restored image not bootable
I recently used TrueImage Home 2010 to backup my laptop to another PC's hardfile across my home network. My laptop hardfile is partitioned into a main C: drive and a logical E: drive, and I backed up both partitions. I really wanted to clone the drive 'cause I want to move to a faster hardfile, but TI doesn't give you that option unless both drives are in the same system.
Anway, when I went to restore to my new blank drive, I booted from a Rescue CD. Took a while, but I finally found the PC across the network and the backup .tib file. When I did the restore, though, TI decided to put the C drive as D, and the E drive as E, and now the new drive won't boot. I did this once before, but I was just moving a C drive to a C drive. Do I need to do this restore in steps? Or change my settings to something specific? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Cindy

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Hi Cindy
When you did the restore did you specify the C partition as primary and active?
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Oleg - I made the bootable CD from the TrueImage Home 2010 tool after I'd upgraded to the latest build as of yesterday. I used the "create bootable rescue media" option from under the tools and utilities menu (fyi, previous attempts at using this tool had resulted in CD's that refused to boot, but I'd heard that was a problem with 2010). I learned the drive letters were changed initially before beginning the restore procedure. On one of the partition information screens, there was a "C --> D" info piece listed. I thought that surely that didn't mean it was really going to move my C partition to D, but when the restore was complete, that's what the finished data showed. I did try to boot anyway, and I did get an error message. I didn't write it down, but can reproduce it and will post that info when I do.
Bin - yes, I did specify it as primary and active.
Cindy
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The error I get trying to boot from the restored hardfile is "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: system32/drivers/isapnp.sys".
Cindy
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aside the moderators help I suggest to run the "windows setup CD" and choose REPAIR function.
I recently had the problem that the image was broken for whatever reason.
I mounted the image, formated the HDD using ADD HARDDISC from the ACRONIS HOME menu.
Then copied all files from the mounted drive to the harddrive.
The HDD would not boot due to "NTLDR missing". I ran the windows setup boot-cd twice, selecting "install" and afterwards directly "repair"
The setup (vista) would scan for a already installed system and repaired the HDD first time not correctly. But I did the boot CD a second time and it repaired the NTLDR.
Now it runs with no problems.
Maybe this helps
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Hello all,
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Well I guess I still have a question as to whether I should have performed the restores of the two drives C: and E: separately. I had done one of these backups and restores with TI 2009 and didn't have these problems (it was just a C: drive partition), so I wonder if I needed to do something different than what I did. Maybe a sector by sector backup? C drive and E drive backups and restores separately? I am out of town for the weekend, so I don't have access to my PC where I store the backup files right now, nor do I have the failing restored hardfile. Will look at it again after I get back.
Cindy
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Cindy,
It should have worked if your backup was a disk option backup.
http://forum.acronis.com/sites/default/files/forum/2009/12/7027/Disk-op…
Boot from the TI Rescue CD and
Retry your restore using a disk option restore/recovery as per example.
http://forum.acronis.com/sites/default/files/forum/2009/12/7027/disk-op…
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Grover, from what I can tell from the links, that's what I did. I'm at the point where I'll need to do another backup, though, since I've made several changes since the previous one. So I'll try everything again after I do the backup. Should it matter if I do a sector by sector backup or not? And by the way, I'm an XP user, if that makes any difference, since both the links were for Vista or Win7.
Cindy
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I'm an XP user too. The examples still apply. A sector by sector backup should not be necessary.
When you look at your disk when viewed by the Windows Disk management graphical view, how many partitions are listed and if more than one, what is the sequence?
Right click on the MyComputer icon and choose Manage. Then Disk Mangement.
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Interestingly enough, windows disk management doesn't see either of the two partitions I'm using. Now, I did originally have just a C: drive, but then decided to repartition my drive using EASEUS partion manager so that I could keep most of my data files on a separate logical partition. When I did that, I ended up with C: and E:, since my DVD drive was already D:. The system boots and runs fine; why doesn't windows see the partitions?
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Cindy,
If I may make a suggestion; give your partitions meaningful names in Windows, this way even if the rescue CD assigns different drive letters to Windows, the labels will remain the same, so it is easier to know which is which.
When you say Windows doesn't see the partitions, do you mean there is no drive letter, or the partitions aren't displayed at all?
If they are not displayed at all, I would guess that the partition manager has assigned non Microsoft disk types to the partition, though if this were the case I'd expect you to be not able to access the partitions at all from within Windows.
The only way to tell is to either download the trial version of Disk Director 10, and see what partition types the partitions have been given or if EASEAU has the same options see what that says and post the two character type here.
What you should see is a partition type of 07
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To change the partition type, another alternate program is Partition Wizard Home Edition CD version. This download is to create a bootable CD with the available iso download program. This can change the partition type and has a window where the partition types can be chosen. This works very well and is easy to use. You will probably need to do the partition change when booted from the CD. I have added this to my tool box of must have utilities. Windows version also available.
Partition Wizard Home Edition CD (bootable) free download. Current version is 5.0
http://www.partitionwizard.com/download/pwhe5.iso
Easeus may(?) also have a bootable CD version.
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Easeus shows the partion types of both C: (Primary) and E: (logical) as 07. My partitions do have names; telling them apart isn't a problem. Keep in mind that I'm looking at my original hard drive partitions - I can't boot from the restored drive, so can't see what those partition types are or whether Windows sees them at all.
In the Computer Management window, the only disk that is listed is my DVD drive, which is D:.
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I don't know if this will be of any help, but if the drive letters were mixed up, perhaps the procedure mentioned by MudCrab in this Disk Director forum would be of help: http://forum.acronis.com/forum/9583
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Cindy Armstrong wrote:I can't boot from the restored drive, so can't see what those partition types are or whether Windows sees them at all.
Then using a disk manager or editor to boot from is the only way to go, apart from having the drive attached to a booting system.
In the Computer Management window, the only disk that is listed is my DVD drive, which is D:.
Now, I'm confused, if you can't boot into the system how does Windows Disk Manager or Windows Explorer work?
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