Restore Windows XP to the previous state. Restoring Windows XP System Rollback System on XP

In case of failures and errors, to return the operating system to the previous state in Windows XP, there is a built-in registry archiving system and system data. And although it is largely imperfect, it often helps to solve problems. Name in English System Restore Application, which means the system recovery program. Often the process of restoring the system in the former state is called "System Rollination". Access to the program can be obtained by different paths. The first thing to do is to check whether you have a system recovery system. To do this, click the right button on the "My Computer" icon (see Note at the end) and select the "Properties" drop-down menu. In the window that opens, under the name "Properties", select the Bookmark "Restore System" at the top. The window has a list of disks and if the recovery system is enabled, then around each record must be the inscription "Observation". At the bottom there is an inscription "Disable the system restore on all discs", when the system is enabled opposite the inscriptions should not be. When choosing a disk and press the "Parameters" button, the window of the same name will open, in which can be restored to the system on this disk. Here you can also use the disk space allocated to be changed under archiving. The system restore program creates the so-called, system recovery points. By default, recovery points are created periodically and with important system events, for example: installation of programs, drivers, batch updates. You can create your recovery points. It is especially useful to do this if it is supposed to produce dubious actions in the system, in the positive outcome of which are not sure.

Take advantage of the recovery system in several ways. The first way through the help and support of Windows. To do this, click the Start button and on the menu right click "Help and Support" and on the right we find "Cancel changes with the help of the system restoration" and click on this inscription. The "Restore System" window opens where you can select "Restore the earlier state of the computer" or "Create a recovery point", choose what you need and click "Next". If the corresponding window with a calendar, where you can select a recovery point by date or time and the "Next" button can be selected. When you select the recovery point in the window that opens, you need to enter your point name and the "Next" button will be created.

Sometimes in the "Start" menu, there is no "Help and Support", then you can try to call it the F1 key. If it does not help, then you are most likely disabled service "Help and Support". How to deal with services, you can read and.

You can open the System Restore Window by passing along the way, Start\u003e All Programs\u003e Standard\u003e Service\u003e System Restore.

Note: Sometimes users are not knowing how to display a full-fledged "My Computer" icon on the desktop, pull out a label (which is with an arrow). Then, when choosing "Properties", a shortcut properties window opens, and this is not what we need. To solve this problem, you need to go to the "Start" menu and select the right button "My Computer", and then as described above. Either bring a full-fledged icon on the desktop.

Restoring Windows XP System - This is one of the most optimal ways to troubleshoot the problems associated with a computer hang or the problem loading of the system that appeared after the computer infecting with viral programs or unsuccessful installation of drivers. To roll back WINDOVS XP does not need to be a programmer or very an experienced user, there are several simple actions that are described below as this process It is automatic.

There are three ways with which you can perform restoration windows systems Xp.:

• rollback from the working system;
• recovery through the console;
• rollback using the installation disk.

Rollback of Windows XP system through the system utility

This method of restoring Windows XP can be applied only if the system is not completely damaged and it can be loaded. In order to achieve the Windows XP system in this way, you must do the following:

• insert the installation disk with Windows XP and select the "Auto-loading" item;

• after that, a window will appear on the computer screen. Should choose " Installing Windows XP ";

• in the subsequent Windows Setup window, you should select the "Update (recommended)" item and click on "Next". After that, you need to do all the same actions as with the usual installation of the system.

Recovery WINDOVS XP without system boot

This method can be used even in cases where windows XP does not upload. To implement it, you need to do such actions:

• insert the installation disk into the drive and in the BIOS set the load priority to DVD drive. After you restart the computer, the system installation process will begin;

• in the window that appears, you need to select " Installing windows Xp, "To do this, press the" ENTER "key;

• now you need to read license Agreement and with the F8 button, accept it;

• the next window will appear proposals to try to restore or install a new a copy of Windows XP, you should choose the first option. To do this, press the "R" key;

There are such cases that there is no windows Recovery Recovery FileXp. And this item is absent in the system. This is usually associated with the fact that the operating system installed on your PC is not genuine. In this case, the only option to solve the problem is to install a new operating system using the license disk windows Xp

By time, the Windows XP system rollback is performed in the same way as the installation, since the system needs to replace old system files to new ones.

