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| 845344 | 2010-01-04 18:56:00 | Some of you guys maybe aware that I've got a faulty HDD to be replaced and am now temperorarily using an old HDD to host my Win 7 and all the essential applications/ device drivers, etc. I have created and Image Backup using Win 7's built in Backup & restore utility (stored in another backup HDD. Question: When I get my 'new' HDD back, can I just restore the image created from the backup file to my 'new' hdd rather than going through the installation process all over again? Or, I have to clone it to the new hdd? Cheers Yes, that is exactly what it is designed for Just boot off your Windows 7 DVD, and rather than do an install, select Repair and then choose the System Image Restore and select the Windows Image Backup you created in the first place! Cheers Nathan |
nmercer (3899) | ||
| 845345 | 2010-01-04 19:00:00 | Don't know about Win7, but with Vista you re-install then install the image. Pain in the butt, so I use DriveImage XML. this is not true - If you are using the Image Backup built into Vista, just like on Windows 7, you do not need to install an OS before you restore the image Just boot off your Vista DVD, and rather than do an install, select Repair and then choose the System Image Restore and select the Windows Image Backup you created in the first place! Cheers Nathan |
nmercer (3899) | ||
| 845346 | 2010-01-04 20:13:00 | Just as a matter of interest I deleted the two partitions on my second Seagate drive and did a full Win7 image instead of the 200 gig clone I had done previously. This took 98 minutes to create the image. I then deleted that and cloned the drive which took 52 minutes. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 845347 | 2010-01-04 20:18:00 | this is not true - If you are using the Image Backup built into Vista, just like on Windows 7, you do not need to install an OS before you restore the image Just boot off your Vista DVD, and rather than do an install, select Repair and then choose the System Image Restore and select the Windows Image Backup you created in the first place! Cheers NathanThanks for that Nathan, I didn't realise that! Makes things a whole lot simpler.:blush: Although, a lot of OEMs don't give you a Disc anymore and that functionality is unavailable to those people. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 845348 | 2010-01-04 20:37:00 | Thanks for that Nathan, I didn't realise that! Makes things a whole lot simpler.:blush: Although, a lot of OEMs don't give you a Disc anymore and that functionality is unavailable to those people. You can still do it - MS have done this right this time. Click on start, type in backup click on "Backup and restore" - top left, "create a system repair disc" - this is the bootable disc that allows you to run the backed up image, its the same as booting from the W7DVD, but it starts at the "repair my computer stage". You also have the option at the above stage to make the backup image. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 845349 | 2010-01-04 21:03:00 | Thanks Wainuitech, more knowledge I didn't have before! This Forum is a great place to learn! Cheers Dave:thumbs: (Does Vista have this ability?) |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 845350 | 2010-01-04 21:12:00 | The windows image can be imaged back to a different size drive as well - as long the drive its being imaged to is the same or larger than the original, if its smaller than the original, it pops up with an error saying not enough room. (learn't that the hard way). Its not like a single iso image either, its actually a structure of folders. Re Vista - Never tried it, I have always used WHS for doing my own backups. The W7 I have an image thats used in a workshop PC thats kind of used to be screwed. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 845351 | 2010-01-04 21:19:00 | The image is, I think a VHD image and can be mounted with VirtualPC. Can Vista make the repair disc you mentioned? |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 845352 | 2010-01-04 21:55:00 | Just had a quick look at the Vista Backup options, not as clear as W7 (shudder) :( Man vista is slow compared to W7. Anyway - the option to back up was there, but I couldn't see anything obvious like in W7 to make the recovery CD, it did say you could recover the whole system, but I didn't look that hard. Been doing a bit of googling as well, NOW I remember, you can get the recovery CD ISO from Here - Neowin (neosmart.net)From memory you had to have the Vista DVD ( maybe someone can confirm that yes/No) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 845353 | 2010-01-04 22:05:00 | Thanks Wainuitech, I've already got one from there, was just asking out of curiosity really, as I had not seen that option in Vista and wondered if I had somehow missed it!:thanks | KarameaDave (15222) | ||
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