Looking for a good WIN 7 BACKUP program

jonathan1107 · Mar 5, 2012

Hi,

I'd like to know what would be the best software to use to backup my Windows 7 64 bit (home premium) installation along with everything that's on the C drive...

Do these backup programs also restore the registry when you use the backup you've made?

I'd like someone to give me some links to good "back up" programs pls. I'd really appreciate it, I'm a complete noob in this field, never have done a single backup in my life...

Drone · Mar 5, 2012

You can make a "snapshot" of your system. Good programs are Norton Ghost (I use only this). Acronis True Image is another option.

brandonwh64 · Mar 5, 2012

Acronis True Image is what I use at home and at work, I love it! You can also mount your backups so if you need to extract just one file from it you have the option.

jonathan1107 · Mar 5, 2012

thanks guys, really appreciate it

Ahhzz · Mar 5, 2012

Image for windows. That is all.

It's got an excellent compression technique, fast, built in shadow copy software, and an awesome "bare metal" recovery, using either a DOS or Linux boot procedure, with directions for creating a WinPE boot disc as well. Used it on Win Vista, XP, 7, Server 2003, and 2008.

jsfitz54 · Mar 5, 2012

Because you have Western Digital as your hard drive, FREE ACRONIS: http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119&wdc_lang=en

trickson · Mar 5, 2012

jonathan1107 said:
Hi,

I'd like to know what would be the best software to use to backup my Windows 7 64 bit (home premium) installation along with everything that's on the C drive...

Do these backup programs also restore the registry when you use the backup you've made?

I'd like someone to give me some links to good "back up" programs pls. I'd really appreciate it, I'm a complete noob in this field, never have done a single backup in my life...

Just use the one that come with windows 7 . I just did a complete back up of my system and it even makes a system recovery disk at the end. It is free it is integrated and part of windows 7. And very easy to use. Though it took 17 DVD disks to do it I am happy that now I have a complete back up of my system so I can just pop in the disks if any thing happens!
And I am up and running with my system completely restored to the state I saved it in.

System Name	Brutus
Processor	i5 4690k @4.7Ghz (Watercooled)
Motherboard	z97 MSI Gaming 5
Cooling	NZXT Kraken x61 AIO watercooler
Memory	Gskill Ripjaws 8gb (2x4gb) 1600mhz 7-8-7-24
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming GTX 980ti x2 (sli)
Storage	1 SSD 64GB (OS) + 2x500GB WesternDigital RAID 0
Display(s)	YAMAKASI Catleap q270 SE 27inch Glossy 2560x1440
Case	NZXT Phantom
Audio Device(s)	ASUS Xonar DX
Power Supply	Antec TPQ 1200w
Software	Windows 7 (64 bit)

System Name	Brutus
Processor	i5 4690k @4.7Ghz (Watercooled)
Motherboard	z97 MSI Gaming 5
Cooling	NZXT Kraken x61 AIO watercooler
Memory	Gskill Ripjaws 8gb (2x4gb) 1600mhz 7-8-7-24
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming GTX 980ti x2 (sli)
Storage	1 SSD 64GB (OS) + 2x500GB WesternDigital RAID 0
Display(s)	YAMAKASI Catleap q270 SE 27inch Glossy 2560x1440
Case	NZXT Phantom
Audio Device(s)	ASUS Xonar DX
Power Supply	Antec TPQ 1200w
Software	Windows 7 (64 bit)

System Name	OrangeHaze / Silence
Processor	i7-13700KF / i5-10400 /
Motherboard	ROG STRIX Z690-E / MSI Z490 A-Pro Motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H75 / TT ToughAir 510
Memory	64Gb GSkill Trident Z5 / 32GB Team Dark Za 3600
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2070 / Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X 4Gb
Storage	Hynix Plat P41 2Tb\Samsung MZVL21 1Tb / Samsung 980 Pro 1Tb
Display(s)	22" Dell Wide/24" Asus
Case	Lian Li PC-101 ATX custom mod / Antec Lanboy Air Black & Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB Audigy 7.1
Power Supply	Corsair Enthusiast TX750
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless / Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
Keyboard	K68 RGB — CHERRY® MX Red
Software	Win10 Pro \ RIP:Win 7 Ult 64 bit

Processor	Intel i7 970 // Intel i7 2600K
Motherboard	Asus Rampage III Formula // Asus P8P67 Deluxe
Cooling	Zalman CNPS9900MaxB // Zalman CNPS11X
Memory	GSkill 2133 12GB // Corsair V 2400 32GB
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX1080 // MSI GTX1070
Storage	Samsung 870EVO // Samsung 840P
Display(s)	HP w2207h
Case	CoolerMaster Stacker 830se // Lian Li PC-9F
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic X 850w Gold // EVGA 850w G2
Mouse	Logitech G502SE HERO, G9
Keyboard	Dell
Software	W10 Pro 22H2

System Name	Ryzen TUF.
Processor	AMD Ryzen7 3700X
Motherboard	Asus TUF X570 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Noctua
Memory	Gskill RipJaws 3466MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF 1650 Super Clocked.
Storage	CB 1T M.2 Drive.
Display(s)	73" Soney 4K.
Case	Antech LanAir Pro.
Audio Device(s)	Denon AVR-S750H
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Mouse	Optical
Keyboard	K120 Logitech
Software	Windows 10 64 bit Home OEM

Looking for a good WIN 7 BACKUP program

jonathan1107

Drone

brandonwh64

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jonathan1107

Ahhzz

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jsfitz54

trickson

OH, I have such a headache