Configuring Data Protection Chapter 12 powered by dj

Chapter Objectives  Use Windows Backup  Use Windows Restore  Use System Restore and Shadow Copies powered by dj

Recall  A special printer file, which is a copy of the document to be printed, is created by a program called print spooler  Some common types of printers are Inkjet printer, Laser printer and Multifunction printer  The three basic printer permissions are Print, Manage Printers and Manage Documents  Windows Vista detects most of the printers as soon as they are connected to the computer and automatically installs the driver for them. Such printers are called plug-and-play printers powered by dj

Windows Backup  Backup file is copy of a file that is stored in a separate location from the original  Windows Vista allows :  Manual backup  Automatic backup  Frequency of backup process depends on the number of files that are created or modified  Backup storage depends on the size of files that is backed up  It allows you to keep the backup on another computer that is connected through a network or a stand-alone network drive powered by dj

 Practical Activity: Demonstrate a procedure to configure automatic file backup on a computer. (10 min) powered by dj

Configuring Automatic Backup Settings  Allows you to configure the automatic backup settings using the Back up Files wizard  It also allows you to back up your files to a network location  If your computer is turned off during scheduling times, it will not run automatic backup powered by dj

Accessing and Encrypting Backup Files  A backup contains all the files created by the users  Backups are saved in the following format:  \ \Backup set \  Backups are shown in compressed form in the folder  Windows Vista allows you to schedule backup that occurs automatically and performs update  Encrypting Back-up files – Allows to encrypt backup files with your personal encryption certificate powered by dj

 Practical Activity: Demonstrate a procedure to start a manual backup. (10 min) powered by dj

Changing Backup Settings  Allows to change your back up settings using Backup Files wizard after configuring the automatic backup settings  You can change the backup settings using the Change Settings link powered by dj

Using Complete PC Backup Procedures  Business, Ultimate and Enterprise versions of Windows Vista support an advanced backup and restore utility called Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore  It creates an image of the hard drives you have chosen and saves this image to another hard drive or multiple DVDs  To create a Complete PC backup, your hard disk should be formatted to use NTFS powered by dj

 Practical Activity: Demonstrate the steps to create a complete PC backup image. (25 min) powered by dj

Windows Restore  Restore operation does not require any elevated privileges  By default, it restores the folder at the original location  Restoring the data at different location is also known as dummy storage powered by dj

 Practical Activity: Demonstrate a procedure to restore a folder along with the subfolders using the Backup and Restore Center. (10 min) powered by dj

Advanced Restore  Allow to restore the files or folders from another computer  Provides two options namely  Advanced Restore  Restore Files options powered by dj

 Practical Activity: Demonstrate a procedure to restore a file using Advanced Restore option of the Backup Status and Configuration dialog box. (10 min) powered by dj

System Restore  Used to restore the system files of a computer to an earlier part of a time  It provides you to undo the system changes without affecting the users personal folders  It uses the System Protection feature to regulate, create and save restore points powered by dj

 Practical Activity: Demonstrate a procedure to create the restore point, to restore a system to a previous restore point and turn off the System Protection. (15 min) powered by dj

Restoring a PC from a Complete PC Image  Windows Complete PC backup is a complete restoration of your system  It does not enable you to restore the items individually  Your recent settings will be replaced  Used to restore the contents, if the hard disk or the entire computer stops working  You can restore the Complete PC image with the Windows Vista installation disk powered by dj

 Practical Activity: Demonstrate a procedure to restore a PC from a Complete PC image. (25 min) powered by dj

Restoring Windows Vista to a previous State  You can be restored back to the previous working state  Restore it from the restore point using the System Restore wizard powered by dj

 Practical Activity: Demonstrate a procedure to restore Windows Vista to its previous state. (15 min) powered by dj

System Restore and Shadow Copies  Shadow copies are copy of the document  It is created with the system restore point  It is created automatically  System Protection should be enabled for creating the shadow copy automatically powered by dj

Restore previous versions of files  Windows Vista allows you to restore the files using the File properties dialog box  If you have lost any backup disk, you cannot restore files that are on missing disks  Windows Vista allows you to restore the previous version of the files directly from the hard disk powered by dj

 Practical Activity: Demonstrate a procedure to restore previous versions of files and to restore a deleted or renamed file. (15 min) powered by dj

Summary I  Backup is a process that prevents the loss of important information  Backup and Restore center allows you to perform the backups and change the settings of the backup manually  You can keep the backup in the backup media such as another fixed hard disk on the computer, removable media such as USB, CD-Readable, CD- Rewritable or DVD  Windows Vista allows you to schedule the backup. You should schedule the backup at the midnight. If a backup does not fit on one disk, it requires additional disks during backup. This is a disadvantage of the automatic midnight scheduling powered by dj

Summary II  Backups are saved in the following format: \ \Backup set \  A complete PC backup creates the backup image that contains copies of your program, system settings and files. This backup image is stored on another location from the original one. When you create a Complete PC backup, your hard disk should be formatted to use NTFS (New Technology File System)  System Restore is used to restore the system files of a computer to an earlier part of the time. It provides you to undo the system changes without affecting the user's personal folders powered by dj

Summary III  Windows Vista provides Windows Complete PC backup that is used to do complete restoration of your system  Windows Vista allows you to restore your computer back to the previous working state using the System Restore wizard  Windows Vista allows you to revert the previous settings using the System Restore utility. You can select the Undo System Restore option to undo the previous settings  Shadow copies are created with the system restore point. If the original copy of file has been deleted, you can restore it using shadow copies powered by dj