Solved Backup a preinstalled Win 8 for later

themak

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Hello,

I recently bought a new notebook computer that came with windows 8. I would like to make a copy/backup of the windows 8 that was preinstalled, wipe the hard drive, and install a separate windows 7 license that I bought.

Simply put:
-Create a copy/backup of the preinstalled win 8
-Wipe the hard drive and install win 7
-At a later date restore the win 8 as if it came when I first bought the notebook

Will using the ‘Create Recovery Drive’(with copying the recovery partition to the recovery drive) option under Advanced Recovery tools allow me to make such a copy/backup that will restore win 8 just as it arrived when I bought the notebook or do I need to follow another process?

While I am asking, the process to restore that win 8 partition in the future, which tutorial is appropriate to follow?

Thanks in advance.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS G75VW-DH73-3D
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3630QM(2.40GHz)
    Memory
    16GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 3GBM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    750GB HDD + 256GB SSD
    Other Info
    Notebook
Posted specs under "My System Specs"
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS G75VW-DH73-3D
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3630QM(2.40GHz)
    Memory
    16GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 3GBM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    750GB HDD + 256GB SSD
    Other Info
    Notebook
Sorry to say, but ASUS are not doing Recovery disc's

G75 Windows 8, AI Recovery Utlity, Intel 520 ssd

thinkspring said:
I just spoke with a polite & well-informed person at Asus tech support regarding how to create a disk image for my new g75 (which I purchased yesterday) that has Windows 8 on it.

The answer was what I feared- currently there are no Asus-provided recovery tools to create a disk image for the G75VW with Windows 8. This was very surprising to me but right now this is the official word from Asus.


Will you need to use the Windows system image.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/8956-system-image-create-windows-8-a.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5132-recovery-drive-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2855-system-repair-disc-create-windows-8-a.html


http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...overy-restore-image-computer-windows-8-a.html



To install Windows 7:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13326-downgrade-windows-8-windows-7-a.html
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
Oh wow, so I need to do at least the first two steps (system image and recovery drive), since the system repair disk is the same as recovery drive. Plus with the drive I can copy the contents of the recovery partition as long as the drive is big enough to store it. Ok seems straight forward enough. Thanks for the help. I will mark this topic as solved.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS G75VW-DH73-3D
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3630QM(2.40GHz)
    Memory
    16GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 3GBM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    750GB HDD + 256GB SSD
    Other Info
    Notebook
Hi there
why not get a BOOTABLE stand alone backup and restore disk and just image the disk to an external HDD. I think in any case having a decent backup / restore program is ALWAYS a good idea. You can buy decent backup programs for around 45 USD -- believe me the amount of time and hassles you save by having one of these programs make them worth EVERY CENT.

Cheers
jimbo
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Centos 7, W8.1, W7, W2K3 Server W10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 X LG 40 inch TV
    Hard Drives
    SSD's * 3 (Samsung 840 series) 250 GB
    2 X 3 TB sata
    5 X 1 TB sata
    Internet Speed
    0.12 GB/s (120Mb/s)
Hi there
why not get a BOOTABLE stand alone backup and restore disk and just image the disk to an external HDD. I think in any case having a decent backup / restore program is ALWAYS a good idea. You can buy decent backup programs for around 45 USD -- believe me the amount of time and hassles you save by having one of these programs make them worth EVERY CENT.

Cheers
jimbo

Problem is finding one supports uEFI & Secure Boot.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
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