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USB boot “This is a trial version”???

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I have a licensed copy of 2017.  I created a Win PE boot USB with the Acronis software. When I boot off the USB device it lets me select everything, but when I pick “Proceed” it gives me a message that this is a trial version and offers a link to where I can purchase a copy.

I went back in and recreated the USB again… same thing.

My software is logged into my account and shows “The product has been successfully activated”

Any ideas on how to get this to work properly?

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Dave, it is possible that some of the WinPE components were not updated correctly when ATIH 2017 was upgraded from an earlier version, in particular the files in C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\Acronis\TrueImageHome\WinPE.  I would suggest deleting the WinPE.zip from this folder then doing a Repair install of ATIH 2017.

To do the repair, download the latest installer from your Acronis account and run this as Administrator where it should offer an option to Repair the current installation and will restore any missing files.