Backup Your Computer in Windows Vista

To Do a Full computer Backup, do the following:

• Click Start, go to Control Panel.
• Choose 'System and Maintenance', go to Backup and Restore Center.
• Select "Back up computer" button.
• In the dropdown box, select the location to backup your data, then click Next button.
• (Notice that Backing up entire computer can not be done to same drive you are backing up.)
• After confirming your backup settings, click "Start backup" button.

To do a backup of files and folders, do the following:

• Click Start, go to Control Panel.
• Choose System and Maintenance, go to Backup and Restore Center.
• Click "Back up files" button.
• In the dropdown box, choose the location to backup your data, then click Next.
• On the "Which file types do you want to backup?" page, choose appropriate categories, then click Next button.
• On the "How often do you want to create backup?" page, choose frequency, day, and time, then click "Save settings and start backup" button.