What software to use with SSD clone and for backup too? Many Choices!!

Code:

 
reagentc /setreimage /path  c:\windows\system32\recovery
reagentc /enable

All fine now!! reagentc/setreimage did tell win7 where to find it (winre.wim). Originally it was located on partition RECOVERY that you did delete.

Now try to boot to advanced boot options->repair your computer
Advanced Boot Options click "repair you computer". Does it load?
No need to do anything there. Reboot normally afterwards.

Works?

SSD already attached to system?

Didn't know you want a clean install(!?) I thought you want to transfer OS from HDD to SSD

LeftC said:

Kaktussoft said:

Didn't know you want a clean install(!?) I thought you want to transfer OS from HDD to SSD

We can set it up the way that you were headed.

Clean install not really necessary. Laptop is somewhat new and it runs really well.

Transfer is fine.

You can do the clone within win7. You don't need a DVD drive at all. But a DVD drive is very useful for installing software/games. Not for the things I want you to do. You can also put win7 install DVD on usb stick and boot from that usb stick to clean install/repair system.

Of course attach ssd to system. Install macrium reflect free from Macrium Reflect FREE Edition - Information and download (scroll down). close all other running applications. Run macrium reflect. Press "clone this disk". select the source and destination disk. Select partitions you want to clone (you only have 1 the OS partition). You can adjust the size of destination partition. Make it as large as possible ... so using whole SSD (I think it's default). Make partition primary and active (think it is same as source by default). ALIGN DESTINATION PARTITION win7/vista!

http://www.macrium.com/help/v5/partition_alignment.htm



Start the clone process. Of course do nothing else on computer, because clone is the state as it is now. You can display documents and browse internet if you want.

When clone has completed succesfully you can see SSD in windows explorer. SSD has drive letter F for example. I use it in next explanation. We gonna check if all is fine.

In Elevated Command Prompt

Code:

diskpart
sel  vol  F
detail part
exit

is it active?

Code:

diskpart
sel dis 0
uniqueid disk
sel dis 1
uniqueid disk

Disk ID's are different?....that's what you want.

Code:

bcdedit/store F:\boot\bcd

All lines with device, osdevice, ramdisksdidevice, ramdisksdidevice are refering to F: or BOOT? So C: is nowhere in output? All should refere to F... that's nice. If you boot from SSD it all will be called C.


All is as expected? Shutdown and change "boot order" in bios, so it boots from SSD. Look in disk management if SSD is called C now.

Start disk defragment->schedule->select disks. SSD is not listed there.... then win7 knows it's an SSD instead of normal HDD. Select any disk you want to defragment. Never defragment SSD.

Config system restore settings System Protection - Turn On or Off
Any ghost disks there? If so disable system protection on that ghost disk. Be sure to enable system protection on C as shown in step 10.

In elevated command prompt:

Code:

fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify

Is it 0? If not

Code:

fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0

This puts TRIM on on SSD.

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