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Problem with System Image Recovery
So I decided I'd finally upgrade from my 150 GB SATA HD, and I'm already regretting it. They say "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"... guess I should've listened.
Anyway, I created a Windows 7 Pro 64bit system Image from the old drive and put it on an external HD. Then I removed the old HD, switched cables and checked the bios settings to make sure the new HD was recognized as the first HD. After booting with the restore CD and choosing the System Image Recovery option and choosing the image, it gives me the last "Re-image your computer" screen with the following information:
Date and time: 10/30/2010 timeblahblahblah
Computer: MyDesktop
Drives to Restore: \\?\Volume{fbdd5e3b-abbf-11df-aa47-806e6f6e6963}, C:
I'm not sure what the "\\?\Volume..." stuff is all about since I don't see that on any other screenshots I've looked at.
So I click the "Finish" button and then click "Yes" for the warning message about formatting and replacing the info on the drive. I then get the following message:
The system image restore failed.
No disk that can be used for recovering the system disk can be found.
So, the bios detects the drive, I've gone into the diskpart.exe program on the restore disk and it sees both the drive and the C: partition... What am I missing here? At this rate I'm going to give up and just keep using my old 150gb drive...