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Recover Win7 (MBR) on GPT Disk

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Hi,

I have a Win7Sp1 System Disk Image (whole disk) which I created with ATIH2013 some weeks ago. Meanwhile I switched to windows 8.1. which I installed on the same disk where the Win7 system has been before.

Now I want to recover my old Win7 on this disk again but run into problems as the disk is now a GPT/UEFI disk. Unfortunately, my Win7 Disk Image seems to be MBR based.

After recovery procedure (which I obviously mad wrong) I can't boot anymore ("Can't read from disk" error). A re-installation of win7sp1 and acronis2014 and rerun the recovery does also not help as the disk seems to stay as a GPT/UEFI disk.

What can I do?

Thank you,
Harry

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One option you can try.

Boot from the TI Recovery CD and use the Tools menu "Add new disk" option. Choose the MBR option rather than GPT option.
This will remove the old settings and leave the disk unallocat ed without partitions which is what you want.

Boot from the T I Recovery CD.
Then do the restore and restore the disk by checkmarking the box beside the disk box.--not individual partitions.

Also checkmark the option to "Recover disk signature" which located on the same screen where the target disk is selected.

Hoipefully, the type of backup that you have is one that includes all partitons on the Win7 disk.

The restore is illustrated in link 3 below, item #2--Disk option restore.

You still may have to use your user created Win7 recovery CD and run the startup repair option.
This repair may need to be run more than once if the system does not boot the first time.

GroverH wrote:

You still may have to use your user created Win7 recovery CD and run the startup repair option.
This repair may need to be run more than once if the system does not boot the first time.

Thank you so much. Will try it when I am back home. Hope it works. What do you mean with Win7 recovery CD. I only have the Acronis Rescue Disk and a Win7 Installation Disk.

Harry

Different names=same disk. I am referrring to the Windows Installation or Windows Recovery CD//whatevery it is called or whatever exists. some may be user created and other have be the ful install CD. Anyway, I am referring to the Windows disk--not the Acronis disk.