ATI 2015 Dissimilar restore using Universal Boot?

Hello,

Here is some info to note:

In past versions of ATIH, you would purchase a separate, 2nd license for "Universal Restore". From my understanding, with 2015 it works like this:

3 versions of ATIH 2015, which are:

1) HD - OEM basic version, many features not available, no universal restore
2) Basic - More features, but no universal restore
3) Premium - has everything and universal restore

I know that was how it worked with 2014, as I have some Premium and some HD versions.

So, how do you use Universal Restore? This is the simple part. If you have a version that supports Universal Restore, and you make your Boot-disk, ONLY when you restore do you see an option, where there is a box that you check, to use Universal Restore. In case you are not clear, Universal Restore is a function of the Restore, and NOT the backup process. This is how that works:

1) All backups taken (the TIB files) can be Universally Restored.
2) Your version, of the add-on license, makes the boot-disk have the Check-box to enable this.
3) Universal Restore is only used when you restore, not during backup.
4) How it actually works is after the restore, there is a script that edits the registry and removes the HAL layer from the Windows install. Then, if you need a storage driver (ie for a RAID card), you have the option to add this driver to the registry BEFORE you boot for the 1st time, so you don;t get a blue screen.

Hope this sheds some light on what you are doing, so don;t look for a Universal Restore Option when you run your backup, you should see it, if you have it, during the restore process.

David