Lesson 7. Backing Up Is (Not) Hard to Do
Goals
Understand the differences among Windows Vista’s backup and restore options
Back up and restore individual files and folders
Do a full system recovery
Consider other options for backing up Windows Vista
Like going to the dentist, doing your taxes, or changing the oil in a car, backing up the data and programs on a computer’s hard drive is a chore no one likes to do, but it will come back to bite those who don’t. It’s tedious but very, very necessary; just ask anyone who’s had a hard drive die with no backup.
Earlier versions of Windows included programs for backing up data and software, but they were rudimentary and limited, the interface was unfriendly, and restoring from a full backup still required ...
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