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Thread ID: 119285	2011-07-14 12:17:00	Windows 7's image	Nomad (952)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1216812	2011-07-14 12:17:00	Hi all, The free utility that Win7 provides. In terms of restoring onto a new HD, does the size need to be the same as before, before it would work?	Nomad (952)
1216813	2011-07-14 20:53:00	Personally, I have found if the new Drive is smaller than the original it doesn't like it, same size or larger, no problems. Thats why I use Active@ it doesn't care one way or the other.	wainuitech (129)
1216814	2011-07-14 21:24:00	Thanks it is larger ... but it spits out an error just before I choose the image (via the setup CD). I think maybe the partition where the image is not primary :confused:	Nomad (952)
1216815	2011-07-14 21:34:00	I use Active@ . +1	pctek (84)
1216816	2011-07-14 22:43:00	Thanks it is larger ... but it spits out an error just before I choose the image (via the setup CD). I think maybe the partition where the image is not primary :confused: had that happen a few time with W7 Backup. I think its looking for existing partitions:mad: Not much cop on a new drive. When it backs up it does both partitions. There is a way to fix it, bit of DOS work - so roll up ya sleeves :) Boot from the recovery CD, keep going through, Next / cancel where you can as it wont find the drive (normally) till you get to the System Recovery options page, select command prompt - type in the following, hitting enter after each command, (you will end back at diskpart if you do it correctly) type in exactly as I wrote it, " " and spaces where shown. ( WARNING: this will completely wipe a drive so dont play on a drive that you dont want to lose everything) diskpart select disk 0 clean create partition primary size=200 select partition 1 format fs=ntfs label="system" assign letter=c active create partition primary select partition 2 format fs=ntfs label="windows" quick assign letter=d exit Reboot the computer from the recovery CD, Once you have done the above. You will now have two partitions on the drive, the 200mb one that windows makes to repair boot from and the main OS - NOW put back your backup, selecting the correct partitions from the backup.	wainuitech (129)
1216817	2011-07-14 22:55:00	It has been formatted and set as primary via the PC . Laptop HD is in question . It's so picky . Thru some trial and error it appears if you have a different HD, with a diff HD size or partition size you might not be able to put the image file on the same HD diff partition . Also maybe if you are restoring onto a diff size HD the source cannot be the old HD because it thinks you might want to restore it on the same .	Nomad (952)
1216818	2011-07-14 23:22:00	Windows backup and disk image uses shadow copy and therefore cannot write the image to the same disk.....whether or not it it is partitioned... You need to write the image to another secondary drive or network location, before transferring to CD	SolMiester (139)
1216819	2011-07-14 23:54:00	Sorted . I had to copy the image to a desktop hard drive then I attached it to the laptop via USB . If I had the image file on the new HD, diff partition - didn't work . Also, if via USB the old HD had the image it didn't work cos it wanted to restore it back onto the original HD . Windows 7 backup/restore does not give you a easy to use tree diagram to select the destination .	Nomad (952)
1216820	2011-07-15 03:05:00	Seems you forgot to mention at first,that the hard drive had another partition and thats where the image was :( As Sol said - wont work that way. That bit of info would have been really helpful -- Hate it when people don't supply all info,just bits and pieces. Windows 7 backup/restore does not give you a easy to use tree diagram to select the destination. It does, if its W7 PRO or above you can select LAN , Home only allows local or USB attached storage ( see attachments)	wainuitech (129)
1216821	2011-07-15 04:52:00	That is a good thing about 'Acronis', doesn't matter where the image is so long as its good.	mzee (3324)
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