Windows 7 - Is there an application that uses the backups created by Win7

Since the inbuilt System image backup tool has SO MANY limitations, is there a non MS tool that can use the Windows 7 generated backup (that works correctly!)?

Features desired:
- recovery to orig disk (like Windows 7 tool)
- recovery to a different disk/partition
- recovery of ANY Windows 7 system image of any date (fundamental problem of Windows 7 tool !!)
- etc

Thanks!

If I understand correctly, you want to back up with quality software, well try this
Macrium Reflect FREE Edition - Information and download

You might want to try Acronis True Image. It will convert Windows 7 images to Acronis image and back again. It is not free but it eliminates all the problems I have with the Windows 7 imaging program.

It is free to try and well worth a try

Good Luck,
Richard

I have acronis and have converted a M$ image but Acronis simply will not put it on the 'cleanly formated' partition I have designated and chosen. Tried it twice, at boot time, it did something but took only a second then went to completely invalid boot screen (showing 2 OS long ago deleted). So it seems, for my purpose Aconis is not the tool.

I am as I type this using WinImage which will read a M$ image file (a single VHD but likely ignore all other produced files) and am trying to extract it to the correct partition, is slow but maybe!

Thanks.