso
2. Winsetupfromusb

We will also need:

• Flash drive with a capacity of at least 1 Gigabyte.
• Installation disk with the Windows XP operating system or its image.
• Winsetupfromusb program.
• Some free time.

Making an UltraIso flash drive

You can download the ultraiso program here:

Downloaded, unpacked and installed, go to UltraIso.

Select the desired image file with the extension (*.iso), in my case it is WinXPHomeSP3RU, you may have a different image name and click Open.

If you do not have a Windows XP installation disk, you can download it from the link below:

Then go to the Bootstrap tab >>> Burn hard disk image...

We specify the drive - Disk Drive, format it if you haven’t done it before and click on the Burn button.

They warn you about the loss of information, agree and click Yes.

After this, the process of formatting the flash drive and creating a new bootable USB device begins.

All that remains is to wait for the operation to complete; it took me a little over two minutes.

Close the window and use the flash drive at your discretion.

Bootable USB flash drive Windows XP - UltraISO program | website

Unfortunately, the flash drive you made will work with errors, I recommend using the second method, or other programs, such as Rufus.

Winsetupfromusb utility

You can download this utility from the official website using the links below.

If you can’t download it on the official website, you can use an alternative link from my Yandex disk.

Open the downloaded file and go to WinSetupFromUSB_1-3.exe or WinSetupFromUSB_1-3_x64.exe, depending on the bit size of your operating system.

A window with the program opens; before copying data to a flash drive, I recommend formatting it, more about. We prepare the device, click on the RMPrepUSB button.

Afterwards, a settings window opens in which we set the following:

1. Specify the USB storage device,
2. Select the boot sector - put a dot next to XP/Bart PE bootable (NTLDR),
3. File system FAT32 or NTFS, check the box Boot as HDD (C: 2PTNS),
4. Finally, click Prepare disk.

A window appears with a command to launch further actions, click OK.

The command line opens.

And the proposal to create a new section, click OK.

Close the settings window, return to the main WinSetupFromUSB, check the box next to Windows 2000/XP/2003 Setup and click browse (the button on the right with three dots).

Insert the Windows XP installation disk into the drive or mount a virtual disk image, then select it in the Browse for Folder list and click OK.

If you have the original Windows XP installation disk or disk image, a window with a license agreement may appear, which you must accept by clicking I accept.

On average, this procedure takes about eight to ten minutes.

Upon completion, a small Job Done window will appear, the work is completed, click OK.

Press enter, in the next window we go to the third item First part of Windows XP Home SP3 setup from partition 0.

Afterwards, the Windows installation process starts, downloading and unpacking the installation files.

Bootable USB flash drive Windows XP - program Winsetupfromusb | website

In custody

So the article has come to the end of your Windows XP bootable USB flash drive. Of course, I understand that now most people use Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS and others. Microsoft recently stopped providing updates and support for Windows XP. This operating system will be relevant for a long time, since some of you have become accustomed to it and will continue to use it, myself included.

You may have questions about creating a bootable portable device. You can ask them below in the comments to this article, and also use the form with me.

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The ability to save data as backup copies is available in the Windows OS itself. Moreover, they are quite wide - no worse than those of free programs from third-party manufacturers. It is important that the Windows archive utility can save not only user files, but also the settings of the OS itself. Saving or restoring previously archived files, as well as synchronizing data using Windows, is quite easy; backup procedures are described below using the example of the built-in archivers of the popular Windows XP Professional, Vista Home Premium and Windows 7 Home Premium operating systems.

Archiving using Windows XP.

In Windows XP, it is easy to find and run the backup utility - it is located in the utilities section.

1) Click on (Start-All Programs-Accessories-Utilities). When you launch the backup program for the first time, a window will open in which three backup and recovery modules will be available: creating a backup copy of data recovery from the archive and creating an emergency system recovery disk.

2) To launch the Archive Wizard, click on the appropriate button. The [Archive Wizard] window will open, click on [Next] and, depending on what data should be archived, activate the corresponding radio button.

Make sure that the device on which the backup will be recorded is connected and recognized by the system, then click on [next].

3) The wizard will scan the available disks and ask for the location of the partition on which the backup will be written. In the window, specify the appropriate disk and archive name. Click [next] again.

4) In the next window that opens, you can immediately start the backup by clicking the [done] button, or set additional copying parameters by clicking the [advanced] button. In the latter case, you will be able to select the archiving type. After that, check the [check data after archiving] checkbox, select the type of file location with a copy (we recommend creating a new file) and click [next].

