Complete System Backup and Recovery Manual Mop

Many computer users will have the experience of typing the wrong key while using the computer for hours or even days. The results of your work will be wasted. Even if there are no operating errors, your computer will crash and run slowly for no reason due to attacks by viruses, Trojans and other software. With the continuous popularization of computers and networks, it is particularly important to ensure the security of system data and information. In this case, system software data backup and recovery has become a very important measure in our daily operations. This article provides a complete solution from two aspects: system software backup and recovery, and common software backup and recovery.

1. Windows XP system backup/recovery plan

Data backup/recovery: As the name suggests, it is to retain the data in a certain way so that it can be used in the event of system damage or other specific circumstances. , a process of reuse. Although the concept is simple, the actual implementation is a tedious matter. Below, the author uses the backup and recovery tools that come with Windows to create system restore points, and uses the restore points to restore the system. A set of system software backup/restore solutions.

1. Create a restore point

The first step in using system restore is to create a system restore point. Its function is like saving money when the user is not sick, and only needs to use the money once he becomes sick. That way - "prevent the slightest change."

Prerequisites for use: In order to ensure the effectiveness of the system restore function, the system restore function cannot be turned off when installing the Windows XP system partition, but the disk space used for system restore can be adjusted.

Method: Click the "System Restore" tab of the "System" dialog box in the "Control Panel" (Figure 1), and ensure that the "Turn off System Restore on all drives" checkbox is not checked; Then confirm whether the Windows XP partition status under "Available Drives" is "Monitor"; finally click the "Settings" button to open the settings dialog box (Figure 2), drag the slider according to the remaining disk space of the partition to determine "Disk to be used" size of space".

Tips: Generally, non-system partitions do not need to activate the system restore function. In order to save disk space, you can check the "Turn off "System Restore" on this drive" option in Figure 2. Can.

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Create a restore point: It is best to create a restore point for the first time after the system has installed the driver and common software. Create restore points from time to time as needed.

Method: Click "Start" → "All Programs" → "Accessories" → "System Tools" → "System Restore" menu item, create a restore point in the "System Restore Wizard" dialog box, click Click the "Next" button to enter the description information in the "Restore Point Description" and click the "Create" button to complete the creation of the restore point.

Tips: ① Since Windows XP will automatically create a restore point when installing drivers and other software, whether to create a restore point after installing the software depends on the actual situation. Especially before installing unstable shared software, it is safer to create a restore point first just in case.

② When creating a system restore point, be sure to ensure that there is enough free disk space, otherwise the creation will fail.

2. Use restore points to recover

Once Windows XP fails, you can use the restore points we created previously to restore the system using the following methods.

(1) System restore method

If Windows XP fails, it can still be started in normal mode. You can use the system restore method to recover.

Method: Click "Start" → "All Programs" → "Accessories" → "System Tools" → "System Restore", open the System Restore Wizard, and then select "Restore my computer to an earlier Time" option, click the "Next" button, click on the date displayed in bold on the calendar to select the system restore point (Figure 3), click the "Next" button to restore the system. After the restore is completed, the system will automatically restart, so do not run other programs when performing the restore operation to prevent file loss or restore failure.

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(2) "Safe Mode" restoration method

If the computer cannot start normally, you can use "Safe Mode" or other startup options to start it Computer, press the F8 key when the computer starts, select safe mode in the startup mode menu, and after entering safe mode, you can perform system restore like the above system restore method. The following is a description of the advanced startup options of Windows XP:

Basic safe mode: Use only the most basic system modules and drivers to start Windows XP, do not load network support, and load drivers and modules with Startup logging can also be enabled in safe mode for mouse, monitor, keyboard, storage, basic video, and default system services.

Safe mode with networking: Starts Windows XP using only basic system modules and drivers, and has network support loaded, but does not support PCMCIA networks. Safe mode with networking can also enable startup logs .

Enable startup log mode: Generate a startup log file for the loading driver and service. The log file is named Ntbtlog.txt and is saved in the root directory of the system.

Enable VGA mode: Use the basic VGA (video) driver to start Windows XP. This mode is very useful if the reason why Windows XP cannot start normally is the installation of a new video card driver. Other safe modes also use only basic video drivers.

Last known good configuration: Use the settings (registration information) saved in Windows XP during the last shutdown to start Windows XP. It is only used when the configuration is incorrect and cannot solve the problem due to driver or file damage or loss. The problem caused is that when the user selects the "Last Known Good Configuration" option, the modifications and system configurations made after the last known good configuration will be lost.

