Creating System Image Fails repetatly

prabhakarlad

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I Have Intalled XP SP3 and Windows7 fresh on C and E Drive With all Programms , Softwares and all needful things , Then I Planned to Make System Image at Last Night on DVD Media Every Thing get OK Up To 4 th Disk but at the Fifth Disk " Error varification of files on media failled " apperead and prompted me for another Disk , I have Instered and The process of Backing ( Creating Image ) started and it is still running for last 10 hours , Neither any error message appered or System Hang up Every thing running normally , I Cant Understand what is wrong To Write a DVD This much time should not be taken
can any one sugest any solution to this problem
 

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Hi,

1 thing you could try is to backup onto a temporary folder on your hard disk (if possible) and see if the process finishes successfully. This will help narrow down the issue to either the drive or the disks :)


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Did it tell you an approximate size the backup image would be ? I may be larger than a CD/DVD & need to be on a different partition or HD.
 

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Thanks for quick responce But It not possible me Backup on hard disk as am out of space backup size is 38 GB and available space is only 12.5 GB on other drive
The DVD ROM has no problem as I have written 5 DVD s With Acronics True Image
Creation of System Image With Win7 failed 4 times and i have wasted 12 DVDS
 

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Then your best option is an External USB Hard Drive for backup image. Plus you can also use it as additional storage, not just for backup.
 

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Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x6...AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200m...2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM,...Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
Thanks DocBrown as I early said It is about 38 GB and Creating with Windows 7 It is automaticaly creats Disk-1 , disk -2 disk 3 according to the size of Backup to fit on DVD
 

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Being able to backup / image to CD/DVD is apparently a glitch within Windows 7. Even Microsoft forums have documented these issues. Some of the documented issues involve the type of media used (+R, -R, +RW, -RW, dual vs single layer), the brand of media, the brand of burner, the speed of burning, whether the media is formatted separately prior to attempting the burn or during the burn process, etc.

Windows 7 "Create a System Image" problems

From personal experience, the first few times I tried creating an image to DVD, I tried 3 different brands and two different types (a +R and a -R) because that's what I happened to have available. It flat out didn't work. I invested in an external USB hard drive and it has worked flawlessly ever since.
 

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MSE
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Opera (primary) with IE9 backup
If that's the case could I also suggest using different software to perform the backup? It may be financially better than getting new external media ;)
 

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AMD Sempron Dual Core
Memory
3GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Hard Drives
150GB Sata

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Win 7 Pro 64-bitIntel i5 2.4 Ghz8GB DDR3Intel HD 3000
Computer type
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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VPCEB47GM Laptop
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Win 7 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel i5 2.4 Ghz
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD 3000
Sound Card
IDT High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6 WGXA Anti-Glare LED
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hard Drives
640Gb 7200rpm
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Opera (primary) with IE9 backup
If that's the case could I also suggest using different software to perform the backup? It may be financially better than getting new external media ;)

Thanks for adding that bit of info. I flat out forgot to mention Macrium free and the tutorial created by whs. Must be my one remaining brain cell is overloaded this morning. :D

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73828-imaging-free-macrium.html


Thanks Now think that the External USB Hard disk will useful for for both purpose
again As said I Created A Image with Acronis True Image Home 2011 of My C: Drive It tooks 9 Dvds for 18 GB Backup I wonder as Each DVD is of 4.35 GB , Again I have Created System Image oF E: drive ( Where Win7 is Intalled ) It tooks Only 3 DVDs For 31GB Backup With Same Acronis True Image Home 2011 which I Cant understand such big differeance
 

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