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Obviously, I am in over my head. I just want to clone my laptop HDD.

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Sorry to be such an ametuer. I have an HP Pavillion dv6000 Laptop. I bought a SATA drive and a case enclosure. I purchased True Image. My hope is to create an extra drive to have on hand incase my drive crashes. I don't want to get too technical with the backup procedure. It crashes, I swap it.
True Image would not burn my Bootable Rescue Disk. So, I created via ISO.
Now what? Should it run on my computer? Because it doesn't.
I am at your mercy. HELP!

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First, if you want a swap- a- drive type scenario then you will be using TI to make clones, as with an image you'll need to restore it.

What version and build of True Image do you have?

What error message do you get when trying to burn a CD - do you try to burn from within TI or are you selecting the Bootable Rescue Media Builder Windows shortcut?

Do you have any media burning software installed such as InCD or similar that sits in your system tray?

What happens or perhaps doesn't happen with either of the rescue CD's when you try to use them?

To clone, you won't need the rescue CD - thought it is still a good idea to have one that works. Is the external drive the same size or larger than the laptop drive?

For cloning all you need to do from within Windows is click Tools and Utilities (TI 2009/2010) and select Clone Disk from the utilities heading.

Once we can get your CD working, if you prefer not to run TI from within Windows the procedure is the same.

Thanks for the quick reply!

1) I just purchased TI Home 2010 w/ Plus pack a couple of days ago. Build 6,053.

2) I am selecting to Create Bootable Rescue Media in True Image main menu. I must have had a program running like you asked. I just tried it and it worked. I downloaded Vista SP2 and rebooted since I posted this. So, I have the cd now. Thanks

3) I do have Burn XP and Cyberlink

4) When I put the cd in I get a window showing Files Currently on the Disc. Recovery Manager File Folder.

5) The external is larger. 500gig

6) "For cloning all you need to do from within Windows is click Tools and Utilities (TI 2009/2010) and select Clone Disk from the utilities heading"
So, If i clone and the original goes out, just replace?

Thanks again!!!
I didn't realize that the clone would be 100% bootable and ready to go.

PS.
I have also done a BackUp of MY Disks on another external. I guess that would need the boot cd for this scenario...

Off-topic, but check out the latest update: http://kb.acronis.com/content/9661
and http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/support/updates/changes.html?p=6652

Some useful improvements.

If you just bought True Image you should be aware that a new build, 7046, came out 4 days ago.

Are you sure that you want to clone your laptop hard drive? Having played this game many times in the past, cloning is only normally used when you have got a replacement or spare 2.5" laptop drive to use as the target drive - you may not want to clone the drive to a non laptop external USB drive as you may wipe all the other data from that drive.

If what you really want to do is to create an image of your laptop drive that you can use to write onto a replacement drive at sometime in the future, then you can just setup a regular backup task and create a new image on a regular schedule, then when the day comes that your drive fails, you can install the new drive in the laptop, boot from your recovery CD, connect your external USB drive with your images and restore the latest to the new drive.

Thanks for all your replies.
The clone that I did is on a 2.5 Seagate SATA in an enclosure.

But, like you suggested, I did a full backup on an external also. The only thing I am not clear about now is:
With the external scenario, using the bootable cd, what happens if the laptop crashes:
I boot from cd?, then plug the external via USB?,
Where does the OS come into play on the new blank drive I wouldinstall in the laptop to load to? Is it on the externals full backup?
Will OS and all programs be operational?

Thanks again! I will be reading alot on this board. Now I am interested.

If you do Backup (also called Image) instead of Clone you can put many Backups on the external, space permitting. But there can only be one clone per drive. The Backup has to go through the additional step of recovery, using the bootable CD, in order to make it bootable like a Clone.
The Clone is exactly that ... an identical copy of the original.
The Backup, if you checkmark Disk 1, (you'll see what I mean if you do a dry run of Backup) will also be identical to the original except that it will be in compressed format (a .tib file). And once it undergoes the Recovery process it will be identical to the original.
Always have your external usb connected and powered on before booting from the CD.

Makes sure the CD can boot and see your laptop drive and the external drive with the image on. In fact it would be an idea to boot from the CD and validate the image. If that all passes successfully, then you have a 98% chance that the image can be recovered.

The above doesn't apply to a clone, as that is just take out a drive, insert the cloned one.

Steve Smith,
Well stated in your post #5. Almost as simple as eating "apple pie". All it takes is a little planning in advance.

OK. I think I've got it.
One last question to make sure I'm clear.
If I do exactly the way #5 and #7 says, will I need the boot cd after the first time? Or, does all needed files for startup, windows, office, etc. get transferred in and I'm Back in Business?

Oh, and I have a computer at one of my locations that I converted to a dvr. It keeps rebooting over and over, never starting. Could the boot cd be used to get it up so I could do a clone/backup?

I know it's a little off topic, but...

You guys are great!