Windows 7 Back Up And Restore

Open Backup and Restore by clicking the Start button clicking Control Panel , clicking System and Maintenance ,

and then clicking Backup and Restore. Click Set up back up, and then follow the steps in the wizard.   If you're

prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Backup and Restore helps you transfer personal files, e-mail, data, media , and settings from your old computer

to the new one.

User accounts

Files and folders

Program data files and settings

E-mail messages, settings, and contacts

Photos, music, and videos

Windows settings

Internet settings

If you own a removable hard disk, Backup and Restore can copy your data to that disk and then copy data from that

disk to your new computer.

Removable hard disk or External Hard Drive

CD and DVD Backup and Restore can use a computer's CD or DVD burner to transfer user data.

Restore files from a backup

You can restore backed-up versions of files that are lost, damaged, or changed accidentally. You also restore individual files,

groups of files, or all of the files that you've backed up.

Open Backup and Restore by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel , clicking System and Maintenance , and then

clicking Backup and Restore . To restore your files, click Restore my files .

To restore the files of all users, click Restore all users' files .  If you're prompted for an administrator password or

confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

To browse the contents of the backup, click Browse for files or Browse for folders . When you're browsing for folders, you

won't be able to see the individual files in a folder. To view individual files, use the Browse for files option.To search the

contents of the backup, click Search, type all or part of a file name, and then click Search.

To Restore a Backup Made on Another Computer

You can restore files from a backup that was created on another computer running Windows Vista or Windows 7 .

Open Backup and Restore by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel , clicking System and Maintenance ,

and then clicking Backup and Restore.

Click Select another backup to restore files from, and then follow the steps in the wizard .

If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.