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What is a computer system?

If my computer screwed up, I can use the system recovery, so what is the purpose of creating a system image?

  • Bear in mind I'm a computer idiot. That said: I have a HP desktop with a HP recovery Drive that holds the windows 7. I was taught that if anything happens with my computer I could reset everything from default, as if I have just unpacked my new desktop minus from all the programs and software I have installed. I created an system image with 7 DVDs as instructed from some forums, in case if my computer takes a dive. So if I do choose to use the system image to recover my windows, am I right to assume the followings TRUE? -All my original files would be intact -My anti-virus& Malware would be up and running without having to reinstall -My tweaked registry would be the same at the time of system image backup made -My chrome Browser would have all my bookmarks intact -Gadgets made would be at the same location when they were made -....etc Am I right so far? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Last million dollar question: Read the warning of using the system image: that would format everything on the hard drive. That's what worries me. Does that mean that my HP recovery Drive that came with my new desktop (13.4G) would also be erased ? I mean that's where my windows 7 is and if that's gone I would have to take my desktop back to the manufacturer to fix.

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    Sometimes the hard drive fails. If it does and you haven't burned a copy of the disc image on the recovery partition to a disc then you have to call the manufacturer, pay $50 to $100, and have them mail one to you. As to your points, it depends what process you use. You can burn an image of the recovery partition to a disc or you can image your active partition. The latter will keep all your info intact.

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Well sometimes when you try to recover, you won't always get the specific place you want it to be in, or a little older, so system images could get as far as you want

When you made your system restore DVDs you made a snapshot of your PC at the time you made the restore disks. Any information you entered or programs install AFTER you made the image are not included. Windows 7 does not reside in the recovery drive. Only the installation files for Windows 7. If your computer becomes corrupt but your hard drive is still good, you can use that option to restore your computer to like it was when you took it out of the box. If for some reason your hard drive fails, that is lost, and that is where your recovery DVDs will come in. You can restore from those and get everything back the way it was when you made them. Note - as a general rule this is true. I don't know if HP does things differently, but I am 99.99% confident in what I said :)

Best reason? You spend hours getting that manufacture instal ware off your computer and then turn around and do a recovery, its back. The reason for creating a system back up disk is so you can get it the way you want it, back it up, and if you have to recover instal the image that is the way you want it without spending hours getting all the junk off again.

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