Friday, November 18, 2011

What are the system recovery options in Windows 7?

The System Recovery Options menu contains several tools, such as Startup Repair, that can help you recover Windows from a serious error. This set of tools is on your computer's hard disk and on the Windows installation disc.

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You can also create a system repair disc that contains the System Recovery Options menu.

If you use a Tablet PC or other computer with a touchscreen, you might need to connect a keyboard and mouse in order to use Startup Repair and the other tools in the System Recovery Options menu.

The 'System Recovery Options' are a set of 5 tools, listed below, which can be used to repair or recover a damaged operating system:

Startup Repair - can be used to scan your computer and fix missing or damaged system files that prevent Windows from starting correctly.

System Restore - can be used to restore Windows system files to the state of an earlier point in time, while leaving all your user files untouched. You can use System Restore when you want to revert to an earlier configuration which you know it worked properly. For example, if you installed multiple applications and you are suddenly experiencing random restarts, boot failures and Startup Repair failed to fix anything, the quickest way to solve the problem is to use System Restore.
NOTE: In order to use System Restore you must have at least one system restore point previously created.

System Image Recovery - can be used to restore a system image. When everything else fails, this can be the solution to your problems. When Startup Repair and System Restore are not helping.
NOTE: In order to use this tool you must have a previously created system image file..


Windows Memory Diagnostic - scans your computer's memory for errors.

Command Prompt - can be used by advanced users to perform recovery-related operations. These operations should only be used by advanced users. If you are not sure on what you are doing, you can end-up with your Windows 7 in a state which is a lot worse than before.

 There are two ways of accessing the 'System Recovery Options': from the Windows 7 installation DVD or directly from your hard-disk




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