Rollback of Windows XP through the console

In some cases, it is possible to avoid long-term replacement of all system files To new, for this, the system restore must be performed through the console. One of the most relevant cases to use this option It is the damage to the hard drive of the hard drive (MBR), which is possible only using the FixMBR and FixBoot commands. For windows XP Recovery System This way you need to do the following:

• run the operating system installation disk and in the menu that opens when you start, select "Restore OS using the Recovery Console", To do this, click the "R" button;

• after that, the installation program will search for having operating systems and will display their list. In the event that there are several OS on your device, then to select the necessary of them, dial its sequence number and press the Enter key;

• now you will have a request for an administrator password, enter it into the console, in the absence of a password, simply press "ENTER";

• you will have a recovery console, which you can enter any commands to check the system's health and restoration. The most used commands are FixBoot - overwrite the boot sector to the new and FixMBr - replace or fix the main boot record SSD or HDD;

• rollback of a defective partition table to start with the execution of the FixMBr command, which will replace the basic boot record to the new one;

• after entering this command, a warning window will appear on the screen of your computer, that the command can harm existing table sections. In order to continue recovery, you need to enter the "Y" character and press the Enter key;

• if you want to rewrite the boot sector, you should enter the FixBoot command;

• after entering the command on the screen, the question of overwriting the boot sector will appear. In order to start overwriting, enter the "Y" symbol and press the "ENTER" button;

• now you will have a string on the screen, in which it will be written that the rewriting has been successful. After that, you can leave the recovery console, for this you should enter the "EXIT" command and click "Enter";

• Your computer will automatically run a reboot, and you will receive the operating operating system WINDOVS XP.

In the process of long-term work on a personal computer, critical situations associated with constant failures in the work and so-called "glitches" may occur. There are fatal errors of the system, the cause of which can be different. Very often, using the free opportunity provided by Microsoft, installed on your Windows 10 hard drive and after that problems begin. The personal device starts to collect and "bug" after installing any drivers. This is due to the fact that users forget about installed drivers And download them again. This will definitely lead to a conflict between them and a failure when working.

The cause of permanent "glitches" can also serve the loading and installation of malicious software.

OS repair

Before taking radical measures, you need to try to save the OPERATION in simple ways:

1. Spend full scanning for viruses personal device
2. Delete duplicate files of programs and drivers
3. Defragmentation Hard disk and registry
4. Remove the second Windows

There is another nuance, which many users forget. Cannot be installed on personal Computer Two powerful antivirus programs at once. Secondly install Kaspersky Anti-Virus and ESETNOD32, then Windows is almost guaranteed to be reinstalled, since the device will immediately stop working normally. Each of the programs perceives the other as a virus and they will try to destroy each other. By the way, the complete uninstallation of such products is a complex and long-term process. If relatively simple measures did not help, it is necessary to roll back to the computer, in other words, to restore the operating system from the kickback point.

Windows restoration

This procedure is simple, but for each version there are features.

• To make the Windows XP system rollback, you can use a built-in program called SystemRestoreApplication. The program itself creates the recovery points during the download of batch updates and new programs.

In order to enter the program and manage it, you need to perform the following steps: My Computer icon - "Properties" - "System Restore"

After pressing "OK", the program will begin to perform the necessary actions.

Points of recovery or rollback point can also be created independently.

• You can roll back the Windows 8 system with built-in hardware. To make a rollback of Windows 8Night perform a specific sequence of actions. Close all applications and when the "Shift" key is pressed, press the "Restart" menu.

Next, in the "Selecting action" menu, click on "Diagnostics" and "Next".

• To make the Windows 10 system rollback, you need to select "Settings" in "Start", enter the "Update and Recovery" section and launch the "Restore" button.

The process is performed automatically

For reinstalling Windows, the old OS remains in the Windows.old folder and Windows 7 download manager can offer boot execution using the previous version. It takes disk space and does not contribute to the good work of the personal device, so it needs to uninstall. To deleteWindows from the download list, you need to perform a sequence of simple actions.

Recovery (rollback) Windows XP

1. Introduction
The more you have to work with Windows, trying to squeeze a maximum of it and set up your needs, preferences and tasks, the more confirmed by the semi-hollow concept that Windows should be considered as one big glitch. After all, it is often so: a function that worked well yesterday, today or does not work at all, or it works not at all as before.

Each Windows problem is caused by objective reasons: changes in windows registry, in system files, settings, download parameters, drivers, the consequences of malicious and simply poorly written programs. Even small changes in the system can lead to the impossibility of downloading Windows XP, one of the most stable Windows in the world. Therefore, in the Frequently Asked Questions), the questions often arise to what to do in the event that something in the system suddenly began to work not as before.

In some cases, you can assume the source of trouble, check, find and eliminate it, but it is very often it turns out that faster and easier to reinstall the system than spending time to study the registry errors (the size of which is usually about tens of MB), system files, their versions, System settings, etc.

Reinstalling Windows XP, if there is a distribution and some experience at hand, it usually takes no more than an hour. However, installation additional drivers, programs, their configuration, as well as the organization of work in accordance with the user's preferences may take more than one hour, and maybe not one day. This routine procedure, and you can simply forget what previously certain settings and parameters were.