5) In the next window you need to set a copying schedule if you need to make it regular. By clicking the [Set Schedule] button, you can set the exact backup interval in the [Scheduled Job] window.

6) Click on the [ok] button, [next] and again [ok]. Then click [yes] and in the [Backup Wizard] window click [done]. The [Backup progress] information window will open, showing the progress of the backup. When the process is complete, click [close]. Important! The backup program saves information as a single file with a BKF extension. It is impossible to view its contents using normal Windows tools.

Data recovery using Windows XP.

The process of restoring data from a backup is as follows.

1) Run the backup program as described in step 1 of the previous subsection. In the main window, click on the [Recovery Wizard] button, after which the [Recovery Wizard] window will open.

2) Click on [next] and follow the system prompts, as you did when creating an archive copy. Please note that in the source selection window, the contents of the backup copy are displayed as a hierarchical directory, with the archive file at the top and its contents below.

Important! If [replace existing file] was selected in the window when transferring system settings to a new PC, you will need to restart the computer.

Archiving using Windows Vista.

Creating a backup in Windows Vista is generally done in the same way as in Windows XP, but in this case you first need to select the storage location for the future archive, and only then the files to be saved.

1) Run the archiving program in the same way. as in Windows XP. but in the menu, click on [archiving status and settings]. You can also get to the required utility through the “Control Panel” (which was impossible in the previous version of Windows), where there is a separate “Backup and Restore Center” that combines the relevant functions. Select the files you plan to save. To do this, in the [archive files] window, check the required checkboxes. Click [next].

2) In the second window, select the location where the backup will be written. You can use both local and network drives. After specifying the location, click [next] again. Select the files you plan to save. To do this, in the [archive files] window, check the required checkboxes. Click [next].

3) Now specify which disks need to be backed up. To do this, in the [archive files] window, check the appropriate checkboxes.

On a note. In the Windows Vista operating system, you can only select an entire group of files at once (music, data, etc.) and only on local drives, but you cannot back up an individual folder. This is a very controversial solution, since it reduces the convenience of archiving (often the user does not need to archive all the data on the disk, but has to) and increases the duration of the process.

4) After selecting files, you can specify when to archive. By default, the operation will be performed immediately for the first time, and then repeated every week on Sunday. This order can be changed using the scheduler, which will not cause any difficulties.

It is assumed that future archiving will proceed as planned, so the user is asked to save the current settings. Click on the [save settings and start archiving] option and the [file archiving] operation will begin.

5) To re-backup, first change the archiving parameters by clicking on the [change archiving parameters] link, then go to the main menu and only then start the backup. Upon completion of archiving, the system will report the outcome of the process.

Data recovery using Windows Vista.

Compared to Windows XP, in the Vista operating system the data recovery process is less obvious to the user.

1) You should select not “Simple recovery” (to avoid confusion with archive files), but “Special”. To do this, in the [Backup and Recovery Center] window, click on [Advanced Settings], and then in the [Backup Status and Settings] window that opens, click [Special Recovery].

2) In the [file recovery] window, activate the radio button [files from earlier archives.], then select the required archive with data by the date of its creation. The further procedure for restoring information from a backup copy is generally similar to that in the Windows XP operating system.

Backing up and restoring data in Windows 7.

Working with backups in Windows 7 is actually no different from that in Vista, since the “seven” has adopted a lot from it in terms of the user interface. However, in Windows 7, all operations with backup and recovery, as well as working with images and creating rescue disks, are centralized and accessible from one window.

1) Click [Start], [All Programs], [Maintenance] and then [Backup and Restore] - the corresponding window will open. This is the main window when working with system archives. With its help, you can not only save a backup copy, but also create a system image and an emergency recovery disk. Windows Easy Transfer is also available from this window.

2) To start the backup, click [set up backup], the process of identifying the connected disk media will start. After all disks have been scanned, the [save archive] window will appear.

4) In the window that opens, agree to the automatic archiving method by leaving the radio button [present Windows choice] activated, or set your own method by activating the radio button [present choice to me].

5) If in step 4 you decided to set the archiving order yourself, then after clicking [next], a window will open where the system will provide the opportunity to specify specifically which objects on the hard drive need to be archived. Important! When choosing which files to back up, always consider their size and storage capacity. Restoring data from a backup is available from the main menu. In the [backup or restore files] window, click [select another backup...] and follow the system instructions. The recovery process in Windows 7 is similar to that in Vista.