When the System Image is complete, you'll be prompted to create a System Repair disc, as shown in Figure C. Figure B Creating a System Image on DVDs takes a little while. On my test system with a 500GB hard disk, it took over an hour and required eight DVDs. To initiate the operation, just click Start backup. As you can see in Figure B, on my test system all the partitions on the drive are selected by default. Figure A On my test system, I'll use DVDs to create my system image. As you can see in Figure A, I used a DVD-RW drive on my system. Once you have Backup and Restore up, select the Create a System Image option and choose your backup location. To access Backup and Restore, click the Start button, type Backup in the Search box, and press when Backup and Restore appears in the result pane. To create a system image, you'll need to have a CD-RW/DVD-RW drive, an external hard disk, or access to a network drive. While it may sound like overkill, having an extra backup will give you peace of mind. Maybe just make copies of all your data files on CD/DVD or on an external hard disk. That way, if anything out of the ordinary were to occur as you follow the steps for performing the Windows Anytime Upgrade, you will be able to return to your current configuration.įurthermore, I recommend that you also create a separate backup of your data. When you do, you'll end up with a complete image of your hard disk. Creating a System ImageĮven though the Upgrade will not alter any of your data or other configuration settings, I recommend that the first thing that you'll want to do is create a System Image from within Windows 7's Backup and Restore. See the article Native VHD Boot is available in all versions of Windows 7 for more detail.
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Editor's Note: Since this article was published, it has been discovered that Native VHD Boot is available in all versions of Windows 7, which means that you can set up a Windows 8 dual-boot configuration in Windows 7 Home Premium.
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