Chapter 5. Preparation and Backup

This Chapter Is for You If...

• You want to prepare your system for a hard drive wipe and a Windows reinstall.

• You want to learn how to back up using Windows tools.

• You want to understand why an annual reinstall and reformat procedure is helpful.

• You want to manually back up some data.

What You’ll Learn

In this chapter, I’ll show you:

• How Windows Backup works

• How to use Windows Easy Transfer

• How to use Complete PC Backup

• How to back up your DRM-protected music

What You Need to Know Beforehand

When it comes to Windows, I am a pessimist. Sooner or later, your computer is going to start dragging its sorry butt. Why? Because over time, Vista (and all Windows versions, for that matter) will get bunged ...

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