Although the stability of Windows 7 (hereinafter referred to as Win7) is already very good, it is inevitable to encounter system crashes. At this time, many users still follow old habits and methods and redo the system at every turn! In fact, you don’t have to do this. Use the self-repair function of Win7 to repair the system conveniently and quickly!
The system maintenance function of Win7 is already very powerful. With the system backup and restore function of Win7, you no longer need Ghost! Moreover, Win7 is more intelligent. It will automatically create a restore point when you install a program or make important changes to the system. , so that you can restore the system to the most recent normal state after a system crash. This is also the biggest disadvantage of Ghost - many people never maintain it after using Ghost once, and if it takes a long time, the system restored by Ghost will be completely different.
In addition, common system problems can also be repaired using the WinRE function of Win7 without reinstalling the system. If you still reinstall when you encounter problems like before, it can only mean that you don’t understand Win7 yet. I believe you have read this article. Everyone will have a new understanding.
Note: The maintenance function of Win7 requires the backup and restore function of the system to be turned on. It is strongly recommended to turn it on. It will not take up much system resources and will bring many benefits.
More than enough to start repairing general issues
The system repair function of Win7 is very intelligent and often does not require much user intervention at all. For example, due to minor problems caused by illegal shutdown, when the system is started again, the "Windows Error Recovery" interface will be entered, and the cursor will stay on the "Start Windows Normally" option by default and start a countdown. Apparently, the system itself has allowed you to boot normally and the problem has fixed itself.
In addition, the system file may be damaged or the configuration file may be incorrect due to irregular operation or hardware changes, which may cause the system to fail to start normally. At this time, when the system starts again, the "Windows Error Recovery" dialog window will also appear. There are two options in the prompt window. By default, it will stop at the "Start Startup Repair (Recommended)" item. Obviously, Win7 hopes that users will choose the "Startup Repair" option to repair the system.
After testing, if you select "Start Windows normally", the system can still start normally. However, this may cause some unpredictable problems, so for the sake of system stability, it is recommended that you spend more time and enable the system's repair function.
After activating the "Startup Repair" function of the system, the system will automatically repair it without your operation. After the repair is completed, if it prompts "Please restart the computer to complete the repair", then it can return to normal after restarting. If it prompts "System Repair cannot automatically repair this computer", then you need to use more advanced tools to repair it. What more advanced tools? Don't worry, we will take our time to understand.
Unable to start System Restore to the rescue
If the "Startup Repair" function cannot solve the problem and the system still cannot start normally, then "System Restore" needs to come to the rescue!
To enable the system restore function of Win7, you need to press the F8 key when the system starts, select "Repair Computer" in the system selection menu that appears, press Enter to confirm and follow the prompts to enter the "System Recovery Options" interface.
In the "System Recovery Options" window, we can see five options: "Startup Repair", "System Restore", "System Image Recovery", "Windows Memory Diagnostic" and "Command Prompt". Select "System Restore" directly. Then follow the prompts to select a restore point, and the restore operation will be completed quickly. Restart after completion. In general, problems such as the system failing to start can be repaired.
Tip: There are two prerequisites for using the "System Restore" function: first, the system protection function has been turned on for the system partition; second, a system restore point (manual or automatic) has been created.
System crash image restoration expert rejuvenation
Under normal circumstances, the vast majority of system failures can be repaired through startup repair and system restore. However, if your system's system user configuration file is damaged due to viruses or other reasons, then the above method will not be able to do anything, but otherwise If you are worried, you can use the system image restore function of Win7 to repair it (the method of entering system image restore is the same as the operation of entering system restore).
So how to determine whether the system image restore function needs to be enabled? It's very simple. If an error occurs when using the system restore function to repair, it means that the system restore cannot be repaired. At this time, you can use system image restore to repair it.
The specific operation methods and steps are very simple. Users only need to operate according to the prompts, so I will not go into details here.
Tip: Similarly, to use the "System Image Restore" function, you must create a system image in advance when the system is normal. In addition, after performing the system image restore operation, all previous personal files will be overwritten by the files when the system image was created! Therefore, if there are important files that need to be backed up, you can use WinPE to enter the system and then copy the important personal files in the system partition. .
System partition failure, system CD brought back to life
If you are "lucky" and none of the above methods can save your system (the system partition is damaged), then we will use the ultimate recovery method - Win7 system installation CD or Win7 system repair CD to help!
Start the system with the Win7 system repair CD, and then enter the "System Recovery Options" in the CD. Here you can select "Restore computer using previously created system image" to restore the system image. The subsequent operations are exactly the same as the system image restore mentioned above. This is because WinRE in the system partition cannot work properly due to system partition failure, so the system will automatically call WinRE in the system CD for repair.
In addition, if you suspect that the fault may be related to memory, you can select the first item, then click "Next" to enter the "Select Recovery Tool" interface, where you can select "Windows Memory Diagnosis". If the result shows that there is no problem with the memory, then It’s not too late to choose “System Image Recovery”.
Tip: The repair functions of the Win7 system installation CD and the Win7 system repair CD are both in the "System Recovery Options". The functions are exactly the same, but the usage methods are slightly different:
Win7 system installation CD: After the language selection step, click the "Repair Computer" button in the lower left corner to start searching for the installed system, and then enter the "System Recovery Options" to operate; Win7 system repair CD: When the system is normal, use Burner creates Win7 system repair disc. Compared with the system installation CD, the system repair CD will directly enter the repair interface after booting. You can directly use the system image restore or select the tools in the "System Repair Options". Therefore, using the Win7 system repair CD is faster and more convenient than using the Win7 installation CD.
Win7 repair, no need to reinstall
Compared with previous operating systems, Win7 is much "smarter". For ordinary users, after a system problem occurs, it can be repaired by just following the system prompts; for users with certain experience and computer skills, if they can determine where the problem probably lies, they can skip the detection process and directly Just select the appropriate repair tool.
Compared with reinstalling the system, using the system's repair function can minimize user losses and save time in reinstalling the system and related software. At the same time, there is no need to re-set up, which is convenient and efficient.
System Restore Q&A
After performing a system restore, will the programs and corresponding data installed after the restore point be affected?
In fact, after performing a system restore operation, the applications installed after the restore point will not be usable, but the documents and data created by the program will not be deleted or modified. And when selecting a restore point, you can click the "Scan Affected Programs" button on the lower right side of the screen to see which programs will be affected by the restore operation, so that you can know what to do.
What is the difference between system restore and system image restore?
Compared to System Restore, a System Image is an exact copy of the drive, similar to the recovery files we are familiar with created by Ghost. Therefore, when you use a system image to restore your computer, a complete restore operation will be performed. All programs, system settings, and files in the current system will be replaced by the corresponding files in the system image. This is the biggest difference between the two.