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Win 7 64 bit Backup & Restore confusion
Hi
First off I'm a total newbie with very limited and patchy tech know how.
So I'm confused about all the info about the need to backup & restore files on my HP Compaq Presario CQ62 which has preinstalled Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit OS. Just in case it's relevant I also recently uninstalled the preinstalled NAV using Add/Remove and then the NRT 3 times after closing all windows, restarting each time and then installing MSE and MBAM Free version. Everything so far seems fine except sometimes I'm getting prompts to back up and restore files. Problem is I haven't got a clear understanding of the best way of doing that.
I've looked at the backup & restore tutorials, one of the stickies and some of the threads here and basically haven't got a clue what anyone's talking about.
I obviously understand that in principle it might be a good idea to save or back up files, documents etc in case of some kind of crash, but I can't find any info on the subject that takes it right from the start in understandable terms. Couldn't you just use a memory stick? (though I've never used one of them before either). When I used XP this issue never seemed to come up. Why is it so seemingly complicated an issue? External hard drives/DVD's/system imaging etc etc, sorry I just don't get it. Can anyone link me to some basic & comprehensible info that deals with this from the perspective of a beginner? (have of course tried Windows help/info but couldn't make head or tail of it)