Will appreciate to tell me what I am doing wrong

mjf said:

I do the following which for me is the fastest way of getting up and running after a full HDD failure. It cost me $55, the price of a Seagate 1TB Barracuda.

Made a Windows image of my system with all key software installed and stable.
Reimaged to the brand new HDD (no prep work). It booted immediately and tested fine.
I keep one for each of my PCs as a cold standby. ie. unplugged.

In case of HDD failure I'm up and running in the time it takes to connect power & sata connectors.
Reimage when time permits to the most recent image ~ 20 min.

If you don't like Windows Imaging you could use free Macrium Reflect but I actually think it takes a little more effort. As far as cloning is concerned - why bother.

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Mjf, need your help please.
1) “Made a Windows image of my system…” where you do it? In internal hard disk #1 or #2? In external disk?
2) “Reimaged to the brand new DDD…” Understand it is extension hard drive. Sorry of this dull question, do you reimaged from “Windows Image” to your external disk?
3) You said one each for your Pc. My brain is in track, than when my original inside PC hard disk failed, I have to start my computer using 3 disk not only one.
Will appreciate information about my confusion.
Best regards

stasioau said:

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Mjf, need your help please.
1) “Made a Windows image of my system…” where you do it? In internal hard disk #1 or #2? In external disk?
2) “Reimaged to the brand new DDD…” Understand it is extension hard drive. Sorry of this dull question, do you reimaged from “Windows Image” to your external disk?
3) You said one each for your Pc. My brain is in track, than when my original inside PC hard disk failed, I have to start my computer using 3 disk not only one.
Will appreciate information about my confusion.
Best regards

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1) store your image on an external HDD (just a standard USB HDD)
2)-a) remove your current main boot/OS drive. Take the new HDD out of it's bag or a spare working HDD and connect it in place of the existing HDD (power, sata connectors). The new HDD must be the same size or larger than the original. Connect only the new HDD and temporarily disconnect any other SATA internal HDDs.
-b) Connect the external HDD with image. Boot from a System Repair Disk and select the reimage options. Your image should be located. The format the new HDD option should be force selected (ticked and grayed out). If not select it.
Accept the restore.
-c) Restore should successfully complete and the system should say "automatically booting in 60 seconds".
3) Now you have a completely working copy of your old HDD. Remove it and store it or leave it unconnected in a spare bay. Replace your "old" HDD.
If your "old" HDD dies, simply replace it with the spare you made. You need nothing else connected. It is effectively a "clone" of the old HDD.

Lots of words but very straightforward.
If by some chance it doesn't work. Replace your "old" HDD and you are simply back to where you started. Report problem back to the forum for help.

Thanks mjf.
Lets me "consume" your words.
So for each PC I need one US HDD .This is it.
Best regards

stasioau said:

Thanks mjf.
Lets me "consume" your words.
So for each PC I need one US HDD .This is it.
Best regards

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You asked 3 questions, I gave you 3 answers. Some elaboration because you seemed confused.
As to your "summary" - I don't know what it means.

Mjf
Your answers are perfect.
I never was doing backup in method what you describe; so there is my word “consum” what mean to understand what I have to do.
My “summary” is conclusion, that I do not need three DVD only one HDD.
Once again, thanks for your time to educate me.

Ok I see. I tried to make it clear but thought I might not have explained it clearly enough.

mjf
Goes with your suggestion and procedure.
Have two new Hard drive WD 500 GB (same volume as in my computer)
Using Acronis True Image WD Edition
Using HD Docking station, with e-Sata connection, make Image of C: using Acronis for HD First
Take out my original hard drive from computer, C:: and others hard drives
Connect new Hard Drive Second with computer
Now I have: HD First with Image inside Docking Station and HD Second inside computer connection
Using Acronic True Image Bootable media CD, boot using Acronis
Make image to HD Second from HD First
Disconnected HD First
Start computer with HD Second as C:
Does not work: "Bootmgr is missing"
Did procedure 3 times. No succes.
Will appreciate to tell me what I am doing wrong
Best regards

That's a pity.
I don't use Acronis and I don't know what you imaged and what you didn't image. I'll attempt to guide you through the exercise.
Firstly, it's probably easier to try the same exercise but use Windows Imaging.
(1) From the Backup & Restore screen on the left select "Create a system image". Make this to the appropriate external HDD.
(2) Make a System Repair DVD/CD. Boot from it and attempt the image restore to the new HDD as the only drive in the PC. Because you have written to the new HDD. I suggest running a format (quick) on the new HDD first.

If that doesn't work I'll ask for more info and move from there.

Thanks so much. Probably Acronis was not the best system to start understanding how to work with imaging.
Will do what you said and will report results.
Best regards

mjf,
Thank so much for your advice and support. Your idea of new image disk is great. In very easy way can solve bed problem when computer be out of order.
This message I writing to you from restoring disk C: after Re-Image old C: disk!!!
I make a few mistakes-first time did it-but finally every think work perfect.
What I did:
1.Crete System Image with saving disk C: and with "New Volume=100 MB". Get information that no space for shadow copy. Change it for saving place C: only
2.Check additional option, in advanced, for automatically restart and check update error
3.During Windows file loading, system stops and told me "bookmgr is missing". I was thinking that it is end of story. I stop system, remove Repair Disk DVD and start again. Goes!
4. After a few minutes of restoring disk, get message that process failed because of error 0x80070002. Stop restoring and start again. Get it without any error.
Thanks again mjf. Maybe next time you give me exercise using different system of backup.
Please accept all the best and best regards.

Glad to see you got it working.

In the same matter question:
Is it possible to make same scenario for laptop? Do I have buy new laptop hard drive?
Additional to regular laptop I have HP Touch Smart, build in one case (monitor and computer). Do I have buy new Touch Smart hard drive too?
Will appreciate comment
Regards

Yes you follow the same process.
Again, we are talking about having a spare laptop HDD that sits in a box as a cold standby. Prepared so that all you need do is physically take out the old laptop HDD, plug in the standby and fire up a fully working laptop. It will be using it's own laptop image of course.

Once you know the process of replacing your HDD it's a personal choice as to how many of your PCs you need an immediate standby drive. The image is all you need to make one.

Thanks mjf. Will try with my laptops in standby drive.
Regards

I am not sure to explain my question correctly.
I have 6 month Samsung laptop, and 9 month HP Touch Smart (monitor and computer in one box). I do not have any spare laptop to take out laptop HDD.

"Again, we are talking about having a spare laptop HDD that sits in a box as a cold standby. Prepared so that all you need do is physically take out the old laptop HDD, plug in the standby and fire up a fully working laptop. It will be using it's own laptop image of course."

I make Windows backup of Samsung laptop with with DVD System Repair Disk. Unfortunately I do not know what to do next to create second Image Disk like in processes before.
Will appreciate assistance.
Best regards

stasioau said:

I am not sure to explain my question correctly.
I have 6 month Samsung laptop, and 9 month HP Touch Smart (monitor and computer in one box). I do not have any spare laptop to take out laptop HDD.

"Again, we are talking about having a spare laptop HDD that sits in a box as a cold standby. Prepared so that all you need do is physically take out the old laptop HDD, plug in the standby and fire up a fully working laptop. It will be using it's own laptop image of course."

I make Windows backup of Samsung laptop with with DVD System Repair Disk. Unfortunately I do not know what to do next to create second Image Disk like in processes before.
Will appreciate assistance.
Best regards

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mjf, can you answer my question please?
Regards