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Cannot boot in Windows after install ATIH 2009

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I was using ATIH11, then upgraded to ATIH2009.

After I upgrade the product, I cannot boot in Windows.

I booted from Windows , and try to start try&decide.
but I got the message “Failed to start try& decide”
(I recreated the Acronis Secure Zone, but it didn't help.)

I rebooted the machine, then press F11.
After “Starting Acronis Loader...”message,
I got the another message below:
“No commands for booting operating system. Press to reboot_”

this message showed up on and on, and all I can do was turn off the machine.

I installed the latest build of ATIH2009 after I uninstalled ATIH11 and delete Acronis secure zone.
Then,I created Acronis secure zone and reboot the machine, but
the result was the same as above.

I have created bootable media in ATIH11.
so I booted from it and restore my C drive,
finally I could boot in Windows.

I also disabled antivirus software temporarily , but it didn't help.
I reinstall ATIH2009 after I tried Acronis Cleanup Utility , but the issue still persists.

Finally I recoverd OS from Windows recovery CD.
I install ATIH2009 after I ran Acronis Cleanup Utility,
but I still couldn't boot in windows.

I'm using Windows Vista (SP2)
C;70 G
D;14 G (I tried to create Acronis Secure Zone in D;)
E;80 G

Is there anything that I can try to resolve this issue?

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Hello Carrie,

I understand the issue and will do everything possible from my side to solve it. The source of the is corrupted BCD (Boot Configuration Data) which is responsible for boot process.

The possible reason for the issue is that you haven’t deactivated ASRM (Acronis Startup Recovery Manager) before deleting Acronis Secure Zone which is critical for activating ASRM. In order to deactivate ASRM go to Tools -> Acronis Startup Recovery Manager -> Deactivate or as an alternative you can Restore Windows Boot Loader.

Also please note that Acronis Startup Recovery Manager is independent from Acronis Secure Zone in Acronis True Image Home 2009 Build 9788 or higher. You can download the latest build of Acronis True Image Home 2009 from your account under Registered Products.

In order to solve the issue please do the following:

Boot from Windows Vista installation disc, select language and keyboard or input method, click Next and choose to Repair your computer. Then you will need to select the operating system that you want to repair. In the System Recovery Options dialog box click Command Prompt and type the following:

Bootrec.exe /FixMbr
Bootrec.exe /FixBoot

If you want to completely rebuild Windows Vista Boot Configuration Data, then you should issue the following command:

Bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd

This command scans all disks for installations that are compatible with Windows Vista. Additionally, this option also allows select the installations that you want to add to the Boot Configuration Data store.

Further information is available here 

Concerning the issue with Try & Decide please make sure that Acronis Try&Decide Service (Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services) Startup type is set to Automatic in Properties.

Let me know if the issues persists.

Thank You.

I will throw in a comment related to Startup Recovery Manager and Spyware Doctor. Spyware Doctor (a PCTools anti-malware app) installs a very low level disk access driver just as Acronis does. If you use Spyware Doctor, do not enable Startup Recovery Manager since the two low level disk access drivers will conflict with one another if you try to use Startup Recovery Manager to restore your hard disk. Another option is to permanently disable Spyware Doctor by right-clicking on its system tray icon before rebooting in order to use the Startup Recovery Manager feature to restore your hard drive, reboot so that Spyware Doctor can fully disable its drivers during this reboot, and then reboot again into Startup Recovery Manager in order to do a restore. Another alternative option is to boot with the Acronis Recovery CD in order to do a restore. This will completely bypass any issues with Spyware Doctor since this method doesn't require disabling Spyware Doctor at all. It is possible that similar issues may occur for other types of anti-virus and anti-malware programs and that the above solutions (especially the last one) should work.

Note that this issue apparently doesn't reflect any sort of design flaw with either product. Its just an issue of their low level disk access drivers having to "fight it out" since both drivers hook into the OS for disk access at the lowest possible level.

I should have asked Carrie...

Carrie, what anti-virus and/or anti-malware software do you have installed on your computer?