[dba-Tech] Windows 8 update to 8.1

Arthur.

I'm certainly not the writer you are but here are the notes I have sent to 
friends using Windows 8 trying to get them to do a backup making life easier 
for them and often me.

One nice thing about the backup is it is a VHD format and should you chose 
your can right click on it and mount it. (Win 8 Pro anyway.) and just take 
one file out if you needed it.

I do not know if it will continue to work in 8.1 so be sure to test it after 
the upgrade.

Backup Instructions.

In the Start (Metro) screen start typing backup then on the right make sure 
settings is selected. Then select Save backup copies of your files. At the 
bottom left of the screen select Window 7 File Recovery
Select Create a system image on the upper left
Select backup device (Passport or what ever)
Next to then start backup

Setting the Schedule
To Schedule click on  "Set up backup" on right side of Windows 7 File 
Recovery  screen.
Next and select drive
Let Windows Choose
Set schedule by Change Schedule Recommended every Sunday but if not a key 
machine once a month might do it.
This might be the same a original backup, if so then just use this one.


To Restore:

Note the Windows 7 restore disk would not boot on Joanne's Toshiba (Designed 
for Windows 8, (EUFI format) but did boot on mine . The solution turned out 
to be
Go to settings, General and then Advanced Startup at the bottom. Then select 
Trouble shooting and then System Image. It will search the USB drives and in 
this case found the backup we created last month. It warns you that existing 
data will be lost. Reboots and installs itself. Way Cool.




-----Original Message----- 
From: Arthur Fuller
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:57 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows 8 update to 8.1

I vaguely recall reading that the update is in a day or two, can't remember
the precise date. My question is: will this happen automatically or must I
do something specific to make this update happen? Anyone know?

I just got my shiny laptop back from the Dell Repair Service and its failed
hard disk has been replaced, and for the next couple of days I'll be busy
installing all the software I count on.

Before I embark on that path, I want to create a disk image of this virgin
OS, and either burn it to DVD or copy it to External Drive Numero Uno,
which has plenty of space. So any Win8 user who knows how to do this is
invited to tell me how. All the tiles are confusing. And I can't remember
how to do much of anything, but most important, I can't remember how to
invoke the equivalent of Windows Explorer.

Immediate responses are not required. I shall stumble along and discover
little by little this new vision of Windows. I have some docs to read. But
back to the original topic: allegedly there's a Win 8.1 update due
imminently. My spanky laptop has Win8 as the basic OS, so do I just sit
back and wait for the update, or do I have to do something(s)  to effect
this change.

-- 
Arthur
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