Solved system Image Restore help

[N00berG00ber]

So I created a system image a while ago via windows backup on my external HDD. It just so happs that I need to restore now.
i tried to do it in CP and got to where i could select the drive and begin the restore process. However I was not able to check the first option to wipe the drive then install. So I just clicked next. It went to the second screen and basically didn't move for. But it froze after 20mins. I canceled it and windows wouldn't boot. I formatted the HDD and reinstalled windows and now rrying the restore again and same issue. It just kinda freezes. There is no HDD activity either.

How can I restore from my system image?

 

[N00berG00ber]

Yupp keeps getting stuck at "restoring C" what should I do to restore from my image?

 

[Brink]

Hello Patrick,

If you are unable to do a System Image Recovery at boot using step 3 in the STEP TWO section below,.....

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/675-system-image-recovery.html
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...then you might see if you may be able to using the method in the tutorial below.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/210195-system-image-recover-broken-windows-7-system-image.html
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Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[N00berG00ber]

A little. I just don't understand why it won't restore it. It sees it and all but freezes on the restore.

 

[N00berG00ber]

im thinking about just doing a clean install..... is there a way i can retrieve my services lists on the VHD so i can later restore it to the clean install?

 

[Brink]

You could extract what you want from a system image to copy back, but you will not be able to restore services. They'll have to be manually set again.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/24771-system-image-extract-files-using-disk-management.html

OR

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/23196-system-image-extracting-files-using-virtual-pc.html

 

[N00berG00ber]

Damn :/ thanks tho!

 

[Brink]

You're welcome.

 

[AddRAM]

As Brink says, you should be doing this from bootup with your W7 dvd, not from within windows. You can`t do it from within windows.

As you said you are trying to do it in Control Panel

 

[N00berG00ber]

is there any way i can see my services list in my VHD from my backup?

 

[N00berG00ber]

also my EQ settings from my backup. is there anyway to view these items on the backup so I can copy my settings over?

i just need to view EQ settings from realtek and my services list.

 

[N00berG00ber]

how would I be able to open the registry or services.msc app on my VHD so I can see what was there?

 

[N00berG00ber]

anybody? is there a way i can open the realtek .exe file on my VHD and see what my settings were? and same goes for services.msc? when i try to run it from VHD, it just opens my services on the C drive.

 

[N00berG00ber]

wait a minute.... cant i boot from my VHD file and work from there?

 

[Brink]

You could try using the method in the tutorial below to boot from the VHD, but I don't know if it'll work on a VHD created by a system image.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/625-boot-vhd-using-windows-7-a.html