This article contains information about the methods of returning the system in a deliberately good condition that was previously resolved with the desired settings and in full compliance with individual preferences. This procedure is customary called "System Rollback" (in English - "Rollback") or "Restoring System". Below is a shutback to Windows XP OS (here and hereinafter referring to the update of Windows XP 32 Bit Professional SP2) as the most popular home PC system.

Windows Vista, released at the end of 2006, did not meet hopes and turned out to be less reliable in terms of storage safety, as a result of which is not optimal. The release of the next version of Windows for home PC, which is still code name windows Vienna is planned no earlier than 2010. Therefore, it is obvious that Windows XP will remain up to date, at least until 2010-2011.

2. Built-in B. Windows Programsapplied to restoration
Windows has several such programs:

- System Restore Application - system restoration program, the full path to which C: \\ Windows / System32 / Restore / Rstrui.exe (here and then in the text it is understood that the system is installed in the default directory - on a C drive: in the Windows folder);

- Windows Backup Utility - Windows data archiving program full path to which C: \\ Windows / System32 / Restore / NtBackup.exe;

- SYSTEM FILE CHECKER. - a program located as C: \\ Windows / System32 / Restore / SFC.EXE. Checks the versions of protected system files, and, in the case of their substitution or damage, restores the source files from a special folder C: \\ Windows / System32 / Dllcache. More information about this program can be read;

Dr. Programs having a very narrow application profile.

The labels of the first first of the above programs can also be found in the main menu (Start -\u003e Programs -\u003e Standard -\u003e Service), unless, of course, you did not remove them from there. The initial location of the program labels to restore the system in the "Standard" menu group is deeply symbolic. It seems that when creating Windows XP has already been implied that malfunctions and rollbacks in the system will be frequent. Label for SYSTEM FILE CHECKER. If you wish, you can create in start menu Alone.

In addition, it is possible to restore windows configuration (But not the entire OS!) At that state she had at the time of the last successful download. To do this, press the "F8" key after turning on the computer, immediately before the moment when the Windows boot logo usually appears and the loading identifier (running white strip at the bottom of the screen). If you have several OS installed in your computer, then the "F8" key can be pressed when the OS selection menu appears to start. With the correct execution of the above actions, a menu will appear on the screen with a list of additional Windows boot options in which you need to select " Last successful configuration"And confirm your choice by pressing the" Enter "key. More information about this method OS performance restoration can be found on the Internet on the link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307852.

The described method helps if you just installed:

Failed driver that does not allow to carry out normal OS load;
- The second antivirus, which began to conflict with the previously installed, not allowing it to work normally under the OS.

Strictly speaking, there is another Windows tool, created at the most extreme case when the problems are so serious that the system is no longer obtained. This tool is a recovery console located on the installation disk with Windows XP. However, the recovery console has too limited features and only works from command line, so it can only be used by qualified specialists. Read more about the recovery console can be found.

2.1. Windows Backup Utility Archiving Program
Unfortunately, funds Windows Backup Utility Very far not only from the ideal, but even from the wishes of the undemanding user. Almost it can only be used as an archiver of individual user files. The archives obtained in the performance of this program are stored in files with the extension "BKF", with which other software can work. There are other essential drawbacks, among which the inability to restore the system from the archive when the last "does not load", and the low degree of data compression. Therefore, to create backup copies of individual user files, third-party archivers are significantly better suited - for example, well-known WinRar, and less well-known free 7-Zip File Manager.

2.2. Built-in system recovery program
(System Restore Application)
Archivers that are convenient to create copies of user files cannot be applied to reserve copy The current state of the OS. The reason, in particular, is that the Windows XP will not allow the archwartor to read the contents of many system files to create their backup, not to mention the replacement of system files under the active OS. In addition, some files and system data are located in strictly defined rigid disk areas; When restoring their location should be very rigidly coincided with the initial (before recovery), and the archivers do not possess such ability.

Where archivers are unsuitable, the programs for the system rollback (recovery) are successfully operating. First of all, it is built in Windows XP program System Restore Application, already mentioned above and described in detail.

From the installation of OS service windows restoration (service name - sRService.) Automatically turns on to work with the hard disk partitions, the format of which is supported by Windows XP. During windows work This service tracks:

Changes in the registry and system configuration files;

Changes in OS modules, including changes that occurred as a result of the installation of system updates and "patches";

Some other changes that Windows developers considered it is necessary to track for subsequent recovery. source state OS with help System Restore Application.

