Possible to covert a plain system part. copy to ISO and make bootable?

[Dali362]

I have an Asus Eee PC, WIN7, no inst. media. The touchpad stopped working (a common problem on many Asus Eee PCs I learnt) , during an Asian trip, so I had it repaired by a local shop. However, the repairman must have damaged the recovery partition in the process, as recovery, both in terms of recovery time points and factory state reinstall function stopped working. I started to use a backup software (EaseUS) to make backup part. images on a "restore" part. and it worked well. However, during the last backup about ten days ago (due to the terrible heat here?) I must erroneously have clicked "backup partition - i. e. a plain partition files copy instead of partition clone alternative. Few days ago I made a bad download, which I could not get rid of, so I wiped out the system partition and attemped to restore the system ,only to find that on the restore partition I had not a part. clone, but a plain WIN7 partition files copy, so no restore was possible. Is there any way to convert this copy of a working partition into ISO and make it bootable, so that I can salvage the system?

 

[Golden]

Hi,

There is an easier, more reliable method, but its effectively a clean install:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html

Regards,
Golden

 

[Kaktussoft]

Did you do File backup - EaseUS Todo Backup online help ?
Or Disk and partition backup - EaseUS Todo Backup online help ?
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http://www.todo-backup.com/support/help/restore.htm

 

[Dali362]

Hi,

There is an easier, more reliable method, but its effectively a clean install:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html

Regards,
Golden

Hi Golden and thanks, if possible, I´d like tp salvage the original system, as it contains a lot of valuable software that I´d loose with a new install. Apart from that, although it sound unbelievable, the Microsoft Sticker at the back of my Asus is "empty", it looks just like the regular verification sticker with Microsoft logo but without the text "Proof of License", the space for product key etc is blank, which means the factoory OEM fresh install is not an option for me. However, I´m prepared, if a salvation is not possible, to buy Recovery DVD´s, although getting them from Asus`european store is a big chore - have laready read complaints on the web about them.

 

[Kaktussoft]

Backup Windows 7 Retail, OEM and MAK Activation With 7Tokens Manager - Instant Fundas
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/th...Tokens-Manager-The-Activation-Backup-Solution

But first you have to be in working win7

 

[Dali362]

Did you do File backup - EaseUS Todo Backup online help ?
Or Disk and partition backup - EaseUS Todo Backup online help ?
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Disk and partition recovery - EaseUS Todo Backup online help

Kaktussoft, thanks, a solution may (hopefully) by here i. e. EaseUS help page, I have only skimmed their pages and have not found it yet, but will scrutinize their help pages. When I tried to restore the partition with EasyUS for the FIRST time, I got a message something like "An ISO element" is missing, and even an error code - which I unfortunately haven´t written down and my consecutive attempts to restore do not show the message again, so everything seems to go wrong.

 

[Kaktussoft]

Did you do File backup - EaseUS Todo Backup online help ?
Or Disk and partition backup - EaseUS Todo Backup online help ?
----------------
Disk and partition recovery - EaseUS Todo Backup online help

Kaktussoft, thanks, a solution may (hopefully) by here i. e. EaseUS help page, I have only skimmed their pages and have not found it yet, but will scrutinize their help pages. When I tried to restore the partition with EasyUS for the FIRST time, I got a message something like "An ISO element" is missing, and even an error code - which I unfortunately haven´t written down and my consecutive attempts to restore do not show the message again, so everything seems to go wrong.

You did Disk and partition backup - EaseUS Todo Backup online help to create the backup didn't you?
Disk and partition recovery - EaseUS Todo Backup online help you're doing now?

 

[Kaktussoft]

Did you do File backup - EaseUS Todo Backup online help ?
Or Disk and partition backup - EaseUS Todo Backup online help ?
----------------
Disk and partition recovery - EaseUS Todo Backup online help

Kaktussoft, thanks, a solution may (hopefully) by here i. e. EaseUS help page, I have only skimmed their pages and have not found it yet, but will scrutinize their help pages. When I tried to restore the partition with EasyUS for the FIRST time, I got a message something like "An ISO element" is missing, and even an error code - which I unfortunately haven´t written down and my consecutive attempts to restore do not show the message again, so everything seems to go wrong.

Please tell exactly what you do. And if it actually starts restoring. Failure, freeze, crash and after how many minutes restoring? Error message?

 

[Dali362]

Did you do File backup - EaseUS Todo Backup online help ?
Or Disk and partition backup - EaseUS Todo Backup online help ?
----------------
Disk and partition recovery - EaseUS Todo Backup online help

Kaktussoft, thanks, a solution may (hopefully) by here i. e. EaseUS help page, I have only skimmed their pages and have not found it yet, but will scrutinize their help pages. When I tried to restore the partition with EasyUS for the FIRST time, I got a message something like "An ISO element" is missing, and even an error code - which I unfortunately haven´t written down and my consecutive attempts to restore do not show the message again, so everything seems to go wrong.

You did Disk and partition backup - EaseUS Todo Backup online help to create the backup didn't you?
Disk and partition recovery - EaseUS Todo Backup online help you're doing now?

