Windows will not recognise my backup image on external hard drive?

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       #61

    whs said:
    Are you telling me that the image that you created with Macrium went AWOL. Where did you put it originally. It would look something like this. Note the Macrium icon in the front.
    right, i have this when i go into my computer. It is there in the same spot. However, when i boot through the CD and navigate, the folder is not there. only like 5 folders are there. I can boot on CD and take a pic with my phone and show if you think that might better help you
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  2. whs
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       #62

    OK, understand. That might be a quirk with the Linux recovery CD. I recently found out that it has quite a few restrictions.

    I suggest you burn the WindowsPE recovery DVD from Macrium. That is a bit lengthy (like more than 1 hour) because it will download a 1.7GB Microsoft installer. But the WinPE DVD gives you more options. Sorry, I should have known that before, but I did not. And this now is a DVD and not a CD.
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    whs said:
    OK, understand. That might be a quirk with the Linux recovery CD. I recently found out that it has quite a few restrictions.

    I suggest you burn the WindowsPE recovery DVD from Macrium. That is a bit lengthy (like more than 1 hour) because it will download a 1.7GB Microsoft installer. But the WinPE DVD gives you more options. Sorry, I should have known that before, but I did not. And this now is a DVD and not a CD.
    no problem at all, im just grateful that you are helping me. Ok, I am doing the backup with the windows installer now on DVD.
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  4. whs
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       #64

    cougamvp said:
    whs said:
    OK, understand. That might be a quirk with the Linux recovery CD. I recently found out that it has quite a few restrictions.

    I suggest you burn the WindowsPE recovery DVD from Macrium. That is a bit lengthy (like more than 1 hour) because it will download a 1.7GB Microsoft installer. But the WinPE DVD gives you more options. Sorry, I should have known that before, but I did not. And this now is a DVD and not a CD.
    no problem at all, im just grateful that you are helping me. Ok, I am doing the backup with the windows installer now on DVD.
    See what I marked in red:
    Just so that we are clear. You are not doing the backup, but you produce the Macrium Recovery DVD, right.
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       #65

    ok yes I understand, I keep forgetting that part.
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    the download fails every time i download the microsoft 1.6gb file at the very end. Would you happen to know a direct link from microsoft where i can download that file?
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  7. whs
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       #67

    Download and install it. Then you can refer to it during the WinPE production. Sorry you are having all these problems. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5753
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       #68

    whs said:
    Download and install it. Then you can refer to it during the WinPE production. Sorry you are having all these problems. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5753
    thank you so much
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       #69

    ok, i made it to this point and got past everything else successfully. I was just curious which drive i load the backup to?
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  10. whs
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       #70

    You drag it to your C: disk. Are you now on your system that is defunct - because I do not see your C: disk.
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