OS back up

petrox said:

Hi Whs, the format options of the blanc CD are: UDF- 1.50,2.00 2.50 and UDF- 2.01 default. No NTFS or FAT options. Regards Peter

Sorry, that was a misunderstanding. I was asking for the format of the HDD where the images are stored.

If your having issues with Macrium then you should look into this new free software from EaseUs:
which has already been stated lol
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Hi Peter,

It's not clear from your original post, but is this F: drive with the Macrium image an external USB drive? Is it plugged into your PC when you attempt to boot from the Macrium Recovery CD?

Regards,
Golden

Have you tried Hirens??? The linux boot disk just doesn't work on some systems. It works on one of mine and not the other.
You can also download the Macrium V5 trial and make a pe disk which will work after the trial has ended.

When you get to the stage of locating an image for restore you should browse to the appropriate Macrium *.mrimg file.

Add: If your image is on another partition of the same drive, then you can still reimage the OS partition provide the MBR partition table and the other partition file system is in tact. One of the reasons it is bad practice is that if your HDD fails you no longer have an image to restore to a new HDD.

If the Linux boot CD will not complete the bootup process or hangs then it may be that your HD needs a windows specific driver. I have an HP quad core with fake raid. When I booted a rescue CD it did not see my HD. Macrium 4.2 Pro trial worked. So I bought that. I would download the Macrium 5 Pro trial, make the Linux boot CD, and see if it works. If not then Macrium free version is probably not going to be helpful to you.

Edit: I also got the same impression as Golden. I wasn't sure from your post if F: is on the external drive or a partition on the system HD.

Edit2: various imaging programs Linux boot CDs will vary with supported drives. The only way to know for sure is boot and look for the drives. If all else fails you can create a WinPE disc and load the driver manually if necessary.

Hi Peter,

I see that you attempted to burn the Recover CD 4 different times, so I'm guessing its not the physcial media (the CD disks) at fault here, but can you confirm that all 4 of these disks freeze at the same place? ie. freeze at the Wizard?

Regards,
Golden