Windows 7 - Can't create backup ( Windows 7 x64 )

Hello.

I would like to install OpenSUSE on my computer , but before i do that i wanted to create a backup from my Windows, so i can do a system restore if anything goes wrong with the GRUB .

Unfortunately Windows can't let me to do a backup on my second hard drive ( on partiton I ) . I got an error message ( sorry , using Google translator for this one ) :

I have two hard drives .

Disk 1 : Samsung HD103UJ Ata Device ( online )

partitions :

C ( it contains the OS , active, primary partition )
D , E , F ( logical drives )
G ( primary partition )

Disk 0 : WDC WD10EALS-00Z8A0 ATA device ( online )

partitions :

I (active , primary partiton )

I see BOOTSECT , bootmgr files on both partition C and I . They also both contain a boot folder .

EasyBCD

Windows Boot Manager : partiton I
Windows Boot Loader : partition C

Now i'm confused .

It's not an answer to your backup problem which you need to get sorted but have you considered using VirtualBox to create a VM with OpenSuse. I have and it works well. https://www.virtualbox.org/

If you do don't use the suggested virtual disk size it is too small use 30GB.

Isn't any OS slow in VirtualBox ?

It is slower than running native as it shares CPU cycles and allocates memory from the host but is usable for occasional use.

This is an image of my openSUSE VM which I created last week.

1. My Ubuntu runs just as fast in Virtual box as nativ. Just give the vBox enough RAM - e.g. 2GB. The beauty is that I can run Windows7 and Ubuntu in paralell - that means that I can use some of the Windows 7 tools when in Ubuntu (e.g. Snipping Tool)

2. If Windows 7 Imaging gives you trouble, use another imaging program - e.g. this one: Imaging with free Macrium

I've used Ubuntu too and that also runs well. I changed because I absolutely hate the Unity desktop.

Keith, what's wrong with the desktop. I just changed it.

Can you restore / repair the boot sequence with the free version ?

The boot sequence you can change with EasyBCD. An imaging program cannot do that.

The latest version of Ubuntu doesn't give you any choice unless you also install the Gnome 3 desktop in which case you get a Classic option which is similar except it doesn't have the System dropdown. You have to dig through the applications to find the functions.