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can't reboot after image restore

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my pc is HP with windows 7, 64 bit. I have been using acronis true image for years, but suddenly I find that I can't restore images (having used acronis TI 2010)! that is to say: after restoring, acronis says: 'successfully completed' or something, but then, at restart, I get a message 'autocheck not found'. or something similar. then sometimes windows files are loaded ????

I also tried the trial version 2012, but the result was the same: NO image was recovered!

I had to restore to the factory settings to get my pc going again, thereby losing a COMPLETE PARTITION!!!

then I used paragon B&R, a free program, and lo and behold: that worked quite well. but what I really wanted was to recover an older TIB (I have several), so they are quite useless now!

can anyone suggest what to do about this failure to reboot? (by the way, I can't fix the MBR because HP interferes so that I can't get to the command prompt.)

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kwirinus,
I assume your *.tib backup is a full and complete backup of all partitions on your disk.

Boot from the user created bootable media CD and checkmark the disk as to what is being restored from your backup.
Also, when selecting the target, also select the "Recover disk signature".

Item #2 at this link if you have any questions.
http://forum.acronis.com/forum/29618

thanks groverh, but all I wanted to restore was the C-partition (which I did successfully many many times before), NOT the whole disk. I don't have a recent backup of my D-partition - which is lost anyway, by now. it is practically impossible to backup, since it is more than 100 gb.! all I did was backup/copy files & documents to an external HD, and I didn't do this with acronis.

from what I read in your 'articles' this 'recover disk signature' option only appears if and when you choose to repair/recover a WHOLE disk. BUT, maybe (and hopefully!) I am wrong???

Yes, it is also my understanding that the type of backup must be full & complete backup of all partitions in order for the disk signature to be a part of the backup and available for restore but I could be wrong. If you have a partition backup ( not files backup), you could check your backup via testing or simulation and see if the "recovery disk signature" is listed as an option.