Directory Service Recovery Mode: Restores the Active Directory information of the domain controller. This option is only available for Windows XP domain controllers and cannot be used for Windows XP Professional or member servers.

Debug mode: When starting Windows XP, debugging information is sent to another computer via a serial cable so that the user can troubleshoot problems.

Tip: Although System Restore supports use in "Safe Mode", "System Restore" does not create any restore points when the computer is running in Safe Mode. Therefore, restore operations performed while the computer is running in safe mode cannot be undone.

(3) Restore the driver

Since Windows XP will automatically create a restore point when installing the driver, if you find that the hardware does not work properly after installing or updating the driver, , you can use the driver's restore function to restore it.

Method: Open the "Device Manager" window in the "Control Panel", select the driver hardware name you want to restore, right-click the mouse to open the "Properties" window, and select the "Driver" tab (Figure 4), then click the "Return to Driver" button and follow the prompts.

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(4) Use the emergency recovery disk to repair the system

If "Safe Mode" and other startup options cannot successfully start the Windows XP system, you can Consider using the Recovery Console. To use the Recovery Console, you must restart the computer using the operating system installation CD.

When prompted during the text mode setup process, press R to start the recovery console, press C to select the "Recovery Console" option, if the system has multiple operating systems installed, select the system to be restored, and then follow the prompts to enter management password and enter the operation command supported by the system at the system prompt. From the recovery console, you can access the drivers on the computer and then make the following changes to start the computer: enable or disable device drivers or services; Copy files from the operating system's installation CD, or copy files from other removable media, such as important files that have been deleted; create new boot sectors and a new master boot record (MBR), if from existing sectors You may need to do this if there is a problem with startup. Recovery Console works with all versions of Windows XP.

(5) Automatic system failure recovery

Under normal circumstances, an automatic system recovery (ASR) set (that is, system files backed up by creating an emergency recovery disk) should be created to appear as a system Part of the overall system recovery plan in the event of a failure. ASR should be used as a last resort for system recovery and only used after you have exhausted other options such as Safe Mode Boot and Last Known Good Configuration. Restore can be accessed by pressing F2 when prompted in the Setup text mode section. part. ASR will read the disk configuration in the file it creates and will restore all disk signatures, volumes, and the minimum number of disk partitions required to boot the computer (ASR will attempt to restore the entire disk configuration, but in some cases ASR will not Possibly restore the entire disk configuration), then ASR installs Windows Lite and automatically starts the restore using the backup created by the ASR wizard.

(6) Restore regular data

When data corruption occurs in Windows XP, click "Start" → "All Programs" → "Accessories" → "System Tools" → "Backup" menu item to restore the entire system or restore corrupted data in the Backup tool's Restore Wizard. To restore regular data, open the "Welcome" tab of the "Backup" tool window, then click the "Restore" button to enter the "Restore Wizard" dialog box, click the "Next" button to open the "Restore Project" dialog box (Figure 5) , after selecting to restore files or restore devices, click the "Next" button to continue the wizard.

(7) Command line mode restoration

If the system failure is very serious and cannot enter normal mode or safe mode, you can enter the startup mode menu according to the method described above and select "With command "Safe Mode" as prompted by the line, log in as an administrator, enter the "%systemroot%\windows\system32\restore" directory, and directly run the rstrui.exe file in it to restore according to the prompts.

If the system still cannot recover normally after using the above methods, then there is only one solution left - reinstall the system. It is the most thorough and decisive solution.

2. Commonly used software backup/recovery solutions

1. New job-based data backup software AnyBackup: As a professional data backup software suitable for home and small and medium-sized enterprise users , provides a complete solution for system partition, directory and file backup and recovery, ensuring the security of user data to the greatest extent. Software download address: nj.onlinedown.net/soft/36226.htm

Backup data

Click the "New" icon on the shortcut toolbar, and in the pop-up "New Backup Job" Dialog box (Figure 6), which displays the basic attributes of the job that need to be entered: backup data source, backup job name, and specific storage location.

The backup data source window is composed of two parts: a tree window and a list window. They can display all accessible resources on the local computer and the local area network at the same time. Browse all detailed subdirectories by expanding the directory in the tree window. You can also double-click each item in the list window to expand and browse the subdirectories and file contents of the item. Finally, select the partitions, directories and files that need to be backed up by checking the checkbox to the left of the data item.

