This example shows you how to make your first backup using AISBackup to an external drive.

This example uses Windows XP but is also suitable for backing up other versions of client and server Windows.

The backup made in this example will be used to restore documents, settings, e-mail and contacts to a Windows 7 system, see here.

This example shows you how to restore individual files and folders from the backup created in the above example. The example covers drag and drop restore, searching for files in the backup, restore as and the consequences of restoring with and without the NTFS security settings. The example also explains how to restore documents where you have accidentally saved 'over' an original document or accidentally deleted a document.

This example shows you how to restore Windows back to an earlier date. You may want to restore Windows back to an earlier date to remove unwanted software, including viruses and other malicious software. This method uses the 'Restore over the top' method that can be used as long as major changes have not been made to the Windows operating system since the backup was made, e.g. a service pack installation. See restoring using the AISBackup Restore CD or Restoring using the Windows 7 or Vista set-up DVD for restoring back prior to an installed service pack or disaster recovery restores.

This example shows you how to restore Windows to another disk drive. Uses for this option include:

• Restore a copy of Windows to a new unformatted disk drive.
  
  
  Sata / IDE to USB
• Restore an old copy of Windows to a second disk partition so as not to compromise the running version of Windows. AISBackup will automatically set-up a dual boot menu.
• Restore a copy of Windows from another PC to an external drive so that a drive from another computer may be restored using any working PC. AISBackup supports restoring Windows Vista and Windows 7 from Windows XP and Windows XP from Windows 7 or Windows Vista. This option may be used if you do not have an AISBackup Restore CD.
  
  To use this option you may want to acquire a SATA / IDE to USB2 cable, see picture on the right.

This example shows you how to restore documents, pictures, music, favourites and import Outlook Express e-mails into the Windows 7 and Windows Vista replacement e-mail system Windows Live e-mail:

• Part 1:
  Make a backup of My Documents to an external drive just in case any mistakes are made restoring the data from the Windows XP backup.
  Open the backup made on the Windows XP system and make it known to Windows 7 (Vista) for restoring files only.
  Restore documents, pictures and music.
  Restore the favourites and open Internet Explorer to confirm the favourites have been restored.
  
• Part 2:
  Install Windows Live Mail.
  Restore Outlook Express e-mail to a temporary location.
  Import Outlook express e-mail into Windows Live Mail.
  
• Part 3:
  Restore the Windows XP Address Book to a temporary location.
  Import the Windows Address Book into Windows Live Mail contacts.
  Restore and install the AISBackup registration key from the XP system that has been replaced by Windows 7 (or Vista).
  

This example shows you how make the AISBackup Restore CD and covers installation of the pre-requisites for making the CD:

• Installing Windows Automation Installation Kit (WAIK).
  
• Making the Restore CD.
• Installing device drivers onto the CD to support legacy hardware or jhardware that is not supported by WAIK.
  

This example shows you how restore your PC using the AISBackup Restore CD and covers setting up the PC to boot from CD:

• changing CMOS (BIOS) setting to boot from CD.
  
• Restoring Windows to a brand new disk that had not been previously formatted.

The example uses Windows XP but may be used with all other supported versions of Windows, including: Client and server Windows 2000, All 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Windows XP, 32 bit and 64 bit Server 2003, All versions 32 bit and 64 bit of Windows Vista, 32 bit and 64 bit Server 2008 and all 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Widnows 7. These instructions have also been used to restore Windows 98 to a FAT32 drive, however the disk had to be made bootable using a DOS diskette after restore (FDISK /MBR and SYS C:).