I have read from a blog about the new command recimg -CreateImage I wonder how does it really work and are there any more reading on the web at the moment? Will I be able to backup using this method daily like the “backup to an image” in win 7 or “norton ghost drive backup”? Lucky the Windows 7 backup & restore is still available as "windows 7 file recovery" in windows 8.
Did you try typing it into a Command Prompt? I get this info: Code: Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200] (c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. D:\Windows\system32>recimg -CreateImage Configures the recovery image Windows uses to refresh your PC. RECIMG.EXE <command> <arguments> The recimg.exe command line tool lets you configure a custom recovery image for Windows to use when you refresh your PC. When you create a custom recovery image, it will contain the desktop apps you've installed, and the Windows system files in their current state. Recovery images do not contain your documents, personal settings, user profiles, or apps from Windows Store, because that information is preserved at the time you refresh your PC. When you create a custom recovery image, recimg will store it in the specified directory, and set it as the active recovery image. If a custom recovery image is set as the active recovery image, Windows will use it when you refresh your PC. You can use the /setcurrent and /deregister options to select which recovery image Windows will use. All recovery images have the filename CustomRefresh.wim. If no CustomRefresh.wim file is found in the active recovery image directory, Windows will fall back to the default image (or to installation media) when you refresh your PC. Note that you cannot reset your PC using a custom recovery image. Custom recovery images can only be used to refresh your PC. The following commands can be specified: /createimage <directory> Captures a new custom recovery image in the location specified by <directory>, and sets it as the active recovery image. /setcurrent <directory> Sets the active recovery image to the CustomRefresh.wim file in the location specified by <directory>. Windows will use this image when you refresh your PC, even if a recovery image provided by your PC's manufacturer is present. /deregister Deregisters the current custom recovery image. If a recovery image provided by your PC's manufacturer is present, Windows will use that image when you refresh your PC. Otherwise, Windows will use your installation media when you refresh your PC. /showcurrent Displays the path to the directory in which the current active recovery image is stored. /help, /? Displays this help text. Any command line tool you can always schedule in the Task Scheduler.
Did you try typing it into a Command Prompt? I get this info: Code: Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200] (c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. D:\Windows\system32>recimg -CreateImage Configures the recovery image Windows uses to refresh your PC. RECIMG.EXE <command> <arguments> The recimg.exe command line tool lets you configure a custom recovery image for Windows to use when you refresh your PC. When you create a custom recovery image, it will contain the desktop apps you've installed, and the Windows system files in their current state. Recovery images do not contain your documents, personal settings, user profiles, or apps from Windows Store, because that information is preserved at the time you refresh your PC. When you create a custom recovery image, recimg will store it in the specified directory, and set it as the active recovery image. If a custom recovery image is set as the active recovery image, Windows will use it when you refresh your PC. You can use the /setcurrent and /deregister options to select which recovery image Windows will use. All recovery images have the filename CustomRefresh.wim. If no CustomRefresh.wim file is found in the active recovery image directory, Windows will fall back to the default image (or to installation media) when you refresh your PC. Note that you cannot reset your PC using a custom recovery image. Custom recovery images can only be used to refresh your PC. The following commands can be specified: /createimage <directory> Captures a new custom recovery image in the location specified by <directory>, and sets it as the active recovery image. /setcurrent <directory> Sets the active recovery image to the CustomRefresh.wim file in the location specified by <directory>. Windows will use this image when you refresh your PC, even if a recovery image provided by your PC's manufacturer is present. /deregister Deregisters the current custom recovery image. If a recovery image provided by your PC's manufacturer is present, Windows will use that image when you refresh your PC. Otherwise, Windows will use your installation media when you refresh your PC. /showcurrent Displays the path to the directory in which the current active recovery image is stored. /help, /? Displays this help text. Any command line tool you can always schedule in the Task Scheduler. There is also Control Panel/Recovery/Create a recovery drive. I haven't tried it yet. It also lets you create recovery CDs/DVDs.
what does this word "refresh" mean in here exactly? any more details on this whole imaging and backup/restore scenario? when did they invent recimage and how does win8 imaging/backup/restore compare to win7? thanks.
does not seem to be as easy as to backup / restore with the "windows 7 file recovery" (which used to called backup and restore in windows 7). But the speed is a lot faster when restore with the recimg compare with the "windows 7 file recovery". Still need to look deeper into the pros & cons of both backup system. What do you people think?
search files for "Windows 7 file recovery" omitting the quotation and you will find the create system image exactly the same as in windows 7 with the option of creating a repair disk when the image has been captured.
The recimg.exe command line tool lets you capture the system you are using currently. then you can use it to run refresh PC or reset PC from PC Setting \ General. also, you can type reagentc.exe /info to check WinRE config. Regarding Control Panel/Recovery/Create a recovery drive, if you have a recovery partition, you can create it by USB flash drive and then you can boot from it to do Refresh or Reset.
This info "The recimg.exe command line tool lets you capture the system you are using currently. then you can use it to run refresh PC or reset PC from PC Setting \ General. also, you can type reagentc.exe /info to check WinRE config. Regarding Control Panel/Recovery/Create a recovery drive, if you have a recovery partition, you can create it by USB flash drive and then you can boot from it to do Refresh or Reset." gonna help me a lot, thanks!!!!!!