How to create your system Image in WIndows 7

To create an Image in Windows 7

1. Click on Start then search for Back up & Restore.

2. Then click on the Create a system image link.

3. Choose where you want to save the image. You can choose an additional drive, burn to multiple DVD’s (not recommended, you will burn too many discs), or store it on a network location. In this Video Tutorial I chose a partition.

4. If you have multiple drives you can include other drives if you want, but remember that will increase the size of the image.

5. At the confirmation screen you will be able to see the drives that you are backing up and the size of them. If something doesn’t look right you can still go back from this point to make adjustments.

6. A progress meter is displayed while the images is created.

7. Once the image is created you will get the option to create a system repair disc, Create the repair disk and place it in a secure location. So when it comes time to restore from the image, you will be able to use the System Recovery disk to get the system back up and running.