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won't boot from HF after backup

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Using True Image Home 2009. After doing a clone back up, my computer will not boot from harddrive, only from external.

Any help would be appreciated

Kate

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Hello Kate,

Thank you for using Acronis Products

Please note that this issue usually takes place if the original hard drive is not removed from the computer before the first boot from the target drive. This happens because Windows gets somehow "confused" while trying to mount the letter for the system partition because it is already associated with the original hard drive.

In this case, please make sure you disconnect the original hard drive while performing the first boot from the target one.

In order to solve the issue fix MBR on the target drive. Please download special Acronis utility from http://download.acronis.com/support/mbrautowrite_en.exe. Use it to create a floppy and boot the machine from the floppy.

If you prefer to a fix MBR using a CD, then please download special Acronis utility from http://download.acronis.com/support/mbrautowrite_en.iso. Use it to create a CD and boot the machine from the CD.

The MBR will be rewritten once you boot the computer from the created media and confirm that you want to fix the MBR.

Kate Donnelly wrote:

Using True Image Home 2009. After doing a clone back up, my computer will not boot from harddrive, only from external.

Any help would be appreciated

Kate

Are you saying that your computer is now booting Windows from an externally connected hard drive?  Is this a laptop or desktop?