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    Windows 7 Windows Backup on Mirrored Drives

    I have a new computer build where I have Win 7 Pro 64-bit installed on a SSD. Then I have a pair of 1TB drives that I setup as mirroring drives in Disc Management. I proceeded to setup my windows backup to the mirrored drive, but it is giving me the warning: When restoring a system...
  2. Windows 7 Chkdsk Error: Insufficient Disk Space Message on External Drive Despite Free Space

    Hi, I just finished running chkdsk with switches /f and /r on an external drive because Windows backup/restore couldn't use it to store a system image and recommended that I run it. It took a couple of hours and then the program exited with the message 'Insufficient diskspace to fix volume...
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    Windows 7 system image restore error 0x80042407

    I am trying to restore a bran new install of win 7 with a sytem image created previously before a hardware failure. The machine is a lenov think center Clean install installed and the image is about 70 gig It is house on a 1tb external drive The internal drive on the machine is 160gb I get to...
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    Windows 7 Restoring Windows 7 System Image to RAID1 Configuration: Questions and Best Practices

    I have a couple of questions on Win7 (Home Premium SP1) System Image. Not sure if this is right place to post this but the primary question is around System Image. Currently running Windows 7 on a Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H with RAID Option ROM Version 3.3.1540.11 . I have had some "challenges"...
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    Windows 7 System image back up problem

    I am have a major issue backing up my computer. I have tried many things, here is the scoop It is a win 7 machine attemping a system image backup. It is being backed up to a HORNETTEK JBOD 3.5 Enclosure with a 1TB western Digital drive in it. I can see and access the drive as normal. When i...
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    Windows 7 Questions on Re-install Windows 7

    Hello- I have to re-install Windows 7 because I had some problems with my computer due to loosing my password and having to go through the back door to enable the administrator and create a new log in. It ended up causing problems with some of my documents and other things. Also, I got it when...
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    Windows 7 Why does Windows7 create two partitions?

    [SOLVED] Why does Windows7 create two partitions? Hello I installed Windows7 Ultimate from scratch, and it warns that it might create a 100MB partition before creating a second one where the real stuff lives. This makes imaging more complicated. # fdisk -lu Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB...
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    Windows 7 Backup to BlueRay

    I'm thinking of doing a system image of Windows 7 to blueray disk, could anyone advise on whether the Windows 7 backup facility would support this? The Image would be around 49 GB, thanks for any advice offered, Jack.
  9. Windows 7 Transferring System Image and Settings to a New Gaming PC: Best Methods?

    I Have my laptop currently with it personalized to my liking, I'm going to build a gaming pc, is it possible to use a system image, to copy my settings/preferences, and tweaks, to my new computer, and not have to painfully re-install, change, and personalize everything again? or do you know...
  10. Use Windows 7 System Image Recovery to restore a hard disk

    In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to use System Image Recovery to revive an unbootable Windows system. More...
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    Windows 7 Restored Windows 7 HP 64bit AHCI System Image Won't Boot In AHCI Mode

    I created a system image on an AHCI system, then I replaced the hard drives & re-imaged the system. Now Windows won't boot in AHCI mode, it has to be it IDE mode. Why is it not booting in AHCI mode?
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit won't boot after restoring from system image

    After restoring my pc from a system image, when windows resarts, it won't boot, & I'm taken to the "startup repair" option screen. After Startup Repair is performed I get the message "Startup Repair Cannot Repair This Computer Automatically" with the following problem details: Problem Event...
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    Windows 7 Creating a Windows 7 Image of the C: drive only

    I recently installed an SSD in my laptop and moved the HDD to the secondary drive (I have room for two). I did a few of the prescribed steps for optimal SSD usage (moved user profiles to HDD, moved temp directory and page file, etc). Initially I was able to image only my C drive (about 30GB...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 backup recover program

    Hello I had posted this in Windows discussion General and saw where there were 160 views and no replies. Is it protocol to post the question here? I am new here and do not wish to break rules but it seemed I was in the wrong place. Should I have contacted an admin for this? Thank you The...
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    Windows 7 How to Restore a Windows 7 System Image from External Backup

    Windows 7 has a backup program. After you have ceated a system image to an external drive at the lower part of the page there is a word"Restore" Which words do you click on to make a recovery of the entire pc system that you created? Thank you Peter.
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    Windows 7 Bug Installing Office Professional Plus 60 Day Trial Version

    HELLO I HAVE A PROBLEM... I HAD OFFICE STARTER INSTALLED IN MY COMPUTER, THEN I DECIDED TO UPDATED TO THE PRO PLUS EVALUATION... AFTER I INSTALLED IT, BOTH (STARTER AND PRO PLUS(60 DAYS TRIAL)) WERE WORKING RIGHT; HOWEVER, WHEN OPENING PRO PLUS IT REQUIRED SOME TIME TO LOAD SOME "ARCHIVES...
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    Windows 7 Backup software question for Mike & Super Sarge

    Thanks, in advance. I have seen how helpful you two are by browsing around here a bit. Mike, I got the Paragon software after seeing your YouTube tutorial, but my recovery disk program did not look like what you recorded. Could be you have a paid version, maybe they dumbed down the latest free...
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    Windows 7 Lost all Files in Raid 1 Array

    Hi All I'm not sure if this is the correct category to Post this thread in so if it is moved I understand. I was troubleshooting my Raid Zero Array C: drive and while installing a saved System Image, approximately 1.2TB of data on my Raid 1 Array storage drive disappeared. While I deleted the...
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    Windows 7 Question about Paragon backup & recovery 2011 Free edition ...

    After seeing a YouTube video on bare metal backup with this program by a "Mike" from this forum, I downloaded it and created the recovery disk. But my screen when booting from the recovery disk does not look like that in the YouTube video. I cannot select my entire hard drive like Mike does, I...
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    Windows 7 Doesn't boot into safemode..

    My laptop does not seem to boot into safe mode. I've been tapping F8, even though it says F8...system restore on the bottom left corner, it still won't boot. I tried this other method on advance recovery method and chose use system image created earlier - that and return to factory condition...