If there are any of the above changes, the data necessary for their cancellation, source copies of files and additional service information are recorded in special folders named "System Volume Information". Such folders are created at the root of each partition of the hard disk, followed by observation.

See if you work System Restore ApplicationYou can also manage this program by clicking the right mouse button on the My Computer icon by selecting "Properties", and then the Restore System tab:

After a certain period of time, as well as with serious system events (more precisely, directly in front of them), the so-called "return point" is created, with respect to which changes are recorded. As a rule, this event is the installation (installation) of a new program or batch update.

The creation of the recovery point command can be arranged manually, indicating the description of this point so that after some time it is not confused for which the latter was created and in what condition was the system at that time:

If necessary, you can return to one of the previously saved states of the system (to one of the saved recovery points):

At the same time, service data for recovery is read from the above backup folder (System Volume Information), and then Windows is translated into a special status when some of its auxiliary functions are disconnected and the protection of the system files is disabled. Then the files and data required to restore and the data are restored from the specified folder. After automatic reboot Computer The system must recover (ideally) to a state recorded at a specified recovery point. However, the picture obtained in practice does not always fully correspond to the desired.

In particular, the cause of errors is not quite a good idea to share files to "necessary" and "useless" (depending on their expansion) to restore the system. The idea is as follows:

Files whose extensions correspond to user documents (for example, "DOC", "XLS", "PPT", etc.) are not monitored and not restored;

The files whose extensions correspond to the "system" files (for example "EXE", "DLL", "SYS" and a number of other), monitored, and all the changes produced in them are controlled, and when the system is restored, the latter are returned to its original state.

If you figure out, the division of files by expansion may often lead to errors. Consider a small example of such an error: a backup copy of the system is created on Monday, and on Tuesday, the user moves its office documents to a self-expanding archive, while deleting the source files for their inability. Further, for example, on Wednesday, the user notices the errors in the computer and therefore decides to roll back the system status to the last obviously working state, i.e. To the recovery point made on Monday. In this case, the archive with documents will be lost, and the source files-documents, as we remember, the user has deleted itself.

Why did it happen? Very simple: A self-expanding archive has an extension "EXE". On this basis, it is ranked with the number of "system" files and, as a result, the system is restored, because In accordance with the rules described above, it is superfluous in the OS, because on Monday it has not yet been. Office files are not restored, since their extension determines that they are not needed for OS.

In such a situation, to restore the documents, the user will need to return the state of the OS into the "future" - to the state on Wednesday, and then the lost archive will return. From it will have to extract source documents, and then, to restore the system to the operating status, it will be possible to return to the "Past" again to the recovery point containing the recording of the system status on Monday.

The system of restoring a system built into Windows has a number of other disadvantages, including the following:

After rollback, some types of files may appear their duplicates, for example, besides the file "File" in the same folder, "File (1)", "File (2)" may appear, etc.;

When working that ensures the system monitoring, additional resources of the computer's RAM is involved, which causes a reduction in computer performance;

Active work of the specified service with hard disk not only slows down the work with the same disk of other programs, but also quickly leads to fragmentation of the latter, which leads to an even greater decline in performance (especially this is noticeable on laptops, where hard performance disk - one of the "bottlenecks");

If there are so global changes in the OS that it has become impossible to load it, it will not be possible to use the recovery program.

The storage of the data required to roll back the system is very risky, in the folder located on the same section of the same disk as the protected data. With problems associated with violation of the file structure of the disk, the contents of this folder will likely comprehend the same problem as the files to be recovered. Therefore, it will be impossible to roll back the system into a working condition of the program under consideration. A similar loss of data required to restore the system may occur as a result of virus destructive actions.

3. Conditions and means of reliable system rollback
So, the Windows XP system rollback implemented in System Restore Application, very far from perfect. But it can be completed with the help of dr. Third-party programs. Most of these programs are created taking into account the above disadvantages of recovery tools built into Windows.

3.1. Data Data System and User
For the program to do not have to deal with the division of files on system and user, which will inevitably lead to errors, the right to share the data should be provided to a person. Practically dividing data can be done like this: Select the section of about 10-20 GB on the physical disk, which will be used to use the system (usually this system section C :). In this case, the user's files are given by Dr. section, for example, a logical disk D:, or folder D: \\ Documentationlocated on it.

The "My Documents" folder offered by the system, located on the system disk, is advisable to leave on the spot. Let files and subfolders that some programs like to leave in the "My Documents" without the knowledge of the user will fall into it, and new folder The "Documents" of the user will be automatically delivered from such a garbage.

To not be confused with two similar folders, the "My Documents" label can be removed from the desktop, and instead you will create a shortcut to the folder d: \\ Documentation.

