System Image Startup Issues

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  1. Posts : 16,132
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       #11

    Windows system image is not very reliable, or flexible. It hasn't been all that popular, either.
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  2. Posts : 14
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    Thread Starter
       #12

    I went to turn off system protection and it was alread off for the HDD. It's on for the SSD I dont know if this matters. Also not sure if its pertinent but its an internal HDD not external.
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  3. Posts : 16,132
    7 X64
       #13

    That's unusual if you just created a system image on that drive.

    See if you can find it like this:

    open an elevated command prompt and type:

    vssadmin list shadowstorage

    then press enter

    You will get something like this:

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
    Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\Windows\System32>vssadmin list shadowstorage
    vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
    (C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.

    Shadow Copy Storage association
    For volume: (D:)\\?\Volume{3f6d44d7-6def-11e1-a06b-806e6f6e6963}\
    Shadow Copy Storage volume: (D:)\\?\Volume{3f6d44d7-6def-11e1-a06b-806e6f6e69
    63}\
    Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 B (0%)
    Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 B (0%)
    Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 320 MB (1%)

    Shadow Copy Storage association
    For volume: (G:)\\?\Volume{3f6d44d9-6def-11e1-a06b-806e6f6e6963}\
    Shadow Copy Storage volume: (G:)\\?\Volume{3f6d44d9-6def-11e1-a06b-806e6f6e69
    63}\
    Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 27.375 MB (0%)
    Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 320 MB (0%)
    Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 1.05 GB (1%)

    Shadow Copy Storage association
    For volume: (I:)\\?\Volume{3f6d44db-6def-11e1-a06b-806e6f6e6963}\
    Shadow Copy Storage volume: (I:)\\?\Volume{3f6d44db-6def-11e1-a06b-806e6f6e69
    63}\
    Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 389.75 MB (1%)
    Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 673.016 MB (2%)
    Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 3.847 GB (15%)
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  4. Posts : 14
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    Thread Starter
       #14

    how do i open an "elevated command prompt"?
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  5. Posts : 16,132
    7 X64
       #15

    It will be under E for elevated in the Tutorials section .

    Tutorials link is at the top of this page

    Click Tutorials (at the top of this page)

    In the window that opens , click windows7-tutorial index.

    Click E

    It is the fourth one down
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  6. Posts : 14
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    Thread Starter
       #16

    so am i right in thinking i need to be on the computer with the problem to do this?
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  7. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #17

    Another possibility is that the alignment on your SSD has been mucked up. Run these commands in elevated command prompt:

    Diskpart
    List disk

    Select disk n
    List partition

    Then tell me what the offset is. It should be a number that you can divide by 4.
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  8. Posts : 14
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    Thread Starter
       #18

    ok so i did both things in elevated command prompt for SIW2: i got for my HDD

    Used shadow copy storage space: 24.594 MB (0%)
    Allocated Shadow Copy storage space: 2.93 GB (0%)
    Maximum shadow copy storage space: 419.159 GB (15%)


    for my SSD:

    Used shadow copy storage space: 1.191 GB (2%)
    Allocated Shadow Copy storage space: 1.503 GB (2%)
    Maximum shadow copy storage space: 1.461 GB (2%)

    What do i do with this information?



    For whs: i got

    Partition 1 offset: 1024 KB
    Partition 2 offset: 101 MB <----not divisible by 4, i know so what does that mean?/how do i fix it?

    BTW thanks so much for helping me, I'm just trying to get my first computer build to work and I know almost nothing.
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  9. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #19

    Your alignment is fine. No problems there. The 101MB is fine because that is 101.000KB which is divisible by 4. The divison is always at the KB level.
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  10. Posts : 16,132
    7 X64
       #20

    You can try deleting it from your HD and see if that was causing the problem.

    There is a tutorial on how to do that.

    Shadow Copies - Delete
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