Hi Lenny, Years ago, when you purchased a computer, it would come with multiple disks which contained the operating system disk, drivers and installed software. Later, manufacturers chose to image the operating system drive once the computer was all set up, and ship the image disks (recovery media) with the computer. Today, unless it is a custom built system, the consumer is responsible for creating their own recovery media by using a utility already installed on the system. This utility is supplied by the manufacturer, and is not a part of Windows. Creating media with this utility is simply an image of the operating system drive as it came from the manufacturer and will not backup any personal files. The image is created from a recovery partition on the hard drive. One of the first things a person should do when they purchase a new computer is create this media. This is the process that Trish referred to me helping her with. Once I have created my recovery media, I prefer to create a basic image of my system that includes Jaws and a few programs that I use on a regular basis, as well as any configurations I have made to Windows. I use Image for Windows for this, and install other software as needed. I don't create an image of the operating system drive with absolutely every piece of software simply because I prefer to keep the image to the minimal amount of disks to make the recovery process easier, and usually by the time I need to use these disks, I don't re-install all of the software I was using anyway. Keep in mind, this is just my personal preference, and larger images can be created to include all of the software you want. Also, if you have a data partition as I do, you could create an image of it as well, but if the data on that partition changes on a daily basis, it would be pointless. I use Karen's Replicator on a regular basis to keep my personal data backed up to external drives. Bottom line, back it up, and then backup the backup. HTH, Rick Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <lmch...@verizon.net> To: "JFW List" <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 4:45 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] backup on windows 8
Well I just installed the demo version of jaws on my grandson’s new win 8 computer. I only wanted to create the restore and backup dvds. Well in win 8 there is no recovery and backup as on win 7. I need to purchase an external drive for him. There is a feature that will automatically backup files and the desktop to the drive. I did see a few recovery options that can put the computer back to factory or reinstall windows and keep your files and folders. --- Please visit my home page, it is motivational, educational, inspirational with a touch of humor. There is also a very extensive resource list for the blind. http://www.LennyMcHugh.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
