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ronrpg 10 weeks ago

running win 8 used win 7 backup program that was included with win 8 system seems to have made copy of system disk and saved all my files but when i go to restore sysem it only give me the option to restore files not to replace system from image it made option is not on screen as it was in windows 7

i made a partion on my drive to hold the backup it is 300 gig of the tery byte drive

what happined to the restore like it was in windows 7

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jimlynch 10 weeks ago

Here's an article you might find useful.

How To Use System Restore In Windows 8
http://www.vikitech.com/11302/system-restore-windows-8

"Windows 8, like previous versions of Windows has a feature called “System Restore”. System Restore allows you to restore your computer to a previous state quickly and easily without losing any of your files or personal settings. Sometimes when you install programs or drivers, they may affect some of the system settings and prevent other programs from working correctly. You can use System Restore to revert these settings back to their previous state.

Note: System Restore can not be used to back up your personal files, it only backs up settings and registry values."

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tganley 10 weeks ago

Click "Set up Backup" on the top right side of the Windows 7 File Recovery pop-up window. It should work the same way as it did with Windows 7 to make system image backups.

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ronrpg 10 weeks ago

it dows set up the backup as it does in win 7 but when you go to restore the sysem the only option at the bottom are to restore your files.

the last line that was in windows 7 to restore your system is missing.

i coppied the program from a windows 7 machine and the line is still not there must be some dll that the program is calling that they crippled cant image why they would have taken it out

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