eMachines Windows Vista FAQ

eMachines recommends Windows Vista® Home Premium.

Backup and Restore Center

You can lose files by accidentally deleting or replacing them, because of a virus or worm attack, software or hardware failure, or a complete hard disk failure. To protect your files, you can create a backup: a set of copies of the files that are stored in a different location from the original files. The Backup and Restore Center allows you to create and restore backup files:

• Back up files - Creates backup copies of your files and folders.
• Back up computer - Create a Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore image of your entire computer, which can be used to recover from a hardware failure.
• Restore files - Restore files and folders from a backup.
• Restore computer - Restore your entire computer from a Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore image.

Information from Microsoft on methods for backing up your files:

• Types of backups - Recommendations on types of backups you should make.
• Ways to store backups - Recommendations on how to store the backups you make.