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Verdict on TI2009 Home & Vista 64?

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Sorry if this is a duplicate, but I believe I posted this in error as a response to someone else's post.

I have the retail version of Acronis TI Home 2009, which I installed on a new HP laptop running Vista Home Priemium 64, with SP2 installed.  Shortly thereafter, the hotkeys (mute, volume, and wifi keys) on my laptop failed to work.  I didn't know if this could possibly be related.  With several calls to HP, I had to end up doing a complete reinstall of Vista.

My question is since there seems to be many problems with certain builds of Ti and Vista 64, can you please tell me which build I should install (if any)? I believe the build on my CD is 9646.  I have not yet re-installed SP2, but would like to plan on doing so.  In addition, I have not yet re-installed TI.  Are the correct builds the same for both SP1 and SP2, and where can I download the builds?

Or, is there a more stable version that would be appropriate with Vista 64/SP2?  I will probably upgrade to Windows 7 when it becomes available.

Thank you,

Bob

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It would seem unlikely, though not impossible for TI to have caused your problem.

TI should work with the 64 bit versions of Vista.

Assuming you have the US English build then the latest version is 9796.

Register your purchase of TI on the Acronis website and you'll be able to download from your account the latest version.

I suggest installing TI before SP2, make a rescue CD and make sure everything works, make a full disk image and then install SP2.

Check on HP's website for any software updates they may have produced for SP2

 

Thanks, but I am a little confused (obviously a newbie here, so please understand!)....

1)  You suggest I download the update build, but isn't that the one everyone seems to be having trouble with???  I did confirm that the build I have is 9646.  Which build would be the best for Vista 64 SP2?  Should I upgrade to 9796, stay with the one I have, or use something in between?

2)  When you suggest I install and make sure everything works, I assume you mean to do an image of the drive, then try and restore it, correct?  Is there a better way to be sure everything works, because obviously if the test fails, then it's back to reinstalling the OS, and all the apps again.   Even if I restore to an external hard drive to test it,  how does one know that every aspect of every application, and every driver and setting "works"? Does that mean testing everything? How do I know that some deeply buried glitch isn't waiting to raise it's ugly head at the most inopertune time?  Isn't there some way to test the integrity of the backup without it being a subjective trial?  Something equivilent to doing a checksum for a download, perhaps?

If I really can't feel confident that my image won't be perfect, then I don't see the point in using any imaging software.  I might as well just back up my data and reinstall all my apps in the event of a failure.  What am I missing???

Thanks,

Bob