Office programs from Microsoft, system utilities, editors that do not occupy a very large volume on the disk, as well as most of the other programs, can be installed on the system partition to the folder offered by the "Default" - "C: \\ Program Files". The exception is the programs that occupy a significant amount of disk space - approximately hundreds of MB or more. Among those: games, bulk reference books, etc. "Monsters" of the hard disk occupation, especially if the latter do not require the storage of their settings in the registry. Such programs can be placed, for example, inside the D: \\ folder Soft..

With this separation to roll back, it is enough to return to the desired state only one small system partition. It will take much less time than full recovery, and does not affect any user data nor the program on the other section. In addition, after the proposed separation, you can safely make and format the system partition, and the new installation of the system on a clean section without risk is lost to the desired user files. Such actions may be required, for example, when violating the file system on the system section or after unsuccessful recovery.

3.2. Hard disk splitting process
As noted above, it is desirable to have to have optimally roll back hDD, broken (i.e., divided) into several sections. In addition, a separate section may be required to store backup copies of the system.

To avoid possible loss of data, the partitioning of the hard disk to the sections is desirable to make the system to install and before moving any useful data on it. To partition the most effective, in my opinion, are programs Acronis Disk Director Suite 10 I. Partition Magic. Version 8.0 or higher.

Even SAMAY best program When dividing is able to allow an error that can lead to irrevocable data loss. Therefore, in cases where the partition has to be carried out in the presence of the installed "live" system, it is necessary to pre-create copies of all important files on an additional external or internal carrier. This carrier may be network or local disk, CD / DVD, flash memory, etc. The partition should be carried out only under the guidance of a person who has the necessary knowledge and experience in the field of OS recovery.

When splitting, the question often arises: what file system to select for section - FAT32 or NTFS. From the point of view of storage and optimality for most tasks performed under Windows XP, preference more often give NTFS, as a more modern, self-healing, protected from the point of view of data access to data. On the other hand, FAT32 is much easier and preferable from the point of view of performance, especially in the case of an outdated computer with the amount of RAM 128 MB or less. In addition, if it is impossible to load the system for any reason, access to the data to correct problems on the FAT32 section can be obtained using a conventional MS-DOS boot floppy disk. In the case of NTFS it will be more difficult to do, because It will be necessary to start a bulk driver. At the same time, a Live CD or DVD is required for the full comfort of the user with files based on Windows PE. (Windows PreInstallation Edition), which will perform a number of OS functions, without requiring the installation of the latter to the hard disk, however, its files will take a large part of the computer's operational memory.

3.3. Third-party rollingback programs (recovery) system
Writing of the system of rollback (recovery) of the system - the process of responsible, because Errors made in them when developing can be very expensive to users. To create such programs, the labor of many specialists, deeply studied the system and equipment, both in theory and in practice, so this task is only leading major manufacturers of manufacturers and, as a result, there are not so many such programs.

You can define standard functions that are available in all modern system recovery programs:

The ability to restore the system partition entirely, or only selected folders and files, or only files;

The ability to create backup copies of the system of the system on the other (non-system) physical or logical disk, on the network, on interchangeable media (CD, DVD, Flash) with the automatic partition of these copies on the part;

Restoration from all the above types of carriers;

Support for all file systems used by distributed OS on hard drives: FAT16 / 32, NTFS, EXT2 / 3FS, etc.;

The ability to recover data even if the OS is not loaded;

Ability to backup or restore (rollback) without installing a program - from a bootable CD that supports access to discs file Systems FAT16 / 32, NTFS, EXT2 / 3FS and CD / DVD-ROM drives;

The possibility of differential copying of the data in which not all data is recorded, but only changes made from the moment of the previous full copying of the data.

The following table is a list of some well-known software recovery programs, given at the time of writing this article (December 2007 - January 2008):

Name of the program	Cost	Site developer
Paragon DRIVE Backup 8.51
Acronis True Image Home Rus 11.0

Manufacturers Shadowuser. Pay attention to main feature Your program: the ability to create a "layer" between the file and operating systems. With activated Shadowuser. File changes are recorded on free place On the disk, and after the reboot can be destroyed. therefore this program More suitable for using a computer in Internet salons, for lovers of various "experiments" over the system, as well as to use a computer by a child or other, a person who will not be able to ensure the safety of important data on the hard disk.

Shadowuser.like more famous program Norton Goback, uses free space on protected sections to store your recovery data. System recovery tools like Shadowuser., have a number of the above disadvantages of the recovery program built into Windows, the main of which is the braking of the computer when operating the OS due to the flow of all the changes that occur.