After selecting the data to be backed up, enter the backup job name in the backup job name input box, select the backup data destination, and click the "Backup" button to start data backup in the default "incremental backup" format. Backup jobs.

Figure 6

Plan

Click the Plan button to start the job plan. Generally, the running user content is automatically combined by the software with the machine name and the current system login user name. After successfully setting the running user of the job, AnyBackup pops up the system task schedule properties dialog box (Figure 7), and schedules a job to run every day, every week, every month, or at a specific time (such as when the system starts).

Figure 7

Tips: If the user's operating system is Windows 98, you can only set the running time.

Options

Click the "Options" button, AnyBackup pops up the "New Job Options" dialog box (Figure 8) to modify the general settings of the job, or set other advanced options.

The new job options include two tabs: General and Advanced. The settings include backup type, overwrite mode, security settings, file filtering and other functions. Backup type: There are five backup types to choose from, including full backup, incremental backup, full copy, incremental copy and merge copy. The default backup type of the software is incremental backup, and you can choose the corresponding type according to your needs. When selecting incremental backup and incremental copy, you can click the "Advanced" button to the right of the type selection box to set advanced options for the backup type.

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Tips: Backup type option meaning:

Full backup (ordinary backup): Completely back up the selected data source to the specified destination in the backup file. Each time it is executed, it will not back up based on the latest changes, but directly back up all data to the .ABF backup file.

Incremental backup: The first time the backup is performed, it is equivalent to a full backup. The data source is completely backed up to the backup file at the specified destination. After that, only changes in file content and new additions are backed up each time. files, thereby avoiding duplicate backups of exactly the same files and creating a backup catalog for each backup for easy recovery.

Full copy (copy backup): Similar to the copy operation provided by the Windows system itself, during backup, copy backup allows your backup data to maintain the original directory structure, but generates a catalog file for AnyBackup recover.

Incremental copy: The first backup is equivalent to a complete copy. After that, only the files changed since the latest copy will be copied.

Merge copy: The first backup is equivalent to a complete copy. Each subsequent backup will only copy the changed files, and merge the backup file with the original backup file into the latest file.

Overwrite mode: The user can choose to append the backup file to the backup archive in the destination, or choose to replace the archive file.

Recover data: You can recover data from the job or from the backup file.

(1) Recover data from the job

Select the job file to be restored in the job list, right-click the mouse to select the "Recover" menu item, and select Restore

< The target position of p> is the "original position" by default. Click the "Restore" button (Figure 9) to start recovery.

Figure 9

(2) Recover from archive file

Click the "Open" button on the toolbar and select the backup file to be restored (Figure 10) , after the "Restore Job" dialog box appears, select the folders, files and partitions to be restored, and click the "Restore" button to start restoring the backup files.

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2. Customized backup/restore of commonly used software

After installing commonly used software, we all like to understand the interface, operation and content of these software. Customized settings will make the software more user-friendly. However, as the system is reinstalled or the equipment is replaced, after reinstalling these commonly used software, it is always necessary to reset them one by one, which is very troublesome. If you can back up the content of these customized parts in advance, you only need to restore it when the time comes, which is very easy.

Below is a list of my commonly used document editing software Office 2000, compression/decompression software WinRar, screenshot software SnagIt, picture viewing software Acdsee V7.0 and email client software Outlook Express. I will introduce in detail the customized backup/restore process of these commonly used software. .

(1)Office 2000

The backup and recovery operations of personal customized settings in Office 2000 are relatively simple. Click "Start" → "Programs" → "Microsoft Office Tools" → "User Settings Save Wizard" menu item (Figure 11), the system will ask you to choose to save or restore user settings. As long as you save the generated file with the extension "ops", you can use this wizard to back up or restore the complicated and complicated custom settings in Office very easily.

Figure 11

(2)WinRAR

In WinRAR, customize it through the "Options → Settings" menu item, and use WinRAR's " Import/Export" function allows you to easily back up and restore these customized personal settings. Click the "Options → Import/Export → Export settings to file" menu item (Figure 12), export the customized settings as a Settings.reg file, save it in the WinRAR installation folder, and back up the file to a non-system partition That’s it. When you need to restore, double-click the file to import the information into the registry; or copy the file to the WinRAR installation folder first, and then click the "Options → Import/Export → Import settings from file" menu item to restore.

