Jose Pinho Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 I have a doubt concerning how to create a system image for my PC. I have already tried the Windows 7 "Create a system image" built in program, but it seems to suffer with Double Layer DVDs. It keeps asking to insert a > 1 Gb media to be formatted. I have also searched ImgBurn forums and guides trying to find a procedure, but so far I have found procedures to create images of a CD/DVD into the PC hard drives. Searching / digging out the web, I found this procedure: 1. Install ImgBurn. 2. From Ez-Mode Picker, choose Create image file from file/folders. 3. Click on File > Browse for a source folder ... 4. From Computer, choose Local Disc (C:) - that is where I have Windows and all aplications installed. 5. Click on Select Folder 6. Then, click on Source dialog box, and add C: 7. Then, on Destination, click on browse for a file (at the right of Destination dialog box), and pick the media player/recorder. But, when I do this, the Destination choice box shows C:\Users\JCP\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\0.0x0\Image 1.iso, as the destination file. Is this a sort of Temporary storage location prior to copying to DVD / CD? If so, what would be the next steps? If not, what is the correct procedure to create the system image (that contains Windows and all installed programs with their set up / configurations)? Cheers, Jose Pinho.
mmalves Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 If you want to make a system image you should use programs like Acronis True Image, Norton Ghost or similar. ImgBurn is for burning files/folders to disc or creating optical disc images.
Jose Pinho Posted July 14, 2012 Author Posted July 14, 2012 Thanks for the quite fast reply. I will follow your suggestion.
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