Jaugernaut Windows 7

Using the Windows Backup Program

The Windows Backup program (Sdclt. exe) is installed by default in all editions of Windows 7 . Its feature set is dramatically improved over its predecessor in Windows Vista, which was roundly (and deservedly) criticized for its inflexibility and for Microsoft's decision to remove important features from the program in home editions. And it's light-years beyond the NT Backup program included with Windows XP, which was designed before the turn of the millennium .

Before you can create a backup, you are strongly encouraged to run through a brief setup routine. The purpose of this one-time operation is twofold: to help you choose a backup type (system image, data files, or both), and then to help you build a schedule that will automate future backups . You can save one and only one collection of backup settings.

For your first backup, you can start from either of the following two locations:

• Under the Maintenance heading in Action Center, click the Set Up Backup button .

• In Control Panel, click Backup And Restore under the System And Security heading, and then click the Set Up Backup link, as shown in Figure 11-1 .

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