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[chas53]

roger that. the entire Macrium folder is 317 MB. the image files say they are 175 MB (thats the part thats supposed to go on the flash drive I reckon.)

Not too sure what you mean here, regarding the 317 MB. The packed iso is 147 MB, unpacked it's 171 MB. It's the unpacked iso that needs to be written to a flash drive (that's what was shown in your screenshot -- 175,030 KB = 171 MB).

YUMI is expecting to see a flashdrive. don't know if that matters or not.

Yes, don't use YUMI to burn the CD/DVD. Use either the built-in burning tool within w7 or something like The Official ImgBurn Website. Observe the 4x max limit. It's the iso you want to burn, not the unzipped 7z file.

I have downloaded Macrium few times now. I will try it again though.

just tried downloading Macrium again. no good same old same old. no changes at all.

Might have to ask Golden about this. I've not used it.

thanks alot F5ing.

when I hover the cursor over the Macrium folder it says that it is 317 MB.
inside the Macrium folder are 2 files:
a 7z file that is 146 MB
and the image file, an iso file that is 170 MB.

I will try burning the iso to a DVD following your advice.

 

[chas53]

I've used The Official ImgBurn many times. I feel that it is the best for my needs!

thank you so much Jacee. I am gonna try it now.

@chas53:
Maybe I missed it in another post but what size flash drive are you using and how is it formatted?

hey marsmimar, my flash drive is 4 GB and I have formatted it in FAT32.

 

[chas53]

I burned the disc using the built in window 7 tool.

I restarted. normal boot.

I checked my DVD. Macrium iso is set to open with Nero Express Essentials. I have not registered for it. and do not use it.

I checked the Official ImgBurn download mirrors. it looks like they want to use Nero (or something similar) too.

I think I need a break here.

I'm gonna just think about this for a while.

 

[F5ing]

FAT32 works for bootable flash drives.

Are you talking about the Nero ASPI Driver at the bottom of the ImgBurn download page? You don't need that, you only need the single ImgBurn setup file, available from any of the mirror links grouped together near the top of the page.

Just because Nero registered itself as the default handler for iso files doesn't mean you're only allowed to use Nero for iso files. Just right click on the iso file (in Explorer), select Open with ..., then select ImgBurn.

 

[chas53]

thanks F5ing. that looks straightforward and simple.

I'll try it.

update:

I'm doing it. it's working.

it's creating an image now. it says time remaining: 1 hour.

I am in awe.

was thinking this was a lost cause. wow. thanks alot F5ing. thanks alot Jacee and marsmimar and Golden.

update:

wow. system image successfully created. 2 hours and 20 minutes.

am astonished. and in a little bit of awe that after all this it actually worked.

thanks again so much guys and girls.

 

[Jacee]

thanks F5ing. that looks straightforward and simple.

I'll try it.

update:

I'm doing it. it's working.

it's creating an image now. it says time remaining: 1 hour.

I am in awe.

was thinking this was a lost cause. wow. thanks alot F5ing. thanks alot Jacee and marsmimar and Golden.

update:

wow. system image successfully created. 2 hours and 20 minutes.

am astonished. and in a little bit of awe that after all this it actually worked.

thanks again so much guys and girls.

 

[marsmimar]

Glad to hear things got sorted out! Two thumbs up.

 

[Golden]

Great stuff - good work!

 

[F5ing]

Yes indeed!

 

[chas53]

hey you guys and girls,

thank you again.

I am so grateful to you all. that was one heck of an experience. educational as all heck. maddening. frustrating.

a great exercise in patience and forbearance. oh whatever. am in a little bit of a state of disbelief that after all that, it actually worked.

thank you so much for hanging in there with me. thank you for your kindness and generosity.

sincerely,
Charlie

 

[marsmimar]

You should be receiving several invoices through the mail for services rendered. All major credit cards accepted.

:roflmao::roflmao:

 

[chas53]

You should be receiving several invoices through the mail for services rendered. All major credit cards accepted.

:roflmao::roflmao:

roger that. I know you're kidding. but it would be money well spent.

 

[chas53]

just received this message regarding my sony vaio laptop:

"Sony Firmware Extension Parser is missing a driver"

"Download and install the driver for Sony Firmware Extension Parser".

does anybody please have any thoughts as to whether I should do it or not?

here's info from the sony website as to what the driver does:

"What Does This Do?

This utility installs the originally shipped version of the
Sony Firmware Extension Parser Device driver.This driver also resolves the yellow exclamation point error

that may
appear in Device Manager next to "Unknown Device" which indicates
that a driver is not installed for that device."


I do not understand what this does. any thoughts as to what I should do?

 

[F5ing]

just received this message regarding my sony vaio laptop:

"Sony Firmware Extension Parser is missing a driver"

"Download and install the driver for Sony Firmware Extension Parser".

does anybody please have any thoughts as to whether I should do it or not?

here's info from the sony website as to what the driver does:

"What Does This Do?

This utility installs the originally shipped version of the
Sony Firmware Extension Parser Device driver.This driver also resolves the yellow exclamation point error

that may
appear in Device Manager next to "Unknown Device" which indicates
that a driver is not installed for that device."


I do not understand what this does. any thoughts as to what I should do?

Don't know what it is. I do know that these OEMs are really good at installing bloat though. It's good to be hesitant installing stuff just because something pops up saying that you should.

What sort of message box was it? Any extra info you can provide?

Do you see anything that's not working correctly on your machine? Device Manager issues?

Doing a little searching I found that it may also have something to do with laptop hotkeys (proprietary type functions).

Do a search on the Sony forum at https://forum.sel.sony.com/search.php using the search term "firmware extension parser" and see if any of the issues described in the first 5 or so threads apply to you. If they don't, and you're not having any other problems with your machine, I'd hold off doing anything about it pending further info.

 

[marsmimar]

If your Vaio was restored to factory specs then it would be normal for Sony to offer updated drivers, firmware, etc through Vaio Care. At least that's how it's done on my Vaio. When I get notice of any Sony updates, I'll make a new system image. Then I'll make a new restore point. Only then will I install the update. If the update works, great. No harm no foul. If it borks my Vaio I'll use the restore point to undo the update. And if that doesn't work I've always got my system image to fall back on.

 

[F5ing]

If your Vaio was restored to factory specs then it would be normal for Sony to offer updated drivers, firmware, etc through Vaio Care. At least that's how it's done on my Vaio. When I get notice of any Sony updates, I'll make a new system image. Then I'll make a new restore point. Only then will I install the update. If the update works, great. No harm no foul. If it borks my Vaio I'll use the restore point to undo the update. And if that doesn't work I've always got my system image to fall back on.

As far as the process for doing any updates/installs, that's pretty much the same method I follow.

 

[chas53]

thanks guys. I am gonna hold off for now.

I am thrilled with how my vaio works just the way it is.

your advice is superb. both of you.

 

[F5ing]

You're quite welcome!


You know, there's one last test you need to do...

 

[chas53]

what??

 

[F5ing]

You know, there's one last test you need to do...

what??

Use the image you created and prove to yourself that it'll work (and that you can do it yourself).

Not saying to do it now, though. The best way to do this, for the first time test, is to write that image to some unused hard drive you might have. And then boot from it to ensure it works to your satisfaction.