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True Image 2009 & Windows 7 Doubts.

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I have gone through the forum and found people complaining lot about True Image 2010 and were more comfortable using 2009 edition.

However, I noticed that TI-2009 is not supported on Win7.

I am not using most of the TI-2009/10 features. I would just use the software to backup the main windows installation partition and restore when any virus attack etc. happens. Also this backup/restore would be cold backup i.e. i would use the bootable CD to create backup/restore so that no file-locking etc happens and process is faster. I would not like to install the software and do differential backups etc. That is not my requirement.

My questions are as follows:
1. In case of cold backup/restore would TI-2009 work with Win7 or i still need TI-2010 edition? I assume the boot-sector etc for Win7 would be same as Vista and TI-2009 supported Vista.

2. I was reading on the forum that secure zone of TI-2010 has changed as compared to TI-2009 where the bootable files are stored on bootable partition. Is this true? I think in TI-2009 it use to store the boot files in the secure zone partition only. Would this change lead to any problem using in windows 7 while cold backups/restore or de-fragmentation etc?

3. Is the a separate bootable CD for 32-bit and 64-bit version of Vista/Windows 7 ? If yes, on purchase of the software do you get both the editions or you pay extra amount for getting both versions?

Thanks.

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For basic imaging the latest build of TI 2009 will work.

I don't believe 2009 will work happily with W7's new sleep and standby function, but if you make sure the PC doesn't go into sleep during an image being made this shouldn't be a problem.

The boot sector for W7 will depend on how it is installed, and in your case how Vista was installed. If you have a 100MB Vista boot partition and 2009 worked OK with that, then I don't see why it would have a problem with W7. If you don't have this extra boot partition, then you have no need to worry at all.

Could you explain a little more by what you mean in question 2? I think you might be confusing two different issues.

In answer to your last question, the Rescue CD uses Linux and therefore couldn't care less what version of Vista/Windows 7 you are using. What is important though, is whether the Linux environment can see all your drives and 'talk' to your specific hardware.

You should make a rescue CD and boot from it just to make sure.

Thanks Colin. Well i dont have the 100MB partition since i generally format the drive using the diskpart command line present in the Win7 or WinPE.

So normally the HDD layout would be
1. Primary Partition - 80 GB (approx) - OS will be installed here
2. Extended Logical - 200 GB (approx)
3. Extended Logical - 200 GB (approx) - I will reserve some space out of this partition using the secure zone feature.

So my cold backup would be for partition 1 only saved in secure zone.

Since i will be using bootable cd to create images of Win7 partition, i think the system wont go into sleep. Or am i missing something?

For question 2: In one of the post, can find the link now, i read the acronis secure zone feature has undergone a change in the 2010 version. The files required to boot gets stored in some read-only folder on the C: drive of the system. I will try to find the link and update.

And is there a WinPE plugin available for TI 2009, which will provide a better support for the drivers? I was checking for TI 2010 additional Plus package is required to create a WinPE image.

I wouldn't use the Secure Zone if at all possible. It is a feature that has outlived its usefulness. Store your Images on another hard drive.