Can't create backup ( Windows 7 x64 )

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  1. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64
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    Can't create backup ( Windows 7 x64 )


    Hello.

    I would like to install OpenSUSE on my computer , but before i do that i wanted to create a backup from my Windows, so i can do a system restore if anything goes wrong with the GRUB .

    Unfortunately Windows can't let me to do a backup on my second hard drive ( on partiton I ) . I got an error message ( sorry , using Google translator for this one ) :

    The images are not saved to disk in a drive that a computer system at boot time, and where Windows is installed
    I have two hard drives .

    Disk 1 : Samsung HD103UJ Ata Device ( online )

    partitions :

    C ( it contains the OS , active, primary partition )
    D , E , F ( logical drives )
    G ( primary partition )

    Disk 0 : WDC WD10EALS-00Z8A0 ATA device ( online )

    partitions :

    I (active , primary partiton )

    I see BOOTSECT , bootmgr files on both partition C and I . They also both contain a boot folder .

    EasyBCD

    Windows Boot Manager : partiton I
    Windows Boot Loader : partition C

    Now i'm confused .
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  2. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #2

    It's not an answer to your backup problem which you need to get sorted but have you considered using VirtualBox to create a VM with OpenSuse. I have and it works well. https://www.virtualbox.org/

    If you do don't use the suggested virtual disk size it is too small use 30GB.
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  3. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    kado897 said:
    It's not an answer to your backup problem which you need to get sorted but have you considered using VirtualBox to create a VM with OpenSuse. I have and it works well. https://www.virtualbox.org/

    If you do don't use the suggested virtual disk size it is too small use 30GB.
    Isn't any OS slow in VirtualBox ?
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  4. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #4

    It is slower than running native as it shares CPU cycles and allocates memory from the host but is usable for occasional use.

    This is an image of my openSUSE VM which I created last week.

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  5. whs
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    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    1. My Ubuntu runs just as fast in Virtual box as nativ. Just give the vBox enough RAM - e.g. 2GB. The beauty is that I can run Windows7 and Ubuntu in paralell - that means that I can use some of the Win7 tools when in Ubuntu (e.g. Snipping Tool)

    2. If Windows 7 Imaging gives you trouble, use another imaging program - e.g. this one: Imaging with free Macrium
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  6. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
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    I've used Ubuntu too and that also runs well. I changed because I absolutely hate the Unity desktop.
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  7. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    Keith, what's wrong with the desktop. I just changed it.
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  8. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64
    Thread Starter
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    whs said:

    2. If Windows 7 Imaging gives you trouble, use another imaging program - e.g. this one: Imaging with free Macrium
    Can you restore / repair the boot sequence with the free version ?
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  9. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #9

    The boot sequence you can change with EasyBCD. An imaging program cannot do that.
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
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    whs said:
    Keith, what's wrong with the desktop. I just changed it.
    The latest version of Ubuntu doesn't give you any choice unless you also install the Gnome 3 desktop in which case you get a Classic option which is similar except it doesn't have the System dropdown. You have to dig through the applications to find the functions.

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