📎 AI Summary:
Ben Wesley encountered a startup error after a power outage interrupted a full system restore. Troubleshooting advice suggested booting from Acronis Rescue Media to complete the restore, but Ben lacked the necessary CD, and subsequent suggestions included downloading or creating a rescue media using Acronis's tools or trial version. Overall, the thread emphasizes the importance of having rescue media ready for recovery, with contributions offering solutions and personal practices for data backup and restoration.
Ben Wesley encountered a startup error after a power outage interrupted a full system restore. Troubleshooting advice suggested booting from Acronis Rescue Media to complete the restore, but Ben lacked the necessary CD, and subsequent suggestions included downloading or creating a rescue media using Acronis's tools or trial version. Overall, the thread emphasizes the importance of having rescue media ready for recovery, with contributions offering solutions and personal practices for data backup and restoration.
Solution
Trouble
Noob Whisperer
Hello and welcome to the forum.
You should be able to boot from your Acronis Rescue Media (CD) and complete your restore from there, independent from any OS.
The only caveat being that the power outage didn't physically damage the hard drive you are trying to restore to.
You should be able to boot from your Acronis Rescue Media (CD) and complete your restore from there, independent from any OS.
The only caveat being that the power outage didn't physically damage the hard drive you are trying to restore to.
Ben Wesley
New Member
Hi, thank you 
Okay, thanks, the problem is: I don't have that CD. I've had the laptop for about two years, and most of the stuff that came with it
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Okay, thanks, the problem is: I don't have that CD. I've had the laptop for about two years, and most of the stuff that came with it
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Trouble
Noob Whisperer
Depending on how you came by Acronis you should be able to log on to your Acronis account and download either an ISO (which you can convert to a bootable CD) or if you don't have an Acronis account for some reason, you can download a 30 day free trial version which you could install on another computer (if that is an option) and build the rescue media from there.
http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/pc-backup/
I've always found that no matter which backup software you use, the true value comes from having rescue media for that software, exactly for just such purposes as the issue you are experiencing currently.
http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/pc-backup/
I've always found that no matter which backup software you use, the true value comes from having rescue media for that software, exactly for just such purposes as the issue you are experiencing currently.
