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[RESOLVED] After Restore Unable to Boot Using TI Home 2010

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I took a full disk backup using TI Home 2010 from the rescue CD. I did a full disk restore using 2012 from the rescue CD (I forgot I took the backup with 2010.) The restore took 3 hours but did finish successfully. When I went to boot the system It flashed some blue screen and would not boot. It went into start up repair but that was unsuccessful. I then tried restoring that backup using TI 2010 (again, from the rescue CD) which was the version of TI that took the backup - and it processed much faster (like normal) it took about 30 minutes. But I am still not able to boot.

I found this like here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392

The computer is a Dell and I do have the installation CD as I did a clean install of Windows when I purchased the computer... but I am unable to "Repair" because the OS listed says Vista. This computer was on sale and I am thinking they upgraded it from Vista to 7 - so if you want to install the OS you can Install Windows 7 (it lets you do that) - but if you want to "repair" it says Vista and you can't repair OS 7 which is what is installed.

So I decided to to throw in my Alienware Windows DVD which is Windows Ultimate and I will let me install Windows Ultimate but it won't let me "Repair" - there is nowhere to select that. Maybe because the computer that isn't booting is really Windows Home Premuim.

So then I decide to just install windows - get somanything andything to boot. Once I did that I figured I could simply insert the rescue CD and do a restore of the backup, like starting over - It restored successfully - but again I can't boot.

I am really at a loss on what to try next - any suggestions would be helpful because if I can't get this to work I am looking at a complete clean install with drivers, etc. which is a lot of work...

Thanks,
Sandy

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This is human error - I got the backups confused and tried to restore an older Dell Vista onto her newer Dell Windows 7 (I should have deleted that backup as that computer is dead and gone). It's processing now - I think it will boot. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Sorry - my bad.
Sandy