Windows 7 Problem creating System Image in Windows 7

rjk

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Hi
I just tried to create a system image on dvd media (takes approx. 11 disc for this machine) and on the 9th disc i recieve this error.

Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Backup
Date: 2/6/2010 4:00:02 PM
Event ID: 525
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: xxxxxx
Description:
The backup operation that completed with warning(s) - Volume 'C:' has developed new bad clusters. This may be an indication of problems with your hardware. 191488 bytes have not been backed up because they could not be read. Please run the CHKDSK /R command on 'C:' and then rerun the backup operation.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="Link Removed due to 404 Error">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Backup" Guid="{1DB28F2E-8F80-4027-8C5A-A11F7F10F62D}" />
<EventID>525</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>3</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-02-06T22:00:02.893400000Z" />
<EventRecordID>21113</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="2472" ThreadID="964" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>xxxxxx</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="VolumeGuid">{EEBE1CC2-4343-11DE-8E7E-806D6172696F}</Data>
<Data Name="VolumeFriendlyName">C:</Data>
<Data Name="BackupSourceNumUnreadableBytes">191488</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
i ran chkdsk and it reported no problems with disk, so question is, are the first 8 dvd's now coasters or will, system image backup, start where it
left off. Thanks for any info.

Not sure this is of any use but here is the chkdsk result:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>chkdsk
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Volume label is DRV1_VOL1.
WARNING! F parameter not specified.
Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.
CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)...
166656 file records processed.
File verification completed.
152 large file records processed.
0 bad file records processed.
0 EA records processed.
44 reparse records processed.
CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)...
194856 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.
0 unindexed files recovered.
CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 3)...
166656 file SDs/SIDs processed.
Security descriptor verification completed.
14101 data files processed.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
35719224 USN bytes processed.
Usn Journal verification completed.
Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.
156288316 KB total disk space.
69885768 KB in 64287 files.
42588 KB in 14102 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
280108 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
86079852 KB available on disk.
4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
39072079 total allocation units on disk.
21519963 allocation units available on disk.
C:\Windows\system32>
 
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Well, it appears after doing serveral checks on the hard drive it did in fact have bad clusters, so it's my guess windows 7 backup cannot not copy those when doing a system image. I cloned the drive to a new one, and windows created a backup and system image without a hitch, and actually quicker than i thought it would. Which brings up another question. Doesnt clonning a drive also copy any bad sectors and should'nt windows 7 have treated it the same as original drive ?
 
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