Recovery and Backup

Chapter 16

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Chapter Objectives
Explain the use of the Backup and Restore console.
Explain the process of System Image Backups.
Explain the process of System Restore.
List the Advanced Boot options and System recovery
options.
Explain the Windows 7 Boot Options.
Explain the Concept of Rolling Back Drivers.
Restore the Corrupted or deleted files by using
previous versions.
Configure System Protection and Disk Usage.

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Recall- I
Various tools are used to monitor resources and
performance of a computer as well as the problems
encountered in the resources.
It also deals with baselines and logs and various
performance settings. System Information can also
provided by using WMI scripts.
System Configuration Tool helps in troubleshooting
the startup process and modifies which program run
at startup, editing configuration files, and enables you
to control Windows services and access Windows
Performance and Troubleshooting tool.

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Recall - II
With the help of Event Viewer you can view event
logs whereas task manager help to close the
applications which are not closed by normal process.
Windows Performance Toolkit contains performance
analysis tool that are new to the Windows SDK for
Windows 7

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Backup and Restore console - I
Backup is the activity of copying files so that they are
preserved in the case of equipment failure. The files
backup and restore features in Windows help you to
keep data safe from user error, hardware failure, and
other problems

In Windows 7, Backup and Restore are configured

and scheduled by using Backup and Restore console
under System and Security tab in Control Panel

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Backup and Restore console-II
System Image and Files and Folders are two types of
backups supported in Backup and Restore console

There are various backup destination available such

as an internal hard drive, an external hard drive,
DVD-ROM, USB flash drives, Network Locations,
VHD (Virtual Hard Disk)

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Question for Group Discussion
Time Limit-2mins
List down the device name where you can
take backup.

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Hands on Activity
Perform the activity To backup the files and
folders mentioned in Lab No. 1

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Hands on Activity
Perform the activity To create a System
Repair Disk mentioned in Lab No. 2

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System Image Backup - I
System Image takes block by block backup of your
system into a .vhd file

To create a System Image backup manually

whenever changes are made in the system
configurations, you can use Wbadmin command-line
utility.

To take a backup on drive d, enter the following

command:-
wbadmin start backup backuptarget:d: -
allCritical
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System Image Backup - II
System Image backup also creates the following files:

A Media ID file in the folder to identify the disk image

GlobalCatalog and BackupGlobalCatalog files in the

Catalog folder to track the backup image versions

Extensible Markup Language (XML) files in the backup

folder that has configuration settings for the backup file

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Question for Group Discussion
Time Limit-2mins
What is the format or file extension of system
image backup?

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System Restore - I
In Windows 7, System Restore restores your files
and folder so that the computer works properly

Windows 7 creates system restore points on a

regular schedule and prior to events such as
installation of application and drivers

A restore points contains information about registry

settings and other system information

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System Restore - II
To start the system restore:
You need to enter system restore in the Start menu
Search box and click the required link

In Control Panel, you can access All Control Panel

Items, click Recovery, and click Open System
Restore

Start system restore from the System Protection tab

of the System Properties dialog box

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Question for Group Discussion
Time Limit-2mins
Does System Restore restore the Operating
system or the data or both?

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System Protection
System protection helps in creating and saving
information about your computer system files and
settings

System protection is automatically switched on for

the drive that holds the operating system and can be
enabled only for drives that are formatted using
NTFS (New Technology File System) file system

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Advanced Recovery Method
Advanced Recovery Method helps Windows to return
to usable state if it is badly damaged

To access the advanced recovery methods click on

Control Panel System and Security Backup and
Restore Recover system settings or your
computer Advanced recovery methods

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Hands on Activity
Perform the activity To perform System
Restore mentioned in Lab No. 3

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Advanced Boot Options - I
Advanced boot options provide various repair
methods for system recovery, when the computer is
unable to recover data from its backup

In Windows 7, you can access the Advanced Boot

Options by restarting the computer and holding the
F8 key while it reboots

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Advanced Boot Options - II
You can choose any of the following options:

Safe Mode: This loads minimal number of drivers

Safe Mode With Networking: This loads the least

numbers of drivers that will enable basic operation and
connectivity

Safe Mode With Command Prompt: This loads minimal

drivers and starts Windows 7 with a command-line
interface

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Advanced Boot Options - III
Last known Good Configuration: This boots the
computer into the last configuration known to have
worked
Debugging Mode: This enables kernel debugging
and System Restore
Disable Driver Signal Enforcement: This allows
you to load unsigned drivers
Start Windows Normally: This process attempts to
start Windows 7 normally. If you booted from the
installation DVD- ROM, selecting this option starts
Setup and Windows 7 installation begins
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Question for Group Discussion
Time Limit-2mins
What is the difference between safe mode
and safe mode with networking?

