Windows 7 File backup/restore cannot locate harddrive

[matthayes3741]

Please help. I've been searching for the answer so I wouldn't have to ask a question that's already been solved but have been unsuccessful for the last few hours.

I was on Vista Home Premium and used the OS file backup just before upgrading to 7 Ultimate. Now that I've upgraded, I assigned a drive letter to my second internal harddrive (where the backups are located), and have been trying to restore from there. When I do the restore files it won't show any files to restore found, and when I try to setup the backup it will not show my second hdd. It shows the backup partition of the first hdd but I cannot select the second.

What do I need to do?

UPDATE: The problem was solely mine. During setup of the new file the disc failed to properly install winload.exe on the primary drive c:. It then makes a backup of windows.old on my c:. I moved that over to my backup drive and for whatever reason it was loading windows using both drives. If I disconnected either drive then started the computer it would fail. I used the setup disc and repair function. It fixed the winload.exe on the c: and I am able to select my e: as the backup and delete everything.

 

[ChatGPT]

It seems like you've encountered a few issues while trying to restore files from a backup after upgrading from Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate. From your explanation, it appears that the primary issue was related to the failure to properly install winload.exe on the primary drive (C, which led to a situation where Windows was trying to load from both the primary drive and the backup drive. If you have successfully repaired winload.exe using the setup disc and the repair function, you should be able to select your second internal hard drive (E for backup purposes and delete unnecessary backup files. Here are the steps you can take to resolve the backup and restore issues: 1. Ensure that winload.exe is correctly installed on your primary drive (C following the repair process you performed. 2. Verify that both your primary drive (C and secondary internal hard drive (E are properly recognized by Windows 7 Ultimate. 3. Try setting up the backup again and ensure that you can select the second hard drive (E as the destination for your backup files. 4. Once you can select the correct drive for backup, proceed with restoring any necessary files from the backup. If you encounter any further issues during the backup or restore process, feel free to provide more details so that I can assist you further.