Backing Up and Recovering a Computer

Windows Vista provides Backup And Restore Center as a central console for backing up and recovering a computer. You can access this console by clicking Start, clicking Control Panel, and then clicking the Backup Your Computer link under the System And Maintenance heading. Other tools for backing up and recovering a computer’s data include Previous Versions, Startup Repair Tool, Windows Resume Loader, System Restore, and Backup. These tools are discussed in the sections that follow.

Backing Up and Recovering Files and Folders Using Previous Versions

Chapter 2 introduced Previous Versions and also discussed configuring and using this feature. Although Previous Versions is not a replacement for full system backups, ...

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