Complete PC Backup and Restore is not a part of Home Premium, either Vista
or Windows 7. I investigated this since I wanted to upgrade to Windows 7
and wished to do a full backup before putting my system at risk.
The backup system Home Premium does have only backs up user files, not the
system files. Personally, I believe MS made a mistake in not including an
option for full backup and restore. No one wants to do a piecemeal restore
if their PC hardware breaks!
Anyway, Macrium Reflect has a version for complete image backup and restore
which is free for personal use. I have done a couple of test restores but
have not yet had a chance to put it to the final test.
--
Rich Raffenetti
"charles cashion" <> wrote in message
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> I decided it is time to read the manual on Vista Home Premium Backup &
> Restore (VHPB&R). So I started by searching microsoft.com for a Vista
> Backup and Restore Manual. What I found makes me wonder. It is not clear
> if B&R is really a part of Vista Home Premium. I have used B&R for over a
> month, and it IS saving something to my external drive. I have NOT tried
> restore. Am I going to find out that restore is not there because I am not
> running Business or Ultimate?
>
> If reference is made to this page
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...es/backup.aspx
> Note that there is not a check mark beside Basic or Home Premium.
>
> I guess this is really two questions...
> Q1: Will restore work in Vista Home Premium?
> Q2: Where is the (best) manual for Backup & Restore?
> Thank you,
> Charles
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