'The Network Location Cannot Be Reached' Error restoring image

I suggest you copy the image VHD with Explorer and then do this:

System Image - Recover a Broken Windows 7 System Image

Windows imaging has a lot of problems. This is only one of them. If you want easy, reliable and fast imaging, use free Macrium.

Imaging with free Macrium

sleepless said:

I get this error when trying to restore my windows 7 from a network location. i have full access to this folder in explorer. when i try to restore from the image, after entering my username/password, i manually enter the network location: HTPC\\h\SystemImageBackup.(windows frustratingly doesn't provide a browse to location option). Then i get this error that the network location can't be reached. i'm dumbfounded. any help would be appreciated.

First, if the system image was created with Windows Backup imaging tool, the folder name is WindowsImageBackup, not SystemImageBackup.

Second, if the highlighted part in your post is how you enter the network path to your image folder, it's wrong. The syntax is:

Code:

\\Computer_name\Share_name

Two backslashes at the beginning, not after the computer name.

Kari

sleepless said:

whs said:

Windows imaging has a lot of problems. This is only one of them. If you want easy, reliable and fast imaging, use free Macrium.

Imaging with free Macrium

will macrium restore windows from the image i already have saved on my network drive?

If it is a VHD, you can try this: System Image - Recover a Broken Windows 7 System Image

Restoring is really easy. Check this video tutorial that Keith has made (no narration, only text).

Macrium Reflect - Restore With WinRE - YouTube

Note: RE = PE