Where are the Windows 7 System Restore Points stored and how to preserve them?

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Published on 2010-11-12T22:31:40Z Indexed on 2011/01/11 7:55 UTC
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I am using Windows 7 Professional. My system crashed few days back and to recover that, I inserted the Windows 7 DVD. While running the System Restore from the DVD, it showed there are no restore points. It shocked me. I created few restore points, where they disappeared.

Is there a way to preserve these restore points from accidental deletion? Is there any other FREE tool to take snapshot of the image on other disk?

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