System Image Backs up but is unrecognized by Windows 7 Pro
I have a laptop that I had to flatten and reinstall both the Windows 7 pro x64 and all my apps. It took a full day to complete the rebuild. I said... 'never again' and created a system image (not just a backup) to a server on my home network. I don't want to use DD-dvd's, as to do so would take too many and a lot of $$$. It took over two hours to complete the image file(s) creation on my server and it completed without errors. I can see the image files - all 67 Gig of them. When I test to see if Windows 7 can restore from the same image it just created, it fails to recognize the image. I can successfully get the recovery process to the point where I point to the image on the server, but it just tells me it cannot find an image file. This just sucks!!! Anyone else do a full image backup, then successfully complete a restore? If so, what did you do differently?
July 5th, 2010 8:25pm

I have imaged all my systems, both desktop and laprop, to external hard drives, and on occasion had to restore them. This has worked for me. An external 80GB laptop drive is what I have used with a USB connection. I used a Win 7 restore boot disk with not problem finding the backup image.
Free Windows Admin Tool Kit Click here and download it now
July 6th, 2010 2:05am

Hi, have you tried using the method in the following link to restore the image: Restore your computer from a system image backup http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Restore-your-computer-from-a-system-image-backup If this is the case, you can follow the steps below first: a. Do you have any other third-party backup or system maintenance application installed on your computer? If yes, please uninstall the same temporarily and try performing a backup and check if that helps in backing up successfully without any errors. Firstly, make sure the Volume Shadow Copy service is running and the startup type of the same is set to Automatic. 1. Click Start, type services.msc in the Start search box and hit Enter. 2. Locate Volume Shadow Copy. Check for the status. If the service is stopped, right-click and select Restart. Also make sure the startup type is set to Automatic under Properties > General > Startup type. Additionally, you may also try performing a backup by putting the computer in a clean boot state. To help troubleshoot error messages and other issues, you can start Windows 7 by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This kind of startup is known as a "clean boot." A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts. Putting your system in clean boot state helps in identifying if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue. If yes, you may have to contact the program manufacturer for any updates or uninstall and re-install the program. Refer the following Microsoft KB article for more information on how to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7: How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 Note: After troubleshooting, make sure to put the computer to start as usual as mentioned in Step 7 in the above KB article. Meanwhile, did you encounter the error code 0x80070002? Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
July 7th, 2010 5:58am

This topic is archived. No further replies will be accepted.

Other recent topics Other recent topics