Restored Backup Image Hangs on Windows Welcome Screen
Using Acronis True Image 2013 build 6514
I needed to restore my last back up image of my C drive (a solid state drive; one partition; data are safe and sound on a separate D drive which is where I also store my Acronis back up images). Unfortunately, following the restoration, Windows 8.1 boots up goes to the "Welcome" screen and gives me the line "Preparing Windows" a the circle of dots rotates. Eventually the screen goes black, although my mouse does move the cursor around. I get the same deadly result when I restore an earlier Windows 8 image (so the problem is not Windows 8.1). Rebooting makes no difference -- I get the same result.
The first restoration attempt was started with Acronis within Windows 8.1. The subsequent ones were done from my Acronis DVD (obviously, since I can't get back into Windows).
In the past I had no problem restoring a backup image (I always do full backups). For restoring, I am selecting the entire disk including the Master Boot Record (MBR). I have tried it with "Recover Disk Signature" checked and with it not checked. The result has been the same every time.
I have used "diskpart" to confirm that the "C" drive is, indeed, the "C" drive. The files are present on the C drive. Using bootrec.exe, I have run FixMBR and FixBoot to no avail. The problem continues.
I've built about 70 Windows computers and know enough to be dangerous -- but I am stymied. Does anybody have any clue why this is happening and how to overcome it? Help, please.
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