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Customized windows 7 backup

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/customized-windows-7-backup.137499/

mohityadavx
mohityadavx Original post #1
Mar 3, 2011 at 4:29 PM
Is there any way to make a bootable backup of windows 7 with all the software/programs/drivers installed in it. Plz help as it is very tiresome to install all theses tonnes of software back. some of them i can't install again as they are giveaway from giveaway.com and can't be installed again once format.
pauldmps
Mar 3, 2011 at 4:44 PM
While you can customise the Win7 installation with VLite (it works for Win7 too), it is not possible to include all softwares in it. You can include drivers & updates.
Ishu Gupta
Mar 3, 2011 at 4:48 PM
Use an imaging software. Acronis' and Norton's are good.
mohityadavx
Mar 3, 2011 at 5:45 PM
@ pauldmps i knew about rt7lite ( same like vlite) but doesn't really do the job.

@ishu i don't have any problem with paid software as it will save cost of buying so many giveaways but will acronis/nortorn do the job, will it be bootable.
Ishu Gupta
Mar 3, 2011 at 5:57 PM
Yeah they have their own boot manager.
mohityadavx
Mar 3, 2011 at 7:43 PM
@ ishu will it backup installed software also ??? :)
Ishu Gupta
Mar 3, 2011 at 7:50 PM
Yes it'll copy everything on that drive.