The keyboard and mouse.
System Restore.
System Restore
Backup and Restore Center
Last Known Good Configuration (LKGC)
A "bricked" means that the iPod is beyond repairing with the windows iPod restore tool.
Automated System Recovery
Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM)
if you use a tool that comes with windows 7 called system restore you can pick a date to restore your computers settings to the way they were on that date. your files don't get effected by this
The System Volume Information folder is where system restore information is held. I first came across it in Windows ME, it is found in all flavours of Windows XP and Windows Vista. It is a very underated/inderused Windows tool, I have found it to be a life saver many times, I create restore points before and after installing new drivers or software. I manually configure System Restore depending on the number and size of the hard drives on the system. Normally I will turn off System restore for non System Drives, Reserving 12% of a 250 Gig Data Drive is a lot of wasted space. More info here http://www.theeldergeek.com/system_volume_information_folder1.htm and here http://www.theeldergeek.com/system_restore.htm
ASR
There is no tool in windows 7 to do that. But I'm sure that there is something on the internet that will let you do this.
the best answer to your question is in the windows XP cd. if you have one browse it.