recovering image backup to new HD
I've used trueimage to clone HD's in past with no problems but I'm having problems with recovering an image backup. I performed an image backup of my PC once I loaded all my programs. I have since gotten a virus and want to install a new HD and label it C: and restore my image backup that I created previously (located on a slave HD E:). I removed the virus HD and put the new HD in its place. When I start the computer with the "bootable acronis trueimage" CD the program loads to the RAM fine but when I try to execute a recovery I get an error message that it can't find the trueimage program. Do I need to load my OS on this new HD first then install trueimage --- then run the recovery??
Ideally I'd like to use the image backup file just like a cloned HD. Cloning HD's requires having an extra HD for every computer that I want to backup. I'd rather have a place that I restore a bunch of image backup files that I can restore onto a new HD whenever necessary.
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I use acronis trueimage11. I also have a CD that has a bootable version of trueimage. My C: drive got infected and I was trying to use a new HD by recovering my image backup to it. I placed the bootable CD in the drive and started the computer and acronis loads into the ram. Then the main trueimage screen appears but when I try to click on any of the functions I get an error message saying that acronis software not installed (the original C: HD is removed at this point and the new HD is plugged in). I was hoping to grab the image file from the slave HD E: after booting up.
So far the only way I've found to restore my exact system is to clone a HD and just swap it in when the original goes bad. Ideally I'd like to achieve this same thing using an image backup while still keeping the SAME drive letter C:
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I guess you mean True Image v11 and not 2011.
The CD doesn't require anything installed on the hard disk (that's the point!). My best guess is that you have some issue with the recovery CD itself.
If you have another computer, install the trial of 2011, and create a recovery CD with it. Try that: 2011 will recover v11 images. So you will be able to continue using v11 to create backups.
Doing images like you did is the core function of ATI. Some users don't know that a disk and partition backup provides the same security as a clone, but with more flexibility.
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In addition to Pat's suggestion, you could create another version 11 CD by download the "bootable media" iso file from your Acronis website login "My Products & Downloads" section. Once downloaded, you can use any burn program to burn the iso as an image onto a blank CD. Roxio and Nero can do this and a good free program is ImgBurn.
The operation you want to perform is certainly doable.
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thank you Pat L & GroverH.
I have Acronis True Image 11 Home. The bootable CD is a different version that an acronis tech guy gave me to clone a win2k server HD (which is not supported by Acronis True Image 11 Home). Is this the root of the problem? If I download the .iso of Acronis True Image 11 Home will this solve everything? Within the acronis software there is an option for a bootable rescue media builder......... is this different than the .iso file that I would download?
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You have to try. The download can be more up to date than the one you create from the application.
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1 last question. The last time I ran a sector by sector image backup of my 300gb HD --- the file size was basically the entire drive eventhough only a fraction of the HD was occupied. Is this due to choosing the sector by sector? If I uncheck this option will the image backup be able to restore everything and function just as if I had cloned the HD?
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You do not need to do a backup sector by sector. Many users believe this is necessary to have the same robustness as a disk clone, and this is not true.
Yes, the image will contain everything you need to rebuild your drive exactly like it was before.
To be sure, what is important is that your backup contains all the partitions of your disk, including any OEM, recovery or system reserved partition that you dont' see when you open My Computer, but that ATI sees when you set up what you backup.
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new problem. This is before I learned everything you suggested. When I loaded all my programs and got my system running well --- I then cloned it.
I stored the cloned HD away in a drawer but now my original HD won't boot unless I intervene with F12 to access the boot menu then choose the correct HD. I tried accessing the BIOS via "delete" when booting up with the intent of putting the correct HD as the primary boot disk but it does not show up at all (only HD E: + DVD drive). However if I press F12 when booting and access the boot menu the correct HD does appear and I select it and it boots fine. Unfortunately, every time I reboot I have to go through the F12 sequence. Would this be related the the MBR somehow?
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I assume that your old disk is still using the same mb connector. One thing you can try is to boot with only the one hard drive attached. If you have other hard drives installed, remove their data cable from the MB.
Do you have any prior complete backups of your system available? If yes, if the above is not successful, you could use your backup but only restore the
Track0/mbr plus restore the "Recover Disk Signature" located on the same screen as where you choose the target screen.
Have you ever had the Startup Recovery Manager activated?
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If you have the Win 7 installation DVD, boot on it, choose install, repair startup, command prompt
Enter DISKPART
LIST DISK
Is your disk showing up correctly?
If yes, it could be an MBR issue. type
EXIT to exit DISKPART, then type
BOOTREC /FIXMBR
BOOTREC /FIXBOOT
BOOTREC /REBUILDBCD
If your disk is not showing, you have a BIOS issue.
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I'm running winxp. With the system already booted up I opened the command prompt utility and ran the LIST DISK command and the HD shows up fine. I then exited diskpart and tried to enter bootrec but its not recognized (probably because winxp). So I booted from winxp CD and chose repair and I only get one option
D:\WINDOWS (my HD is the C: drive) ----- so what do I do? Is it possible it is listed here as D: but when OS is booted up it shows as C: in my computer??
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could you please explain why using the "delete" upon booting the C: does not show up when choosing boot priority ------ yet the F12 option shows the C: as an option. What actually is happening? Is the "delete" route just pulling up "remembered" info?
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I suspect you got confused by the recovery CD when you recover your image: it shows Drive letters that are not the same as in windows. You have to look at disk label or size.
You might have restored your image on the wrong disk/partition.
When you restore, don't worry about assigning a drive letter from ATI.
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For this particular situation I did not restore anything. I just loaded the winxp OS from scratch and then all my programs then I cloned it. After the cloning process the original HD would not boot normally without having to use F12. I'd like to correct this but also understand what is happening.
Please explain why using the "delete" upon booting the C: does not show up when choosing boot priority ------ yet the F12 option shows the C: as an option. What actually is happening? Is the "delete" route just pulling up "remembered" info?
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