Backup Windows Vista

First we are going to open up the backup & restore feature. Go to the start menu in the bottom left hand corner and in the search bar type backup, then select backup and restore centre.

Select whether you want to backup your data or restore your data from a previous backup.

You will then get the option to select whether you want to backup specific file or if you want to backup your whole computer. Select the appropriate option.

For the sake of this guide we will be backing up specific files, however the process is pretty much the same either way. The wizard now asks us where we want to save our files - you just select where from the drop down menu.

You now have to choose which files to backup, select the ones you want and click next.

The next step will ask how often you want to backup your files so Windows will do it automatically. To begin the backup select save settings and start backup.

Now you will get a status bar that will run through, when done you will get a balloon message notifying you of completion.