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| Thread ID: 121958 | 2011-11-23 03:24:00 | Win7 system image | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
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| 1245047 | 2011-11-24 18:59:00 | I've a Win 7 system image created and stored in another HDD of my PC. Will get a third party software to do the job NO third party software will work -- if the image to be restored is made with windows 7, then other third party software cant restore it. Somethings not right, as there is a contradiction of statements - Now, I got a new HDD to replace the present OS HDDfurther on This drive has been partitioned and there are data on the 2nd partition So which is it ??? A new blank drive or an existing one. Going by the statements, the only way I can see it being the new drive is if the drive was partitioned first, data put on the second partition, then attempted to load in the OS on the first partition -- all arse about face way of doing it.:confused: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1245048 | 2011-11-24 20:05:00 | G'morning. OK. Let me elaborate a little further. The 'new' HDD is not actually brand new, it's just another used drive (smaller capacity). The reason being that the existing OS drive is making an annoying hissing noise and I think I better transfer everything to another HDD before it dies. I've hooked it (the 'new' drive) up to the machine and copied the image file from the 'dying' OS drive to a partition of the 'new' drive. And I'm trying to re-image the OS to this 'new' drive. The last resort will be to perform a clean reinstall of W7. Sorry for not making it clear in the beginning. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1245049 | 2011-11-24 20:26:00 | You are 100% correct about transferring the drives, its happened way to often people say they are going to get around to it, then the drive fails and all is lost. There are several things you can actually do. As long as the original HDD is still working, clone it to the other drive. The way I would do it is like this -- The data that's on the drive you want to use (currently with two partitions), move all the data thast on the second partition to another location, external HDD, or another spare drive. Wipe both partitions off the drive, then either try putting the image back on the now blank drive. If it throws a hissy fit, then clone the original drive to the blank drive. Most cloning software allows for dis-similar drive sizing. The problem could also be that if when using the windows imaging software, it may have imaged both partitions unless you told it not to - hence that could be why its also coming up with errors. Personally for making Images I use Active@ disk image. That gives the option to drop a image back on any size drive. I can make a image from a 1TB drive and easily put it back on a 250GB as long as there is not to much data exceeding the drives size. Edited: just gonna try something ---------- |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1245050 | 2011-11-24 20:27:00 | maybe you could use norton ghost? I'm using it for a long time now and never failed me. Which version fo Ghost are you using? I've only got Ghost 2003 which I think it's too old. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1245051 | 2011-11-24 20:35:00 | I can't remember which way. But I have created an image using Acronis and either Acronis could read Win7 or Win7 boot DVD could read Acronis image ...... Acronis 2010 it was for me, they had a free online thingy download from the Acronis site once upon a time. Yeah .. the destination HD should be the same or larger ... and when you are restoring not sure about the partition thing. Maybe it does not like it but the destination partition at least needs to be the same size as when it was before. Even thou if it had 90% of free space. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1245052 | 2011-11-24 22:58:00 | Just had a play with acronis 2011 & W7 Image. Acronis did see the Windows 7 Image after changing its settings, and did allow it to go back onto a smaller Drive, 250GB >160GB it looked like it had put it back, but it wouldn't boot from it. Tried the repair boot options and it ran through 4 times then finally said it couldn't repair it. Attached the original 250GB drive after wiping it, re-ran the image Via Acronis, Wouldn't boot again , same as before.Tried the repair again and this time did repair it after two attempts. Wiped the 250GB original drive again, imaged it back this time using Windows 7 recovery/Imaging and it booted first time without any problems. Conclusions I got ----- Acronis looks like it does work sometimes, but I wouldn't trust it, bit hit and miss. Thats why I went to Active@disk Image -- Only failure has been a drive with bad sectors (unknown at the time) so its not the fault of the software. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1245053 | 2011-11-24 23:10:00 | Thanks for all the info. Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1245054 | 2011-11-25 11:46:00 | don't exactly remember the version but it is included in hirens bootCD v. 10. never had any difficulties with it so far | chumscrubber (16416) | ||
| 1245055 | 2011-11-25 21:40:00 | included in hirens bootCD v . 10 . never had any difficulties with it so far Awhhhh the pirated software ;) And in case you say its not, then read the wording at the end of The content List ( . fullandfree . info/software/hirens-bootcd-v100/" target="_blank">www . fullandfree . info) Please Note: This cd contains some unlicensed commercial software . The use of unlicensed software is illegal . Warning, site has a couple of pop ups . |
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