Disk image flash


  1. Luckystar
    Posts : 531
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM + SP1
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    Disk image flash


    Hi everyone,

    Just a quickie,

    I have been using build 7229, and it has been absolutly brilliant.

    Now, apart from that, i have had general probs, one of which forced me to reinstall everything (Kaspersky 6.0 does not work properly with win 7, well i did'nt with me, had a BSOD when i rebooted, one of which explained a process that had been terminated, process that the CPU runs, anyway the HDD is formatted and i restarted again), this has now forced me to make a disk image incase something happens.

    No what i wanna know is, can i use that disk image or a back-up and flash that onto an RTM version (when there released), so's i don't have to reinstall everything. i.e. the back-up or disk image does it all for me.

    Or is this not possible.

    Thanks
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  3. 7echno7im
    Posts : 627
    Windows 7 7600.16384 x64
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    Hi Lucky.

    You can create a backupset and back up your files and restore them on to an RTM system, however creating a system image with an RC will only create that when you reimage your machine.
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  4. 7echno7im
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    Windows 7 7600.16384 x64
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    To create a backup set, open backup and restore, then click "set a backup" Be sure to changes it's destination to another location other than the system volume that you will be deleting when RTM is released.
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  6. SIW2
    Posts : 16,163
    7 X64
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    If you mean an image of the existing installation , then No.

    Restoring the backup image will completely replace your RTM install , and you will be back in exactly the same state as when you made the image.

    You could use Windows Easy transfer to transfer selected data and settings to another drive/partition.

    Install the RTM .

    Install all your programs.

    Use WET to transfer the data and settings you saved back to your new installation.
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  7. Luckystar
    Posts : 531
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM + SP1
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    hazaa,

    Thanks guys.

    But just to clarify, will i have to re-install everything again though. i guess that might be a bit of a retorical question.

    Thanks again in advance
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