Figure 12

(3)SnagIt

You can customize many contents of SnagIt, such as configuration files, capture hotkeys, SnagIt Studio The default thickness and color of the medium painting pen. Taking SnagIt 7.1 as an example, if you want to back up only the configuration files, you can execute the menu command "File → Export all configuration files" in the main interface, and execute "Import configuration files" when restoring. The following method can back up all the customized content, even the registration code. Open the registry editor, find the branch HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TechSmith, execute "Export" under the "File" menu, and export the branch to a registry file, so that all customized content of SnagIt will be backed up. When restoring, double-click the reg file and import the saved information into the registry. This not only quickly restores the customized settings, but also your SnagIt page has been registered.

(4)ACDSee

In the main interface of the ACDSee software, click the "Tools → Options" menu item (Figure 13) to customize the window, browser, file list, etc. Parameter content makes it more convenient for us to use. How to back up these customized contents? Enter "regedit" in the run box to open the Registry Editor. Find the following branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ACD Systems\ACDSee\70. Right-click on the branch and select "Export". This branch can be exported into a registry file. When you need to restore, just double-click the registry file and import it into the registry to quickly restore ACDSee's customized settings.

Figure 13

(5) Outlook Express

Outlook Express is one of the most commonly used email client software by the majority of users. During use, You have made OE very personalized and intelligent (such as logos, contacts, email rules, and a large number of emails, etc.). When the system is reinstalled, these personalized contents will no longer exist, so it is necessary to back up the OE. OE backup is not as easy as Foxmail, it is troublesome and requires a lot of work. If you use Outlook Express Backup, these worries will be gone. As a dedicated backup tool for OE, it can back up all OE settings, including IE favorites, address book, etc., so that they can be restored in time when needed.

You can even store the backed up data as an executable file and execute the file directly when you want to restore it. Software download address: nj.onlinedown.net/soft/27989.htm

Back up OE data:

Click "Backup Now" in the main interface in Figure 10, and the "Backup Task" appears. window, set the name of the new backup task "myoutlook", click the "Next" button to select the media type and specific location for data backup, click the "Next" button to enter the "Backup Project" window (Figure 14), Here you can select the items you need to back up (Figure 15), be sure to select the OE logo to be backed up, click the "Next" button to enter the "Backup Settings" window (Figure 16), select the backup type, security (password settings) and compression Settings, and finally click the "Next" button, the system will automatically verify the data. After completion, click the "Backup Now" button to back up the data in the OE to the set file directory. Figure 14 Figure 15

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Restore OE data:

Click "Restore Now" in the main interface of Figure 14, and select OK in the window that appears. For the file to be restored (the extension is boe), click the "Next" button to display the "Select Restore Data" window (Figure 17). Click the corresponding logo under the OE data on the left (take the restoration of the main logo as an example). The data to be restored from this ID is listed.

Figure 17

You must click the "Select Logo" button in the lower right corner to select the logo to be restored. In the pop-up "Restore Logo Wizard" window (Figure 18), the software provides There are two actions to choose from: "Go back to restore" and "Sync my mail." Click the "Return to Restore" button, check the main logo or other data that needs to be restored in the previous window, click the "Next" button, and click the "Restore Now" button in the confirmation window.

Tips: "Return to restore" means that the existing content in the OE will be overwritten while restoring data, while "Sync My Mail" will retain the existing content in the OE.

Figure 18

(6) Backup/restore the registry, drivers, IE favorites, etc.

Although the stability of XP is gradually improving, Maintenance is still troublesome, so it is particularly necessary to regularly back up important data such as the registry. Super Rabbit's system backup/restore function can easily complete this task. Download address: nj.onlinedown.net/soft/2636.htm. First click the "Backup System" option (Figure 19), then enter the name and save directory of the backup file, click the "Next" button, and then check the items that need to be backed up in the list to start the backup.

Tip: If you only want to back up the registry, just check "Only generate registry backup in compressed format".

The most surprising thing is that this function also supports multiple operating systems. For example, if you have installed Windows XP/98 systems, when there is a problem with Windows XP, you can enter the Windows 98 system first. Then click the "Options" setting, then select the disk where Windows XP is located, and click the "Next" button to complete the system switching. At this time, the backup or restore operation is performed for the new system, and then click the "Restore System" option , select the Windows XP backup file to restore the Windows XP registry. The software also provides an automatic backup function. Just click on the "Options" setting, and then check "Automatically back up the registry for the first time every day when you turn on the computer." Super Rabbit will back up the registry when it is turned on, and can save the registry for the last 5 days. Once there is a problem with the system, just use these backup files to restore it.

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