Windows 7 item in Windows 8

Question

Why does Windows 8 show a "Windows 7 backup icon?

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Answer 1

Because this is an early version, pre-beta, and there is a lot of work to do. As alwais it was built on a previos version basis so Win7 footprint may be present.

Answer 2

Why would it even have to be different?
Alot of icons are being reused in every OS.

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Answer 3

If you mean the restore Windows 7 backup applet in control panel, well, someone may want to restore a Windows 7 backup image on Windows 8.

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Answer 4

At this stage you should see a lot of Windows 7 imagery.  It is pre-beta.  Eventually the OS will get reworked and new files and imagery done where it makes sense.  Some things won't need to change.  Why use the development budget to do unneccesary work?

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Answer 5

The whole idea is that NO one proof this product. Poor ideas.

Answer 6

On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:14:34 +0000, David Sherman wrote:

The whole idea is that NO one proof this product. Poor ideas.

Before jumping all over Microsoft here, you might want to actually do a
little research.

Out of all of the responses you've had so far, only Sheng's was correct.
Windows 8 uses a completely different paradigm for backups and restores of
the OS, and it appears that the actual "backup" application in Windows 8
only backups up documents.

Also, notice the name of the applet is not Windows 7 Backup, it is Restore
Windows 7 Backups. This is named appropriately, and is included so that
one can restore backups made with the Windows 7 backup tool. Since backups
work differently in Windows 8 than they do in Windows 7 had this tool not
been included, one would not be able to restore using backups taken by the
Windows backup tool.

In short, regardless of what other "experts" have told you in this thread,
this tool is not misnamed, and it isn't a editing mistake.

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Answer 7

Why? It makes no sense to backup windows 7 on Windows 7 unless the file format is different which in itself would be stupid.

Answer 8

How long does it take to look at an icon. It is something that quality control should do.

It is like going to a Microsoft presentation and see that the presentation didn't spell check the presentation on their machines.

Answer 9

Why should I be forced to use Microsoft paradigm. I want to use my products and disable Microsoft products.

Answer 10

>It makes no sense to backup windows 7 on Windows 7 

What? It does not make sense to NOT make a backup these days, hard drive is dirty cheap compared to the cost of recovery.

>It is something that quality control should do.

This is a developer preview to let software/hardware developers to know about APIs. If a Microsoft project manager hire proofreader or artist at this stage I would sell Microsoft's stock for spending resource unwisely.

>I want to use my products and disable Microsoft product

 It is always good to dogfood testing your softwares before releasing it to your customers.

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Answer 11

On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:20:26 +0000, David Sherman wrote:

Why should I be forced to use Microsoft paradigm. I want to use my products and disable Microsoft products.

You're missing the point still. Nothing is preventing you from using a 3rd
party backup tool. I was explaining to you why the Microsoft tool in
question is not named incorrectly. It is named for exactly the purpose for
which it was designed.

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Answer 12

On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:17:00 +0000, David Sherman wrote:

How long does it take to look at an icon. It is something that quality control should do.

It is like going to a Microsoft presentation and see that the presentation didn't spell check the presentation on their machines.

You're still missing the point, the tool is not named incorrectly.

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Answer 13

On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:29:44 +0000, Paul Adare wrote:

You're missing the point still. Nothing is preventing you from using a 3rd
party backup tool. I was explaining to you why the Microsoft tool in
question is not named incorrectly. It is named for exactly the purpose for
which it was designed.

One other point regarding scheduling backups. The Restore Windows 7
Backups app, despite the name, is actually the full Windows Backup tool
from Windows 7. So, as of right now, you can use that tool to schedule
backups exactly the same way as you did in Windows 7.
Having said that, and given the current name of the tool, I for one
wouldn't rely on this ability to last forever. My guess is, again given the
name of the tool, is that at some point in time the backup capability will
be removed and we'll be left with just the restore in that tool. Again,
just a guess on my part.

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