| A | B |
| Wizard mode | steps through creating and restoring backups |
| advance mode | allows repetative schedule, user selects specifics |
| volume shadow copy | backs up open files |
| crash consistent | one time snap shot of open files not designed for use with shadow copy |
| Automated System Recovery | stores configuration data about OS |
| archive attribute | set to show file has been backed up |
| Normal | backs up selected and resets attribute |
| copy | backs up selected regardless of attribute and doesn't reset it |
| incremental | backsup selected with attribute and resets it |
| differential | backsup selected with attribute, doesn't reset |
| daily | all files and folders changed during the day doesn't reset or look for attribute |
| system state | registry, boot, system files, user group, IIs |
| restore point | backup of system settings prior to changes |
| recovery console | command based utility to fix problems |
| safe mode | loads OS with minimal drivers |
| winnt32.exe /cmdcons | installs recovery console |
| fixmbr | writes a new boot record to the system drive |