I have an opportunity to make a compliment to the technical nature of Windows Vista, in addition to praise, it has lawfully obtained for his glamorous appearance similar to Mac every respect, and a sense that it brought in PC platform.

The good news is that Vista, with all its irritating factors, including warnings of intrusive security has become much more robust and insider on radiation compared to the previous operating system from Microsoft.

What is interesting, even shameful "blue screen of death" was thrown on the garbage heap software. Locks, strike during the installation process, make themselves felt through the black screen (in English).

Unfortunately, the complete removal of faults has not been able to reach. More ominously, it is that since Vista is equipped with a large number of a wide variety of functions and requires more time to install than previous OS, in the event that it fails, you are chasing the crisis, which requires overcoming a lot of time.

How to break Windows Vista
I am interested in the process of restoring the system after the crash. In order to organize our discussions on disaster recovery should be aware that many changes have been implemented since the outbreak of XP. Basically, they include ways to boot, which manages the Vista. The operating system no longer uses the boot.ini file. It replaced a more cumbersome system, which resembles the file, and called Boot Configuration Data (data loading configurations). For more information, we can look at it later.

Vista also more resistant to damage the key files. Of course, my original plan was to go Langa 'Trzesniowski XP' cycle path at its Vista and cause the collapse of the system, damaging critical file "hal.dll". Thanks to improved security system Vista, despite the fact that I have had administrative privileges, I was not able even to touch him (on the other hand, I check hal.dll showed extremely low speed search in Vista. Hal.dll file, I found the manual, going to C: / Windows/System32, while the system continues its slow measured search).

Subjectively, in stressful situations Vista properties are similar to the whimsical program, only slowed down the system. On just launches applications, it will issue at the top of the message, "No it does not." But then the messages will disappear once the application reaches the operating system (or maybe vice versa?).

Rightly or wrongly, the perception that Vista is not going to go down, but the fall may make cautious PC user tempted to take advantage of the full system recovery strategy, and we talk about this in the next section.

Recovering from backup: full copy PC

In the hierarchy of tools for Vista, one of the least known but most important is the Complete PC Backup and Restore (full copying and restoring PC). This tool is not to copy all your files: batch files, documents, dynamic libraries, etc. These backups may require you to reconfigure and reinstall everything. Not to mention the time and subject, complete reinstallation never takes you back to the condition in which you were before your computer is completely out of order (for example, all your settings for applications returned to the regime "by default").

There is a barrier to working with Complete PC: it is not included in the version of Vista Home Basic or Home Premium (this is one reason why I recommend you take advantage of Vista Ultimate).

Poor, that when you finally discover something desired screen support, it gives you the wrong instructions. Explanations for Windows Complete PC Backup Help section (assistance) entitled: "The Produbliruyte your programs, files and system installation." It gives you an indication open Backup and Restore Center (Center duplication and recovery). Nevertheless, the center can be found only in the event that you saved panel Vista in the old-style "classical" (ie XP). Thus, most users will be choosing about where to go next.

But enough narekt Help section (assistance). It turns out that the preservation of all that is in your system, in the current situation, using the Windows Complete PC Backup (PC complete duplication) - apparently safe occupation.

First, go to Control Panel> System and its service centre> Backup and recovery

Complete PC Backup allows you to save the image of its total holdings of you to drive.
Then, skip "Back up files (duplicate files), but instead it click on the second option:" Back up computer (PC duplicate). Certainly, it appears nerviruyuschee window-User Account Control (control of a user account), which asks you to confirm the continuation of the work (tell him "yes"). Then Vista to specify your store location image. I advise you to keep it on DVD, which will give you in a way to preserve the possibility of safely and get access to the information later after your hard disk dies "."

But be prepared to small shocks. Complete PC Backup told me that duplication would require me from 6 to 10 DVD-ROM drive. Taking into account that it will take third place in my 16 - karuselke dollar, calculated at 30 16 - high-speed disks, I felt happy that it was only a threat to Windows, and not a promise.

HINT: Make your own Complete PC backup DVD discs.

Complete PC Backup has been remarkable, with a small number of Microsoft IDE "zavitushek" made to improve the measurement properties. For example, when he tells me to take a DVD disk, the message goes "Promarkiruyte and insert a blank disk with a volume of at least 1 GB" in the drive D. ALEX-PC 6/25/2007 4:01 PM 1 machine name, date, number of DVD (and can use the CD-discs, although there will be more to Ruby marking discs and pasting).

Let me reformulate specific recommendations for starting your Complete PC Backup (complete duplication of a computer) with the highest level of amenities. If you use the new machine, corresponding to the need for duplication arose only after you install all applications and transport of all documents, photographic and music files.

I noticed that with the emergence of many developers Vista computers, such as Dell, have returned to the practice of including the installation DVD. This is good, because most of the restoration Vista will be more precisely smoothly through it. Furthermore, I discovered that "restore" discs, which took a large circulation in the era of Windows 95/98/XP were the bulk of unnecessary, normally you have been forced to move to a full reinstall.

A little-known team rebuilding downloads

I know what you think: if I perezapuschu computer now, I will never need these disks. I understand why this is so, but if you can not restart your computer, then you have a problem with this function.

This is too strong simplification, but if you are not able to restart the machine, the problem would include poor configuration data repository reboot (at a lower level, your BIOS may have problems with loading and / or injury may occur Master Boot Record).

In access to Bootrec line "System Recovery Options" (options to fix the system) must determine the current installation of Vista OS requiring repairs.
As I have explained in the beginning of this article, I had the feeling that the problems rebooting, which is already extremely become boring Windows XP users, and by Fred Langa quite eloquently expressed his views were largely element in the past. I mean spoiled or lost files hal.dll, and the whole group of garbage files and launch dll files. Of course, I could not "throw" hal.dll only for the sake of this test is that it is characteristic of the past. This suggests that Microsoft has created more stringent protections for Vista.

How do I know that the Boot Configuration Data (data loading configurations) have poor quality? This happens when you start your computer and get an error message, which reads: "The Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing required information (data file downloads configuration does not have the necessary information)."