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    How to backup the win and the drivers

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by MIZMIZ989, Apr 16, 2012.

  1. MIZMIZ989

    MIZMIZ989 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I want to back all the system without me personal files to dvd
    so i can reinstall windows from the dvd including all the drivers
    i have NP700Z5A
     
    MIZMIZ989, Apr 16, 2012
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    spincel Notebook Consultant

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    Samsung backup does that. Download from Samsung page and then install it. Make sure you have more than 2 DVDs available.
    Although it is fast to backup system like that, but I suggest you could do fresh install. There might be a software or a driver that could slow down computer after awhile. When it happens and you try to backup the system, when you restore, the system would stay the same before backing up.
     
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    chisci Notebook Enthusiast

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    Use the Samsung Recovery Solution 5 software to make a "Complete Backup", which basically saves an image of your hard drive. In theory, restoring from this will give you back your system exactly as it was when you did the backup. Perfect for restoring from a bad crash, but not what you want if your aim is to refresh the system files. In that case, you have to do a fresh windows install. In this case, the "System Backup" function will help you by at least bringing your drivers back with minimal pain.
     
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    In the back up i have to choose liveimaging or system software backup
    i dont understand What is the difference between the options, what I should choose to back up the image of my hard drive
     
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    chisci Notebook Enthusiast

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    The live imaging, in a sense, stores an exact copy of your harddrive for you. So if you backup with an image your hardrive, then later if/when your computer crashes, you get a nasty virus for instance, you can then replace your current hardrive with the saved image, restoring it to the exact content that is once was. Thus, it is important to make sure that an image backup is done at a clean and stable state.

    The "live" part of the live imaging simply refers to the fact that the samsung software can take the image of the harddrive while you are using your computer, though it warns you that it may severly slow down the imaging process as it has to continually update the image it is making if changes are simultaneously being made to harddrive.

    I would recommend doing a live image backup to an external disk once soon after you get your laptop and get most of the programs you want installed on it. Just do all that you can to make sure it is as clean as possible. i.e. do an antivirus and malware scan, un-install bloatware, etc.
     
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    try this:
    Free Software Downloads | Semper Software

    i used it to back up my driver all in one folder. and then get windows to default to this folder when looking for drivers. it's pretty cool!

    Download Semper Driver Backup 1.2.2.15 Free - A tool that provides backup and recovery of Windows driver files - Softpedia


    Semper Driver Backup description
    A tool that provides backup and recovery of Windows driver files

    Semper Driver Backup is a handy and very easy to use application that allows you to backup your drivers to and from local systems.

    Semper Driver Backup will run through your system and search for current drivers, it will back them up to a location of your choice. So you can specify a folder that is in a safe place.

    Semper Driver Backup also creates a backup log which serves two purposes, firstly to document activities and secondly to provide an import script for later use.

    There are some additional settings that Semper Driver Backup changes in order to facilitate easier driver identification and installation by the operating system, these are to create a single source driver folder and to make the operating system aware of this location

    For network administrators it can automatically create a driver store, with naming of systems and operating systems created.

    The Enterprise version provides an administration panel for remote connection and driver collection facilities. Silent mode operation allows driver collection via login script.
     
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    Same function for driver backup plus Samsung support software from the already-installed Recovery Solution 5 software package. Seems to work very well for me, and eliminates the need for installing another program, and one that monkeys around with the native organization of the driver system.
     
    chisci, Apr 17, 2012
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