As can be seen from the information shown on the developer's website ApBackup.The program, frankly speaking, is weak, and also uses for storage copies of the system status of a zip-format files explicitly not intended for this purpose. Available for download The program installer is very small (it has a size a little more than 3 MB), so everyone will be easy to check in practice the validity of my opinion about the program. Other numerous programs of this kind, which are only more or less successful archivers, are absolutely unsuitable for full recovery OS.

4. System rollback on the example of Acronis True Image Home
The following description of the work Acronis True Image. (The version of Acronis True Image Home 10 is considered, which will be simple in the text simply " Acronis") has a lot in common with the work of other programs, such as, for example, Norton Ghost. and Paragon Drive Backup..

Work with the Acronis It is especially convenient and due to the fact that the program has an interface and built-in reference materials in Russian. Also added special features that are needed by Russian-speaking PC users. For example, in cases where the program is started from the boot CD without the need to download Windows, the RUSSIAN switch appears on the screen. english layout Keyboard, very similar to a switch available in Windows.

After studying the main menu of the program below, it is possible to familiarize yourself with its basic functions:

PC user who has a certain experience with other programs, may well begin work with Acronis Immediately after installing it in Windows, because The program interface is intuitively understood, and the execution of individual functions is performed using thoughtful step-by-step "masters" that will not give the user to "get down from the way". Convenient "Masters" are used even in cases of download Acronis from a CD or from the security zone. Nevertheless, due to the responsibility of the tasks, it is necessary to study the functionality of the program with the help, for example, reference materials built directly in Acronis.

4.1. Create copy (archive)
First task Acronis - Creating a backup of the OS. A backup copy of the data created by the program is called "Archive", therefore, on the text we will call it this term.

The archive can be created in the "background" mode - without interrupting the operation of the system and individual programs. Wherein " control point"For the archive created, the state of the OS will be considered directly at the time when the Archive creation process is launched in the Acronis program. Therefore, the changes made (for example, adding or deleting files), which will be made after the specified point, are no longer entered into the archive created.

We offer copy "My Computer":

In the next step, choose the section from OS:

Next, specify the place where the archive created is saved. Such can be other section of the same hard disk, etc. Hard disk, place in the network environment, removable media, place on the Internet, available through the FTP connection, or security zone (about the security zone - see clause 4.3 of this article ):

The following is invited to choose the creation of a complete, incremental or differential archive:

The "full" archive contains all the copied information, and the "incomplete" (differential or incremental) is only changes that occurred in relation to the previously created full archive. Therefore, these archives will occupy a smaller volume compared to the "complete" archive, which is their advantage.

In incremental archives, each new archive adds another file to the already existing "chain", given the entire logical sequence of previous archives. Therefore, to restore it requires the original "full" archive and all previous "incremental" archives.

Differential archive contains all changes that occurred after creating a full backup. Therefore, incremental archives will occupy less space than differential, and only this archive will be required from the differential archive to recover from the differential archive. In addition, recovery from the differential archive will occur faster than incremental.

If from the moment full archiving Prior to the creation of an incomplete archive, a defragmentation program will seriously work on the copy of the disk section, the location of the files will be strongly "shuffled". Therefore, the "incomplete" copy will be comparable in size with "full" and, therefore, will lose its advantages. With this in mind, it is rational to create a new "full" archive.

Next, it is proposed to select the copy parameters (in my opinion, in most cases it is better to leave "by default") and enter a comment to the archive. After pressing the "Prix" button, the Procedure for creating an archive starts.

It should be noted that the creation of archives in Acronis It is produced very intellectually. For example, the files and hibernation files are not recorded in the archive that do not bear useful information. Copy data is compressed ("by default"), with which copying is performed even faster than without compression. For full copying of the system partition, on which space is employed about 5-10 GB, there are enough minutes.

4.2. Recovery (rollback) system
After selecting the recovery command, it is proposed to specify the location of the archive from which it is required to restore the data:

In this case, you can select the recovery of disks, only certain sections, or individual files on them:

If you need to view or copy separate files archive, it is more convenient to do this by simply opening an archive file from under Acronis, after which it will be possible to "enter" in this archive as in the usual folder. Moreover, you can connect a section or disk image in the archive. As a result of the connection, a new virtual disk appears in the computer, which is practically no different from conventional (real) disks or partitions in its work, but it will be read only. This disk will exist either before disconnecting the image through the program. Acronisor before rebooting the computer.

Please note that in addition to restoring the system partition it is possible to restore and MBR (Master Boot Record - the main boot record). Acronis True Image. Includes MBR to the archive, despite the fact that the user did not give such a team when creating an archive. Obviously, this user-unplanned action takes place for the following reasons:

MBR occupies a deliberately insignificant size in the archive, while its copy contains critical data on the disk;

MBR distortion leads to severe consequences. In most cases, after such distortions, to return the performance of the system of one partition recovery, there will be not enough and necessary to pre-restore the MBR (here it is useful to a copy of this entry, prepared in advance Acronis True Image.).