No, I did the backup direct from the EaseUS software without the use of online help and tried to recover also by using EaseUS software. However, since I had wiped out the original partition, I could not use the original EaseUS, so Itemporarily installed a WIN XP on the original partition, re-installed EaseUS, started it and then tried to recover the backup. Maybe it was here that everything went wrong? What I only too realized, was that I must be in a working WINDOWS OS to be able to use EaseUS and recover.

 

[Kaktussoft]

Still don't understand. But what happens now? Crash, freeze, or some error message?

 

[Kaktussoft]

Did you do this to create the backup?
Free Windows backup software with funtion to backup drive and partition helps you backup system in case of system crash.

 

[Dali362]

Still don't understand. But what happens now? Crash, freeze, or some error message?

O. K. here´s what I do:

1.)Start EaseUS (in WIN XP). 2.) Click Recovery (file, disk, partition)/System Rescue 3.)get interface Dis/Partion images (0) -zero i. e. No image File Images (0),Mail images(0). 4.)Right down I clicked Browse - and get Please select the backup image file. 5.)Click computer and geta menu with among other things HDD icon (C and another HDD icon marked WIN7 (D Here I get stuck, even if I click the WIN7 icon, I cannot go further and continue with the recovery - obviuously, as no ISO image is available according to EaseUS - see point No.3. When I check the contents of the WIN7 (Dpartition, all the files from the original working system partition are there, but either it is not ISO (.i. e. the original partition just got copied without ISO, or something with ISO got corrupted during the backup imaging process.

 

[Dali362]

Did you do this to create the backup?
Free Windows backup software with funtion to backup drive and partition helps you backup system in case of system crash.

Hi again Katussoft, frankly, I have become so confused by now, that I am not sure whether I did the BACKUP option in EaseUS or if I did the CLONE (Disk clone/Partition clone) option, my intention was to do the Clone option, as this was what I always did before and could always recover without problems. Whichever the case is, the fact remains that there is No ISO image on the recovery partition, only what appears a pure files copy of the original working partition.

 

[Kaktussoft]

(D) is where the backup file is located (at least you saved it there)?
Start windows explorer and browse if file is still there

 

[Kaktussoft]

Did you do this to create the backup?
Free Windows backup software with funtion to backup drive and partition helps you backup system in case of system crash.

Hi again Katussoft, frankly, I have become so confused by now, that I am not sure whether I did the BACKUP option in EaseUS or if I did the CLONE (Disk clone/Partition clone) option, my intention was to do the Clone option, as this was what I always did before and could always recover without problems. Whichever the case is, the fact remains that there is No ISO image on the recovery partition, only what appears a pure files copy of the original working partition.

Wait.. I think I know what happened!! open windows explorer. Do you C and D (nothing else)? D is labeled windows 7 isn't it?

 

[Dali362]

(D) is where the backup file is located (at least you saved it there)?
Start windows explorer and browse if file is still there

Yes, the "backup" file on the D partion (C is where my temporarily installed WIN XP is) of my HDD is STILL there. It refuses to get copied to an external HDD or USB stick though (I wanted to copy it to work on it on a separate medium in order to prevent further mishaps) probably due to some device in the WIN7 on the backup copy to prevent making illegal WIN7 copies? Anyway my thought was to make an ISO out of this non-iso backup file if this is possible and feasible,then make the D partition bootable and be back in business.

 

[Kaktussoft]

Post full screenshot of disk management
How To Access Disk Management in Windows XP

 

[Kaktussoft]

(D) is where the backup file is located (at least you saved it there)?
Start windows explorer and browse if file is still there

Yes, the "backup" file on the D partion (C is where my temporarily installed WIN XP is) of my HDD is STILL there. It refuses to get copied to an external HDD or USB stick though (I wanted to copy it to work on it on a separate medium in order to prevent further mishaps) probably due to some device in the WIN7 on the backup copy to prevent making illegal WIN7 copies? Anyway my thought was to make an ISO out of this non-iso backup file if this is possible and feasible,then make the D partition bootable and be back in business.

D partition is your original win7 partition? Did you resize/move it? if so did it boot afterwards?

the "backup" file on the D partition => What's the name of that file? Sorry I don't understand

 

[Dali362]

Kaktussoft, thanks for your tremndous efforty to help me. As my Asus Eee PC where the problem is, is not online (the version of WINXP temporarily installed on partition C does not agree with my network card) I´ll have to figure out how to transfer a screenshot to my wife´s PC (which I´m currently using). Also, the language is not english, so in the meantime, I´ll describe what it looks like:

Volume Layout Type File sys. Status Capacity
Disc icon (C) Partition Standard NTFS Error free(system start) 119,47GB
Disc icon (D) Partition Standard NTFS Error free(System) 113,40GB

Picture below:

Disk 0 (C) WIN7 (D)
standard 119,47 GB Error free (system start) 113,40 GB NFTS error free(system)
232,88GB
Online

The original working WIN7 system was on partition C and the "gone bad" backup was done to partition D. The term "backup file" you ask about was a wrong expression on my side - the so called recovery partition (D) to which I did the backup contains now a full copy of all files from the original working C partition. I have not resized any partitions in the backup process. I want to add that when I swiched "Boot" from partition C to Part D where the WIN7 is, the computer will not boot at all.

 

[Kaktussoft]

C and D are on SAME physical harddrive?
How did you try to switch boot from partition C to Part D where the Windows 7 is?