cleaned pc using an antivirus:)

With W 7 there is a backup and imaging program integral. I have done that and made the recvover CD. However, I have no idea what to do if I needed it, and am surprised that 10 minutes would fix the problem.

How would one wipe the system to clean it and then do the restore image? Could you do that in 10 minutes?
Thanks,
Jerry

 

you either boot from your W7 disk or a System Repair Disk (that you can create in Control Panel/Backup and Restore).

i haven't tried with the System Repair Disk but with the W7 disk you just select the Repair option then Restore from image disk.
btw, do not rename the folder that was created during the Imaging otherwise it won't work.

the first few minutes the system seems to hang (because there's no Please stand by indicator) but let it do it's thing.

takes about 20 minutes for me.
and it's VERY solid.
i must've re-imaged my system at least 50 times and the W7 built in Restore has never failed me.
unlike some commercial products i've tried.

here is a guide with pics:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7702/restoring-windows-7-from-an-image-backup/

 

Thanks, Moontan. I appreciate the help.

Regards,
Jerry