Windows 7 Backup Image Validation

I am using Windows Backup (Win7 Home Premium 64Bit) to create a System Image. How can I validate the image to make sure it is OK?

notsograymatter said:

Follow this tutorial. If your system recovery works, then you're all set.

System Image Recovery

Personally, I use Macrium Reflect because I feel it's more reliable. But, if you like Windows Backup, then use that.

   Tip

Make sure that you create your system image exactly where you want it to stay. Moving the image can cause it to not function correctly.

The tutorial seems to take you through carrying out a system image recovery. How do you know that the image is OK before you start? What I'm trying to do is validate that the image is OK after I've created it.

What I'm trying to do is validate that the image is OK after I've created it.

Macrium can do that and it's free.

Tews said:

What exactly do you mean by validating it?

Verifying that if I use it to do a system restore it will restore OK and not fail part way through.