Restoring MBR can be (and necessary) to do, only when the data in the MBR is obviously erroneous. It is important to remember: if in the period from the time of the archive creation until the restoration procedure starts the position of the partitions on the physical disk changed, then the restoration of the former MBR will certainly damage the sections that have changed the physical location on the hard disk.

Select the desired system section as a restore location. You can restore the section and not in the "native" place if there is a sufficient amount of free space in a new recovery place.

In subsequent dialog boxes You can change the type of the restored partition, the space before and after the partition restored, assign the letter to the letter (new name), as well as change and some other parameters. In all these windows, the parameters initially correspond to the initial properties of the section - for example, the previously used type of section and its letter (name) is specified. Therefore, it is undesirable to make any changes to the parameters (relative to the parameters originally displayed in dialog boxes) without necessity.

While Windows continues to work, it is impossible to restore the section on which its files are located (system partition). Therefore, during operation, the operation of its recovery can only be scheduled. After pressing the "Protect" button, the computer will reboot; At the same time B. rAM will be loaded component AcronisWorking without the need to download Windows which will perform the planned recovery actions.

Restoration of the system partition with a busy space about 5-10 GB occupies approximately about 5-15 minutes. Then it is necessary to make another reboot of the computer, after which the restored OS will be ready for operation.

4.3. Using the Acronis security zone and download the program from the CD
Safety zone Acronis - This is a place on a physical disk, which is a section that is not connected to the OS. It is not available for Windows ("invisible"), therefore the risk of intentional or accidental deletion, as well as the change in data contained on it, by the user, etc. programs or viruses are practically excluded.

How sam Acronis Works with safety zone? This uses a special driver. Acronisallowing you to access the data on the disconnected section bypassing the OS. Theoretically, it is possible to create a virus containing a driver similar to those used in its set. AcronisSo that the virus can access the security zone. However, information on the appearance of viruses with such capabilities has not yet been fixed in any of the official sources. The fact is that the development of the driver is technically complex, and the creation of such viruses is almost meaningless. It is easier to develop malicious code that removes all the information from the physical disk in general (all sections with all data on them), which will not be less effective than creating a narrow specialization virus with a complex driver.

In the security zone, you can store not only archives, but also the files needed to download the program itself Acronis without windows uses. If this function is activated, then when the computer starts, the "F11" key appears for a few seconds to download Acronis. If the "F11" key will not be pressed, Windows boot will start.

The implementation of this feature requires changes to MBR. Such changes can be blocked if the MBR change is prohibited in the BIOS settings. In addition, the incorrect change in the MBR can lead to a complete loss of data in the computer, so it is necessary to produce such a kind of such a kind.

Another dangerous operation produced Acronis - This is the creation of a security zone, because At the same time, a new partition is formed by either the separation of a part of the space occupied on the hard disk of the already existing sections, or due to the space remaining retained by the sections (non-formatted areas). Those. In fact, a new disk partition occurs. Possible negative effects of errors when divided was already considered in paragraph 3.2 of this article.

Ability to download Acronis from a CD without need windows startup It is very useful in cases where for any reason the latter turns out to be inoperable. In this case, with Acronis It is possible to implement and restore the ruled MBR. As and when loading from the security zone, the user will be presented the window interface, very similar to the implemented in Acronis For Windows XP. The main menu and the procedure for performing individual operations are also very similar to those implemented in Acronis For Windows.

5. Conclusion
In some cases, it is enough to use standard Program Recovery embedded in Windows XP, especially in those situations where custom data, settings and performance of the system for a person working at a computer are not too important (for example, if the computer is used as a gaming machine).

In the same cases, when the system operates in conditions of frequent experiments and at any time can be corrupted, or when quick and more reliable data recovery is required, apply paid programs third-party manufacturers. In such cases, to increase productivity and avoid duplication of copying functions, the standard system recovery along with the appropriate Windows service is advisable to completely disable. It should be borne in mind that work with such programs requires special care and caution, and the user will certainly be competent in this matter and have a clear idea of \u200b\u200bwhat the program applied to them. Otherwise, the recovery attempts will rather lead to data loss than a useful result.

No restoration methods (rollback) do not guarantee 100% recovery result. Therefore, in all cases, it is necessary to regularly archive user data on external media.

The last non-obvious tip: Before restoring the data, it is desirable to make an additional copy of the current state of the OS. Under this precautionary measure, you can always return to a state that took place before recovery. This may be very useful in the case when the rollback procedure suddenly went wrong, and further aggravated the current situation.

