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I backed up the Win7 system partition, and a data partition, to an external HD. The system partition is 150 GB, with about 80GB free.

When I set up my dual-boot system, I had to hide the Win7 partitions from XP because XP was erasing my Win7 restore points. Can you remind me again; how do I permit XP to see and access the Win7 partitions? I did not create a boot disk with EaseUS Todo Backup, which I have installed on XP.

As you can tell from the screenshot, XP cannot see the two Win7 partitions because they both show 100% free space, when I know that there is data on both of them. Also, I labeled them "Windows 7". The Win7 system partition (D:) is marked "Active" and the XP System partition (C:) is marked "System."

I was able to create another option in the Boot Manager - an EaseUS Todo Backup Linux boot option. When I boot into this, and attach my USB external HD, I do have an option for restoring the system image I made 2 weeks ago.

Is a boot disk required? What I have done in the past with other systems is do a fresh install of the OS, load the backup software on the system, and then restore a previously backed up system partition using that software. Thanks again!

ConMac said:

I backed up the Win7 system partition, and a data partition, to an external HD. The system partition is 150 GB, with about 80GB free.

When I set up my dual-boot system, I had to hide the Win7 partitions from XP because XP was erasing my Win7 restore points. Can you remind me again; how do I permit XP to see and access the Win7 partitions? I did not create a boot disk with EaseUS Todo Backup, which I have installed on XP.

In win7 you can go into diskmanagement. Right click on a partition and assign a drive letter to it. In winxp it's just the same I assume. 100% is very strange!!! Is it still 100% after assigning drive letters?

As you can tell from the screenshot, XP cannot see the two Win7 partitions because they both show 100% free space, when I know that there is data on both of them. Also, I labeled them "Windows 7". The Win7 system partition (D:) is marked "Active" and the XP System partition (C:) is marked "System."

winxp is on disk1 and win7 is on disk0. D is active so has the bootmenu and bootmanager. Did you create the backup after creating all boot entries?

I was able to create another option in the Boot Manager - an EaseUS Todo Backup Linux boot option. When I boot into this, and attach my USB external HD, I do have an option for restoring the system image I made 2 weeks ago.

Is a boot disk required? What I have done in the past with other systems is do a fresh install of the OS, load the backup software on the system, and then restore a previously backed up system partition using that software. Thanks again!

restore from that EaseUS Todo Backup Linux boot option. Be sure to mark D as active (maybe automatically). But first save important win7 document on winxp disk!

If all is working fine... make win7 disk invisible in winxp, so restore points don't get deleted. If Win7 doesn't boot... do a startup repair.

Check in winxp and win7 if partitions have the drive letters you want. If not change it the way you want it to be.

ConMac said:

"winxp is on disk1 and Windows 7 is on disk0. D is active so has the bootmenu and bootmanager. Did you create the backup after creating all boot entries?"

Yes. This configuration is how I set it up originally.

Are you going to restore partitions to the same place as they're now? I don't have knowledge of EaseUS Todo Backup, but I think it doesn't recreate the partitions. I hope the active flag will stay. Otherwise Partition - Mark as Active Method 2

ConMac said:

If I restore the Win7 system image, can't I just restore it to the existing partition? This is a snapshot using MiniTool Partition Wizard.

I don't know EaseUS Todo Backup so maybe (most likely) this is possible. Win7 partition is flagged active now, but that is not needed!! System boots from winxp partition!

ConMac said:

If I restore the Win7 system image, can't I just restore it to the existing partition?

Yes you can!! Just do it
http://www.todo-backup.com/download/docs/User_Guide.pdf