TI 2009 works so well with Windows 7 - little reason to upgrade
Having used Windows 7 for around 6 months now and the public version since late October I must say how impressed I've been with TI 2009 since installing it with Windows 7.
Apart from the non mounting issue which for most people isn't an issue at all I have found it to be very stable indeed. The scheduler works fine, more stable if possible than it was with Vista, and both backups and recoveries work without incident. I have done around three recoveries now and they have been flawless.
For me TI 2009 has now taken the place of TI10 as the backup application of choice and I see very little reason for upgrading to TI 2010 which at the end of the day is quite expensive for very little added value over TI 2009. I think the only tangible difference of note is non stop backup which if you believe the threads doesn't appear to work very reliably if at all for many users.

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Bruce wrote:Have you considered trying the latest build (9809) for True Image 2009? The release notes are attached. See the .jpg file.
I thought Acronis had stated no more updates to TI2009. I was surprised to see that release file, thanks.
However, I'm not sure I will bother. To be honest I only use TI for full image backups and recoveries. I have never used the whistles and bells included with Acronis as they tend to be somewhat flaky but its core application works very well. Having said that I've also now started using Windows 7 image backup - very impressed, it does what it says on the tin and it works without fault.
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Hello Faust,
Thank you for taking time to contact us and providing your positive feedback regarding Acronis True Image Home 2009.
In witness for Acronis True Image Home 2010 I could add that Nonstop backup is not the only new feature of this version.
New features include:
- Back up to and restore from Acronis online server. See Acronis Online Backup in Acronis True Image Home 2010
- Convert your disk or partition backup (.tib) to Windows native backup (.vhd) and vice versa. See Converting TIB to VHD Files Using Acronis True Image Home 2010;
- Boot your machine from system image .tib or .vhd files if you are using Windows 7 Ultimate/Enterprise. See Acronis True Image Home 2010: Booting from VHD File to Windows 7
- Ability to use add-on Plus Pack which allows:
- Restore to Dissimilar Hardware Restore a computer to dissimilar hardware regardless of make, model, or installed components, or to a virtual machine.
- Dynamic Disk Support Back up and restore dynamic volumes easily, taking advantage of dynamic disk capabilities including multi-partition and fault tolerant volumes as well as partition size adjustment.
- Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) Support Speed up your recovery process with easy and quick integration of the latest Microsoft drivers, customized scripts, applications and plug-ins to your rescue or boot media.
And in addition I must admit if you ever face an issue with Acronis True Image Home 2009 on Windows 7 most probably it won’t be investigated as this OS is not officially supported. The support engineer will probably advice you to upgrade first and only after that in case the issue remains investigate the problem.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you.
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That is great, Dmitry. I actually updated my antic Acronis program for one reason: Restore to dissimilar hardware. I got the Acronis True Image Home 2010 upgrade and the Power Pack addon.
Now the Power Pack was advertised to do the restore to dissimilar hardware. Maybe I can be directed how that has to be done. I don't see that feature anywhere. Without this feature Acronis 2010 is useless to me, flashy but useless. The old one was doing the job. I have to mention that I bought the upgrade base on the advertised feature and only on that. Now I really hope I wasn't sucked in by false advertisement.
This is not a positive feedback by any stretch of imagination. Actually I will be extremely upset if it proves to be true ( and not have the advertised feature).
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Hello Mirkalius,
I understand the question and will do everything possible from my side to solve the issue.
Before restoring an image of your operating system, please ensure the following:
- You have Acronis Bootable Media with Acronis Universal Restore. If you do not, please do the following:
- Install Acronis True Image Home 2010 Plus Pack. See Installation of Acronis Plus Pack for Acronis True Image Home 2010;
- You have created Acronis Bootable Media (standard, WinPE, or BartPE) after the installation of Acronis True Image Home 2010 Plus Pack;
- You have a backup of a supported operating system. See Acronis Universal Restore of Acronis True Image Home 2010 Plus Pack: Supported Operating Systems;
- You have drivers for the hard disk drive controller or chipset drivers for the new computer. These drivers are critical for booting the operating system. You can download the drivers for your motherboard on the Vendor's web-site. Please note, if you downloaded the drivers in *.exe, *.cab, *.zip format, you should extract them first. The driver files should have the *.inf, *.sys or *.oem extensions.
Check the following KB article for step-by-step instructions of proper use of Acronis True Image Home 2010 Plus Pack.
Let me know if you need further assistance.
Thank you.
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