system image

  1. Windows 10 New build, big improvement!

    Hi I just got through setting everything up in build 9926. Most of the problems I had with the previous build have been fixed. My keyboard lights work, but the Caps Lock key doesn't work exactly as it should. The Caps Lock key does turn on Caps Lock, but it won't turn it off again. To turn it...
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    Windows 8 windows 8.1 system image restore fail

    hi Microsoft forum Normally I've no problem in create a system backup image and restore it back to formal state. However, after a while say a few weeks or a few months when I feel like to restore windows again, it fails. I don't know what happens here, the image restore tool simply says...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 system image compatibility

    Hello everyone. I would like to ask if these steps are possible: 1) Create a system image of Windows 7 on a Windows 7 computer. 2) Transfer this system image to Windows 8 on a Windows 8 computer. Would it be compatible? Thank you in advance for your help.
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    Windows 7 cant uncheck 2nd hd in creating system image-- 2nd drive is not a boot drive

    I have 2 hard drives one is my drive C with windows and a 2nd hard drive drive F where I put all my game, steam, origin ect. I was always able to create a system image of drive C and uncheck drive F All of a sudden now when I try to create a system image of drive c I cant uncheck drive F...
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    Windows 7 Windows error recovery not working

    Hi all, I had W7 on my PC, then partitioned the HD so I was able to dual boot with Ubuntu. Now I don't remember because it was a while ago but I'm nearly positive that after installing Ubuntu, I also used W7 and it worked. But I'm not 100% positive. I can still access the W7 HD from within...
  6. Windows 7 Something that I have not been able to find anywhere else - A file now owned by the admin group

    So, pretty much how it goes is that - a couple of programs (specifically, 2 that I have found so far) are not able to run at all on my computer, one being an installer and the other the Windows Backup tool. In Backup and Restore, there are a couple of options such as "Create a system image"...
  7. Windows 8 Question about upgrading to Windows 8.1 and losing Media Center?

    Hi As everyone here probably knows I had issues with sound when I updated to Windows 8.1. Recently I've been running Windows 10 Technical Preview and my sound works fine. That is until I added Windows 8.1 Media Center to it. When I did that my sound problems returned just as they were before...
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    Windows 8 Load a system image on an external hard drive from a windows 7 to windows 8 laptop?

    Hi, Hoping someone can help me with this as haven't found anything on Google! I had a windows 7 laptop which finally died but before it did a made a system image backup to my external hard drive so I have all the files. How do I load that onto my new windows 8.1 laptop so I have all my files...
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    Windows 8 recovery drive not seeming to be recognized

    My Acer Aspire A7600U-UR24 came with windows 8. I made a recovery drive by choosing "create recovery drive" in windows 8. After making the drive i installed windows 8.1 from DVD. Some time later I tried to restore it back to factory with my recovery usb. Every time I try I get "windows cannot...
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    Windows 8 Test driving windows 8 and then returning to windows 7

    I have a new HP envy 700 with windows 7 pro with the following build sheet Windows 7 Home Premium 64 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4770 processor quad-core [3.4GHz, 8MB Shared Cache] 8GB DDR3-1600MHz [1 DIMM ] 1TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive Intel HD Graphics [DVI-D I wanted to try using windows...
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    Windows 7 Fails to boot after hardware change

    I expect the answer to this is that I'll have to install Windows again, but I wanted to make sure before I open the disk case and waste $80. Details: -Gets to the loading windows screen and crashes just before the four colored balls make contact. The screen freezes for about a tenth of a...
  12. Windows 7 system image recovery

    Dear Forum, I have long been aware of drive imaging. I once used Acronis, had a "starter disc" and drive images, but the restore was erratic so I gave up. I am wondering if someone will help me through setting up imaging or point me somewhere.. I have 3 partitions:- C contains windows and...
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    Windows 7 Recovering encrypted user data from a system image w/o original hardware

    Hello everyone! I've recently run into the following problem: I create system images of my Windows 7 installation on a regular basis. A few days ago, my hard drive failed beyod repair, so I went ahead and bought a new one, assuming that I could then proceed to simply restore the most recent...
  14. Windows 8 Something to share and if I am wrong, please correct me

    I have Win 8.1.1 Pro 1. If one upgrades Win 8 to Win 8.1 via Windows Store, the Reset and Refresh options are no longer functional. Some one made an extensive report on that.... read this I have to accept it because that was what happened to me when I tried reset or refresh some time ago. That...
  15. Windows 8 System Image Backup

    Win 8.1 Pro The system allows system image backup done on either external hard drive ( which I do every week ), or on DVDs. Why it does not allow USB flash drive ? I tried to use a 32 GB flash and it refuses to do backup on it.
  16. Windows 8 Need free backup software suggestion's

    I'm thoroughly sick of Windows 8.1's FileHistory failing to backup numerous videos in my user account's Videos folder. I turned it off, as it's useless. I've already started using Macrium Reflect free for system images, as that also fail's to complete in 8.1 due to the system reserved partition...
  17. Windows 8 Question for Drew, of anyone who knows about Asus computers?

    Hi My wife has a new Asus X750j Laptop. I've spent the last day and a half setting it up. Now I want to make a system image of the C:\ drive using Paragon. I do this from a bootable DVD, but it isn't set to boot to the DVD first in the boot order. I've looked and looked and I can't find a way...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 back up questions plus optimize extra drives

    I recently got an external hard drive, and I need help. I finally got Windows running good, after the recent update to 8.1...I do see I have on optimize drives C drive, Winretools(12% fragmented), PBR Image, and some long winded VOLUME file. The VOLUME file is 56% fragmented, and even though...
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    Windows 8 Is a $7.49 64 GB Flash Drive Safe for System Imaging?

    Hello I received a postcard from a credit card company with an offer for a 64 GB flash drive whose brand is a well known pc retail store. It is $7.49 if the credit card advertised is used. I don't think I can mention the store but my question is, would you consider this to be a safe drive...
  20. Windows 8 Weird Windows 8.1 Pro x64 w/Media Center x64 U.E.F.I. problem

    My Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 mobo's U.E.F.I. version 2005 (current version) states Secure Boot is enabled. Msinfo32 state's it isn't in Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center x64. All software, driver's and U.E.F.I. are up to date. Any idea's on how to fix this ? This is after a clean install of 8 Pro...