Reinstalling from System Image and want to format C drive

[wakeboardr116]

I've been having all kinds of issues lately so I have decided to do a reinstall with a system image I made after doing an original clean install when I got the pc. I just have a quick question before doing it. I'd like to reformat the C and D drive. Can I do this using the recovery console before I load the system image?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Have a look at this tutorial at the link below.


SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

 

[wakeboardr116]

Have a look at this tutorial at the link below.


SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

Thanks that helps a lot. My C drive is an SSD though so do any need to do anything different for that?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

No, I've run about 30 "clean all's" on my SSD so far to no ill effects.

 

[wakeboardr116]

Thanks. I ended up just having to do a complete clean install with the install CD. Some how my system image got corrupted.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

What imaging program are you using?

 

[wakeboardr116]

I just used the built one in Windows Backup.

I did have to move it off of my external usb an back onto another one. So maybe it got messed up during that.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Have a go at this one, some say it's way better.


Imaging with free Macrium

 

[wakeboardr116]

Thanks I'll give it a go once I get everything all set up and installed again.

 

[eldinv]

When restoring an image using Macrium, you wouldn't have needed to format. In the recovery process it asks you to located image, and to what partition do you want to replace the image with.

Happy Imaging with Macrium!

 

[gregrocker]

Did you leave the image in the root of the drive and titled only WindowsImageBackup? It matters.

 

[wakeboardr116]

When I restored it, it was on the root of the drive and titled WindowsImageBackup. I did have to move it to a different drive though.