If you use the Backup Files option in Microsoft Windows Vista’s Backup and Restore Center, then you know that unlike the Backup Utility in Windows XP and the backup tools in all previous versions of the operating system, the Backup Files option in Vista doesn’t allow you to specifically select the files and folders that you want to back up.
In Windows 7, Microsoft has retooled the backup utility and bought back the ability to choose exactly which files and folders you want to back up. In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, I’ll show you how to use Windows 7’s Backup and Restore tool to back up the files and folders that you choose.