Restoring the system, this is one of those functions on the computer, which, as I think, should know each. After all, sometimes, even an experienced master, it can not always determine for what reason, one or another computer crash happened. However, the developers of the Windows system have provided it and it is for such cases that the function was invented such as system rollback Until that moment until it was all right.

In which cases it is necessary to do the restoration of the Windows system?

I will not go far and give an example on my situation.

Once it happened that I "flew" microsoft program Office Word, there was some kind of failure in it, and she stopped running! For me, it was really a problem, because in this program I very often work and who my husband, this program I had licensed. That is, I lost not only the program, but also the money that paid for it. At first, I started panicing, but one familiar computer tells me - " Why don't you make the system restoration?", I say - " Does she help return the program?", is he - " Sure!" I thought, an attempt was not torture, as a last resort, I won't lose anything. As a result, I performed windows 7 system recoveryAnd about the miracle - the program has earned!

So do the system rollback, you can not only if anything is not installed (before that moment I used it only in such cases), but also when "flies" any serious program.

What principle does the Windows 7 and Windows XP system roll back?

The principle of restoring the system is pretty simple. Your Windows OS makes the recovery points of the system. What is this point?

Points are a conditional name, because in fact, the recovery point is a saved copy of the system, at the time when your system is working normally and without errors. That is, OS, herself remembers its normal working condition and makes himself a mark that if some failure occurs, or we will install something on our computer, it must return to such a point . Hopefully the answer is clear. By the way, from this answer you can find another question - and where does it store a copy of the system? And the truth is where, who is the husband of such copies, is somewhat, where are they all fit? Let's figure it out.

To do this, we will return a little by the time you just. Most often, when installing, disk space to share into two sections (if you have one partition, then it is necessary to scatter it, how to do it, I told in the article) one systematic and the other for the rest (games, movies, your videos, photos and photos and etc.). But, if you ever paid attention, then several gigabytes, after installation, somewhere disappear. Those. For example, when I bought a computer, I was stated that the hard disk has a volume of 720 gigabytes. And now look at the picture below.

One disc has a volume of 98 gigabytes, another 600, total - 698, then you disappeared a 22 gigabyte somewhere. It is these 22 gigabytes that are the same memory in which all my system restore points are stored. By the way, this is not a limit on many computers to this case, much more disk space is given, for example, on my laptop, which I did not bought so long ago, for the "Restoring system of Windows 7" function, it is already 40 gigabytes!

And now, let's tell you how to make the Windows 7 and XP system rollback. By the way, if you notice, I say that rollback, then restoration, do not be scared, it is the same. So, proceed.

How to recover Windows 7 and Vista system?

Since these two system Restore It happens the same, then I will show everything on the example of Windows 7.

1. First you need to press the Start menu, and select All Programs



2. After that, almost at the bottom you will find the item Standard. After you find, open it.

   

3. In the Standard Point, again almost at the bottom, there will be a service tab.

   

4. Opening this folder, you will see the long-awaited system restore system. Click on it.

   

5. After that, you have a small window to start restoring the system on the monitor. I will not show you, because It was loaded very quickly and disappeared, did not even have time to read.
6. Now you will have the main program window, click Next.

   

7. After that, you should open a window where you can choose a recovery point for the number you need. By the way, if you click on the item to show other recovery points, you will see all the points for all the numbers that are on your computer.

A slight retreat. If you see on, screensate above, under the title Description, the reason for which the recovery point is made, this cause "Center windows updates" Those. If some incomprehensible errors began after the update, or the OS began to boot longer, then you can do rollback of the Windows 7 system Before she worked without this update. But the reason for the appearance of the point may not only be updated, also, in this line you can see the inscription "Planned Recovery Point" or something on the like "Installing such a program", "Deleting such a program". Of course, there is a name for some serious program, such as such a program. Microsoft Office. Word.

We were distracted, we continue

After that, in fact, the process will begin. Do not restart the computer until it all end. At the end, the computer is rebooted and you should jump out the window about the successful completion of this special operation.

IN windows Vista. Everything is almost also. Only the first window that opened is very different.

How to restore Windows XP?

To begin with, I would like to warn the owners of computers that have old windows version XP, may not be such a function as system Restore.

Unfortunately, I can't show you on screenshots how to perform the same operation in Windows XP. But I know for sure that it is done on the same path, i.e.: Start -\u003e All programs -\u003e Standard -\u003e Service -\u003e Restoration of the system. How do you see everything just, then you just need to choose for what number you want to do switchless Windows XP SystemAnd then the process itself will go.
All let me out.

P.S. For clarity, I recorded a video lesson, it goes only five minutes, so look for fixing the material.