Getting Started & User Guide.

Introduction

This guide is designed to get you going with AISBackup, and introduce some functionality that may not be obvious at first sight.

For help with specific backup and restore topics download a PDF Guide.

You may also navigate this user guide by clicking on the AISBackup buttons on the images.

PDF Guides

Unless otherwise stated these instructions work with: 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2000 and Windows NT4.

• PC backup to disk, external disk, network disk or DVD:
  This guide explains step-by-step how to make a backup of your PC suitable for disaster recovery and ad-hoc restoring of documents etc.
  
  Click to Download the PDF Guide.

• How to restore documents, e-mail and address book from a Windows XP or Windows 2000 backup to Windows 7 or Windows Vista:
  This guide shows you step-by-step how to take a backup from a Windows XP computer and restore the documents, favourites, e-mail, address book and AISBackup registration key file to a Windows 7 PC or Windows Vista PC. The guide shows you how to import Outlook Express e-mail into the replacement Windows Mail program.
  These instructions will also work with backups made on Windows 95, 98, 98SE and Windows ME.
  
  Click to Download PDF Guide.

• How to make an AISBackup Restore CD.
  These instructions will only work on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7.
  A Windows Restore CD requires a backup made with AISBackup in order to restore a PC.
  
  Click to Download PDF Guide.

• PC Disaster Recovery Restore using Windows Vista or Windows 7 set-up DVD (Updated 31 December 2009):
  This guide explains step-by-step how to make a restore of your PC using a Windows 7 or Windows Vista set-up DVD.
  
  Click to Download the PDF Guide.

Contents

1. Registering AISBackup.
2. Set-up the Program Settings and Options.
3. The Main Form.
4. Cue Card.
5. Create and run a backup job with 4 clicks of the mouse.
6. Creating a Customised Backup Job.
7. Creating a Backup Job to an FTP Server.
8. Selecting which files are to be backed up.
9. Performing a Backup.
10. Copying a backup to CD using AISBackup or using a third party CD Mastering Application.
11. Backup Prompts and Messages.
12. Performing a Simple Restore.
13. Restore Advanced Features.
14. Finishing a Restore on Windows XP or 2000 using the Microsoft Recovery Console.
15. Restore Prompts and Messages.
16. Tutorial on backup sessions.
17. Automatically running backup jobs.
18. Managing Jobs.
19. Validating the Contents of a Backup.
20. Operating System Backup's.
21. Disaster Recovery Operating System Restores.
22. Creating a 'ready to go' backup of Windows to a USB or FireWire drive.
    This option is suitable for disaster recovery backups of Windows.

Backup / Restore Scenarios 

1. Secure the contents of the C: drive so that the system can be restored following complete destruction of the Hard Drive.
2. Disaster Recovery Windows 2000 or XP.
3. I have the backup created in section 1. I have physically replaced my C: drive, it is totally blank and needs formatting. What do I do???