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  1. Posts : 880
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       #291

    SIW2 said:
    Takes about 1 min to make the pe3 media for you.
    I recall that it took alot longer for me, and it (RunMeAsAdminV2.exe) does not give you progress indicators so JDH1 leave the thing alone until you're sure it's finished (I recall it will even offer to burn a disk for you at the very end!).
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  2. Posts : 36
    Windows 7 Home x64
       #292

    maxseven said:
    SIW2 said:
    Takes about 1 min to make the pe3 media for you.
    I recall that it took alot longer for me, and it (RunMeAsAdminV2.exe) does not give you progress indicators so JDH1 leave the thing alone until you're sure it's finished (I recall it will even offer to burn a disk for you at the very end!).
    Great, thanks for the tips. Since my burner is external, it'll be interesting to see if this EXE will be able to locate and use it.
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  3. Posts : 36
    Windows 7 Home x64
       #293

    SIW2 said:
    Does it create an ISO file to make a PE3 runtime CD? ...If your EXE finds them on my HDD and then includes them, that's one handy program!
    Yes, that's exactly what it does. No need for WAIK.
    Thanks, I DL'ed the file earlier and now look forward to trying it!
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  4. Posts : 186
    Windows Seven, Ubuntu
       #294

    I installed Ubuntu Oneiric Alpha 3 as a dual boot with windows 7 and had to use the alternate install cd. When I logged into windows and looked at my disc I saw that Ubuntu had been installed in front of windows and was labeled C: . I decided to remove Ubuntu but could not extend into the empty space, so I re wrote the MBR with easy bcd and did a restore with Macrium. When I rebooted I had a grub rescue prompt. I have no idea what happened. I decided I would need to re install windows and then restore the back up .I decided I would use a Windows 7 upgrade disc and not the recovery disc that came with the pc because I did not want all the system crap and I figured it would take forever to re install windows. After putting the disc in it would not let me install over what was on the disc so I deleted everything. I may have deleted the MSR I can't remember but it is there now so I guess if I did it either restored itself or I never deleted it. At this point it did allow me to install Windows 7. After installing I did not activate it or update it. I immediately put in the Macrium rescue cd and restored the back up. It worked but it initially gave me an error that the vendor id did not match up or something so I put in the system recovery cd from the manufacturer and clicked on repair windows. It did find a problem and asked if I wanted to fix it. I clicked on yes and rebooted. It worked but the process turned what was an MBR disc into a GPT disc (GUID Partition Table). How about that. The one time I used it it saved my system. Now I can't use it anymore because Macrium will not work with GPT. I had to create a backup on my hard disc with windows back up. I liked how Macrium allowed me to put the whole thing on a 14 gig USB.
    Last edited by bigcitycat; 31 Aug 2011 at 18:09.
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  5. Posts : 161
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #295

    Been liking Macrium a lot - but this just happened, stuck on 99%, I had to use Task Manager to shut it down. I then tried to verify the image but Macrium couldn't see it.
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  6. Posts : 161
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #296

    I tried again and it's done the same thing - I have waited 5 mins with it on 99%, it seems stuck.
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  7. Posts : 264
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit SP1 x64
       #297

    stonebear said:
    Been liking Macrium a lot - but this just happened, stuck on 99%, I had to use Task Manager to shut it down. I then tried to verify the image but Macrium couldn't see it.
    No way that anything could see an image if the file size is zero,
    and I guess the file size is zero if the file creation failed at 99%.

    Perhaps if you launch Windows Task manager or Process Explorer you might see that something (e.g. malware protection) is in conflict and using 90+% of the CPU core that Macrium is using.
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  8. Posts : 161
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #298

    alan10 said:
    stonebear said:
    Been liking Macrium a lot - but this just happened, stuck on 99%, I had to use Task Manager to shut it down. I then tried to verify the image but Macrium couldn't see it.
    No way that anything could see an image if the file size is zero,
    and I guess the file size is zero if the file creation failed at 99%.

    Perhaps if you launch Windows Task manager or Process Explorer you might see that something (e.g. malware protection) is in conflict and using 90+% of the CPU core that Macrium is using.


    The file size was 10GB not 0, but that doesn't matter, it stopped on 99% and the image is not complete - the reason I tried verifying was to confirm that.

    I will have a look at Task Manager and see if anything odd is happening. Thanks.
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  9. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #299

    Hi Stonebear,

    Is there a chance your HDD you are imaging might be fragmented> Can you check that, and then defragment it if neccessary? I'm not 100% sure this is an issue.....just a suggestion.

    Regards,
    Golden
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  10. Posts : 161
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #300

    I am backing up to a drive connected by esta, never tried that before so that seems the obvious culprit. I forgot to mention that! Sorry.

    The drive works fine in other respects though, I just recently ran WD-Lifeguard extended diagnostics on it because I hadn't used it for a while, it has lots of space on it and is not defragmented. I just dragged and dropped a 10GB file onto it and it transferred at 100MBs.

    So if it the problem the problem only exists between it and Macrium.

    @Golden, it isn't defragmented.
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