Trying to Re Image my computer with problems

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chackonman

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Hey i got some new hard drives so using the windows image backup tool i made a image of my entire system at the time, then i moved it onto a external USB drive.


Now i have fully reformated my new hard drives and now i want to use the image to restore everything i used to have.


im following this http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/675-system-image-recovery.html

but when im up to this part: 3. From the System Recovery Options Screen at Boot

i get a error "cannot find specified file" 0x80070002

so now the only thing i can think of is to use the command prompt that is 2 options down from the system image recovery option.

im not sure how to use the command prompt i managed to get it to point from X: to C: but i dont know how to go further or load the iso when i get to it.

can anyone help please!


also if it matters at all my hard drives are currently in RAID 0
then i got a extra hard drive (my old one that is not in raid) that has only the windows backup on it


Thanks for the help!!!!!!!
 

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thanks for the replys,

the result of the elevated command prompt is shown in the attachment i have uploaded.


the backup is stored on the E: but i did the command on both C: and E: with same result

and yes the file directory is E:\WindowsImageBackup at the moment im copying it again so there is one here aswell C:\WindowsImageBackup if it matters at all

i cant remember how long i left the External USB hard drive in when i was creating the image directly too it, is there a chance it didnt finish moving it? even though it looked finished???
 

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Did you get a message on the Backup progress bar that the backup had completed?


There would also be a popup on top of that asking if you want to make a Repair CD, unless you had ticked the box telling it not to ask you again.
 
Hey! thanks for quick reply. i cant remember what happend but i think i did see the first image you showed me finished. its been a week so cant really remember
 

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After reading this thread I have one point of confusion so please forgive my ignorance. From the System Image Recovery tutorial, Step One, Note:

If you moved the WindowsImageBackup folder within another folder or to another partition or drive, then you will also need to move it back to the original partition or drive letter it was created on.
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In your first sentence you said, "...i made a image of my entire system at the time, then i moved it onto a external USB drive."

With all the moving around and changing the root partition/volume is it possible that the system image might have been corrupted in some way? My apologies if this is a stupid question.
 

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hey, the backup was created directly to a USB External Drive then. so do i have to change drive letters to be the same as the drive was back then for it to work?

also is there an option to which drive the backup installs onto right? or does it install onto the one the iso is on?

is there any way to find out what drive letter it originaly saved to? i was looking through some files with text editor and one of them said something about J: so i think that could be the original drive letter
 
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Try mounting the image's .vhd file in Disk Mgmt, see if it is corrupt. If readable then create an image of it using Acronis, Macrium or Paragon Backup.

Virtual Hard Disk - Create and Attach VHD

Acronis's premium imaging program is available for free if you have WD or Seagate HD's in the mix, from the Support Downloads webpage for your model.
 
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gregrocker said:
Try mounting the image's .vhd file in Disk Mgmt, see if it is corrupt. If readable then create an image of it using Acronis, free Macrium or Paragon.

Virtual Hard Disk - Create and Attach VHD
Macrium - Image your system

Acronis's premium imaging program is aviailable for free if you have WD or Seagate HD's in the mix, from the Support Downloads webpage for your model.
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thanks i will try that.

theog said:
chackonman said:
theog said:
Have a look here:
Error code 0x8100002F and or error code 0x80070002 when you back up files in Windows 7
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i have already got a the backup done. the problem i am having is from TRYING to re image my computer with the one i have already created, so that doesnt help me
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Are you using a NVIDIA USB Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) chipset.
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no i dont think so, my motherboard is a 890FXA-UD5 Rev 2.1 so its a AMD chipset with only crossfire compatible so i dont think any nvidia features would be on it
 

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gregrocker said:
Try mounting the image's .vhd file in Disk Mgmt, see if it is corrupt. If readable then create an image of it using Acronis, free Macrium or Paragon.

Virtual Hard Disk - Create and Attach VHD
Macrium - Image your system

Acronis's premium imaging program is aviailable for free if you have WD or Seagate HD's in the mix, from the Support Downloads webpage for your model.
Click to expand...


i Just mounted the VHD in the disk manager and it worked and loaded without error.

edit: its backing up the VHD now with the WD version of macrium. what do i do once its backed up?
 

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Are you saying that you are able to create a Macrium image of the VHD (which I cannot do with my free Macrium). If that is the case, you can use the image for a normal Macrium system restore with the Macrium recovery CD.
 

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Wolfgang, I saw this idea from someone (I believe Michael) awhile back who I thought said he was using Macrium, but since I don't use Macrium I've tried it only with Acronis.

OP may be using Acronis since he refers to WD version.

If you have tested and know it won't work with Macrium I'll edit my post.

Thanks.
 
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Greg, I tried it a while ago and again today. But my free Macrium does not "see" the VHD when I try to make the XML definition file. I think you are right. He probably used Acronis.
 

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Actually Greg - it was me.

If you mount the vhd - it is treated like any other volume - you can make an image of that with macrium - or any other imaging app.- no need to test it.

whs said:
Are you saying that you are able to create a Macrium image of the VHD (which I cannot do with my free Macrium). If that is the case, you can use the image for a normal Macrium system restore with the Macrium recovery CD.
Click to expand...

If you have one of the fancy Paragon app. - there is a function to mount a vhd within it.
 

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The attached .vhd's are not seen by free Paragon Backup 11, only by paid Paragon HD Manager which will image them as does Acronis. Obviously the installed version must be used to capture a mounted image.

This may only be available in the paid apps or the Acronis premium versions which WD and Seagate make available for free.
 
I don't know what is wrong with yours, Greg.

B&R11 Free does it perfectly:

Basic Hard Disk 2 in this screenie

BR11-VHD.jpg

Perhaps you need to scroll down the disk map to see it.. LOL.
 

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