hard drive failed, system image not found on hard drive

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    win764
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    hard drive failed, system image not found on hard drive


    hi all,
    i hope someone can help me out, i am a newbie to all this so bare with me.
    my hard drive failed over a month ago but i managed to do a system image with win7 to my new 2tb internal hard drive. i cannot get the image recovery to work as i says "no image can be found on hard disk". i am at a loss from there. I have tried and cried over this as its driving me mad as i have no pc.

    Leroy
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    win764
    Thread Starter
       #2

    just to add really that the system image is on my new hard drive (2tb internal). i use the boot dvd and i get a far as "repair my computer" click on it, sometimes i get message saying not compatable with this version of windows other times it lets me on to next bit, then says no image can be found on hard drive. if i go through the load drivers i can see my hard drive with items on it. ie windowsbackup and others. again i am at a loss with this, any help would be greatful.

    Leroy
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  3. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #3

    Do you have 2 new drives one for the system image & one for the system image to Restore to.
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    win764
    Thread Starter
       #4

    thanks for reply. yes 1 internal 2tb (windows image on), and 1 2tb external. was told by pc world help that i would need 1 each internal and external. hope that helps
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    1 internal 2tb (windows image on), and 1 2tb external.
    The system image would need to be on the external HDD to restore to the internal HDD.
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    win764
    Thread Starter
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    oh no. the guy said either doesnt matter!. agh!. what do you think is my best option now?. can i move the system image to external hard drive?. is that basically my problem?.
    thanks for your info @ theog


    i'd rather no info than shite info.... (pc world) ;-{
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  7. Posts : 11,408
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       #7

    The Windows system imaging files are not happy about being moved from one HDD to other HDD.
    But you can try.
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    win764
    Thread Starter
       #8

    oh. does one know how to do that sort of thing?. is there a program that i could use to move it over?.
    again thanks, maybe i should of asked before. :)

    Leroy
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  9. Posts : 11,408
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       #9

    You could try cloning the internal HDD to the external HDD.

    How to clone your old drive to a new drive.
    Solved How to Migrate OS to new Hard disk.
    The thread is about using Paragon Backup & Recovery 12, which is being updated to Paragon 14.
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  10. Posts : 7
    win764
    Thread Starter
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    thanks so much for the info. paragon does not seem to dl and its not free the bit i need. lol.
    gutted.

    cheers Leroy
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