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  1. whs
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    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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       #141

    bigcitycat said:
    Okay I was able to get the cd to work after using advanced mode. I also watched the video so thank you for that.
    That's good. So I assume you are OK now.
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  2. Posts : 186
    Windows Seven, Ubuntu
       #142

    Yes, I'm just wondering about the process. If the operating system fails but the bootloader still works how does the back up apply? If the o/s fails and the bootloader does not work how does the backup apply? If I get a virus and want to restore from the backup then how does the backup apply? If the HD fails how does the backup apply. What partitions do I need to backup in order to recover? I'm sorry but I am not familiar with the process. I'm looking at this in terms of system recovery.
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  3. Posts : 10,994
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
       #143

    bigcitycat said:
    Cool Thanks, but I just waited about 20 minutes on that rescue dvd. Not sure what I am going to do now.
    Try burning the rescue CD in compatibility mode. One of the dialog boxes has a button called Advanced and if you click on that you can select comp. mode. Can't remember specifically where that dialog box appears in the burn process (sorry) but it's what I had to do to get my rescue CD to work.
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  4. Posts : 186
    Windows Seven, Ubuntu
       #144

    bigcitycat said:
    Yes, I'm just wondering about the process. If the operating system fails but the bootloader still works how does the back up apply? If the o/s fails and the bootloader does not work how does the backup apply? If I get a virus and want to restore from the backup then how does the backup apply? If the HD fails how does the backup apply. What partitions do I need to backup in order to recover? I'm sorry but I am not familiar with the process. I'm looking at this in terms of system recovery.
    Okay answering my own question this helped me to understand the process.

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  5. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #145

    For a normal windows installation you just need to image System and C to recover windows.
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  6. Posts : 186
    Windows Seven, Ubuntu
       #146

    Thanks
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  7. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #147

    You are welcome bigcitycat.
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  8. whs
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       #148

    As a very first image, I would image all partitions - for the case that the HDD breaks. From then on you only image C and (if available) the data partition.

    When you have a system malfunction, you restore C only. When you have a virus, you restore C and the data partition. When your HDD breaks, you define new partitions on the new HDD. They must be equal or greater in size compared to the original partitions. Into those you restore the images. If you have a 100MB active partition, you mark that "active". Else you mark C as active.
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  9. Posts : 10,455
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       #149

    whs said:
    As a very first image, I would image all partitions - for the case that the HDD breaks. From then on you only image C and (if available) the data partition.

    When you have a system malfunction, you restore C only. When you have a virus, you restore C and the data partition. When your HDD breaks, you define new partitions on the new HDD. They must be equal or greater in size compared to the original partitions. Into those you restore the images. If you have a 100MB active partition, you mark that "active". Else you mark C as active.
    I would agree with that but you probably need to backup your data more frequently and probably windows backup with the image removed is your simplest option for that.
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  10. whs
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       #150

    I would agree with that but you probably need to backup your data more frequently and probably windows backup with the image removed is your simplest option for that.
    I think it is a matter on how you use your system. If you accumulate a lot of new data all the time, then that should be imaged frequently. But e.g. I do a lot of system work and hardly ever have any new data - thus I image the system partition more often than the data partition (because I screw up the system on a regular basis - LOL).

    Seperating the data into a seperate data partition is useful for that scenario. Makes the images smaller and I can schedule them individually.
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