Acronis startup recovery manager-has disabled my Windows MBR I have Windows 7 and Windows 8
Hi folks My first post I have Windows 7 Home and Windows 8 on separate partitions I installed Acronis 2013 full yesterday I enabled Acronis startup manager When I later restarted the messaqe about pressing F 11 did not appear and I got this message "error: no such device: 58be4d15-43c1-4d48-ba22-81a3412dbc 0f . grub rescue>" I suspect this is a Linex code Fortunately I had done a backup and Recovered it but still got the same message when I restarted the computer The only way I can get Windows to work is if I use the Recovery Disc I had made which then allows me to start windows I have been unable to remove the startup manager in Windows or in the Recovery mode It starts and then hangs half through I also cannot remove True Image 2013 It starts then says it has encountered an error
Any help would be greatly appreciated as Iam at a loss Apart from reinstalling the system
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Hi Folks Further to my serious problems I had placed Acronis Secure Zone on my external USB hard drive which now appears to be a mistake When I disconnected the USB drive and after using my Windows 7 Disc and doing a repair the boot manager then appeared much to my relief When in Windows 7 I reconnected the USB external drive the Acronis Secure Zone had disappeared I was also able to reinstall Acronis True Image 2013 with no more problems So 2 things I have found 1.Do not put Acronis Secure Zone on an External USB Hard Drive and 2. When you have a dual boot system DO NOT ENABLE the Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
I hope this advice may help anyone with similar problems
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Thanks for your report. I frequently advise forum members not to use the Acronis Startup Recovery Manager or the Acronis Secure Zone. They were intended for a specific use long ago, on laptops with no easy method of external backup. As external drives are so inexpensive and portable now, I see no value in the Acronis Startup Recovery Manager or the Acronis Secure Zone.
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