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System Recovery Options - I

The System Recovery Options contains several tools,

such as Startup Repair, that can help you recover
your operating system from a serious error

This set of tools is present on your computer's hard

disk and on the Windows installation disc

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System Recovery Options - II
In System Recovery Options you have following
options:
Startup Repair: This automatically fixes the problem
that prevents Windows from starting. If previously there
was a problem of booting for the normal restart of
Windows 7, then it provides us the option of Startup
Repair

System Restore: System restore provides

another method of starting system restore to a
previous system restore point

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System Recovery Options - III

System Image Recovery: Enable you to implement

a System Image Restore. If system changes are
causing problems, you can choose System Restore
Option

Windows Memory Diagnostic: This analyses

memory of the computer for hardware problems

Command Prompt: Gives access to the file system,

volumes, and files through a command line interface

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 Question for Group Discussion
Time Limit-2mins
What is the difference between Start up
Repair and System Restore?

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Windows Boot Options
Windows 7 implements a boot loader, a boot
configuration and storage system called Binary
Configuration Data (BCD), and a boot option editing
tool called Bcdedit

The following are the boot loader features:

Windows Boot Manager (Bootmgr.exe)
Windows operating system loader (Winload.exe)
Windows resume loader (Winresume. exe)

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Boot Configuration Data
In Windows 7, boot options and BCD are stored in
the BCD store. BCD provides common interface for
all computers running Windows 7
BCD is available at run time and during all phases of
setup, including resuming after hibernation
You can use Bcdedit utility for troubleshooting and
debugging when BCD store must be restored while
running Startup Repair from DVD-ROM or remotely.

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Rolling Back Driver
You can boot into Advanced Boot Options by using
F8 key, select Debugging mode and select repair
your computer. However, every time it is not
convenient to use System restore because the driver
could have been installed through Windows Update
with other important updates that you do not want to
roll back
Roll Back Driver option is used when you have to
restore the previous driver that was used before new
drive was installed

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Question for Group Discussion
Time Limit-2mins
What is the role of Roll Back Driver?

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Restoring Corrupted or deleted
files by using previous Versions
Previous versions are backup of files and folders that
are created using the Backup And Restore console

This previous version of the file helps to restore

damaged files or deleted files

You can access these files and store them at

different locations

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Restoring Files and Folders
You normally restore the files whenever the file is
deleted accidentally or corrupted but sometimes you
need to restore the file to different location to test the
backup and restore procedures and this is performed
without overwriting the files and folders

Restoring of files and folder is known as dummy

restore

In Windows 7, restoring files and folders is done from

backup
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Shadow Copies
Shadow copies are saved automatically as a
part of the restore point

In Windows 7, if the system protection is

enabled, shadow copies are created

Shadow copies are not available for the

offline files and also for those files and folders
that are required for Windows7 to work
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Hands on Activity
Perform the activity To recover file using
previous version mentioned in Lab No. 4

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Configure System Protection and
Disk Usage-I
The following options are provided in Restore
Settings section of the system protection dialog box:

Restore System Settings And Previous versions Of

Files: This enables the creation of restore points that
holds system information to be used during a system
restore
Only restore Previous Versions Of Files: You
use this setting on disk drives that you use for file
storage and that do not contain system files such
as a second internal hard disk

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Configure System Protection and
Disk Usage-II
Turn Off System Protection: You typically use this
setting on disk drives that are backup destinations.
You do not need to create previous versions of
backup files because backup files sets already
perform this function

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Summary - I
In Windows 7, Backup and Restore are configured
and scheduled by using Backup and Restore console
under System and Security in Control Panel
System Image takes block by block backup of your
system to a .vhd file
When you create System Image Backup, Windows 7
creates Windows Image Backup folder in the root of
the backup media
System Restore restores your files and folder.

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Summary II
System protection helps in creating and saving
information about your computer system files and
settings
Advanced Recovery Method helps Windows to return
to usable state if it is badly damaged
On a computer running Windows 7, you can access
the Advanced Boot Options by restarting the
computer and holding the F8 key while it reboots
The System Recovery Options contains several tools,
such as Startup Repair, that can help you recover
Windows from a serious error
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Summary -III
Windows 7 implements a boot loader, a boot
configuration and storage system called Binary
Configuration Data (BCD), and boot option editing
tool called Bcdedit

Previous versions allows us to view, copy or restore

the files

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 Mind Map
Draw the mind map to summarize this
chapter

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