Guest Gordon Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Before I lash out on this oft-recommended application, can someone tell me - if I create an image of my hard drive with this application, what is the process for restoring the image in the event of a system crash? thanks
Guest peter Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Re: OT - Acronis 10 trueimage question Acronis lets you create a "recovery" disk.With this recovery disk you can start your system and run Acronis without running XP....from where you can access your images/backup files and restore them to the original location.........providing you were not so foolish so as to create that image on the same HD that your OS is on and that HD now has mechanical problems. peter "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message news:e9bs18IxHHA.5028@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Before I lash out on this oft-recommended application, can someone tell > me - if I create an image of my hard drive with this application, what is > the process for restoring the image in the event of a system crash? > > thanks >
Guest Gordon Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Re: OT - Acronis 10 trueimage question "peter" <peter@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:%23TXQWDJxHHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Acronis lets you create a "recovery" disk.With this recovery disk you can > start your system and run Acronis without running XP....from where you can > access your images/backup files and restore them to the original > location.........providing you were not so foolish so as to create that > image on the same HD that your OS is on and that HD now has mechanical > problems. thanks for the info - looks like I'll be getting it then as Amazon has it at less that half price.....
Guest Anna Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Re: OT - Acronis 10 trueimage question "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message news:e9bs18IxHHA.5028@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Before I lash out on this oft-recommended application, can someone tell > me - if I create an image of my hard drive with this application, what is > the process for restoring the image in the event of a system crash? > > thanks Gordon: I've previously posted to this newsgroup step-by-step instructions for using the Acronis True Image program, so here it is again - but this time only that portion dealing with the disk imaging recovery process with which you're specifically interested in... Recovery Process (Disk images): We'll assume the recovery will be to either a non-defective HDD that has become unbootable for one reason or another, or to a new HDD. The HDD to be restored need not be partitioned/formatted since the recovery process will take care of that function. Note that in most cases you will be using the Acronis "Bootable Rescue "Media" (CD) that you created when you originally installed the Acronis program. If you didn't create that bootable CD at that time, you can create it now from the Acronis program (assuming You can access the program at this time) by clicking on the "Create Bootable Rescue Media" icon on the opening Acronis screen and simply going through the screens to create the bootable CD. Note: If the recovery will be made to a HDD that is still bootable and you're able to access the Acronis program on that drive, then you can undertake the recovery process without the need for using the "bootable rescue" CD. 1. With both the drive containing the backup disk image(s) and the drive you want to restore connected and with the bootable rescue CD inserted, boot up. 2. At the opening screen, click on "Acronis True Image Home (Full Version)". 3. The program will open after some moments. On the "Pick a Task" screen that opens, click on "Recovery". 4. The "Welcome to the Restore Data Wizard!" screen opens. Click on Next. 5. The "Archive Selection" screen opens. Navigate to the drive containing the backup archive file(s) and select the last incremental backup file or the original full backup file if no incremental backup files were subsequently created. Ensure that the correct drive letter and filename are entered in the "File name:" text box. Click Next. 6. In the Acronis version 9 program, the "Archive Date Selection" screen opens. Select (highlight) the last incremental backup file from the listing and click Next. This screen does not appear in version 10. 7. The "Restoration Type Selection" screen opens. Select the option, "Restore disks or partitions" and click Next. 8. The "Partition or Disk to Restore" will open. Click on "Disk 1" and click Next. 9. After some moments the "Restored Hard Disk Drive Location" screen opens. Select (highlight) the HDD to be restored and click Next. 10. On the next screen select the "Yes" option to delete all current partitions on the destination HDD. Click Next. 11. On the next screen select the "No" option and click Next. 12. On the next screen you have the option to validate the backup archive before restoration. Click Next. 13. The final screen before the restoration operation begins will open. Confirm that the information as shown is correct. Click Proceed. 14. Click OK when following completion of the recovery operation a message appears indicating a successful recovery operation. 15. Remove the Acronis bootable rescue CD and close the Acronis program. The system will reboot. A Windows "Found New Hardware" message followed by the "System Settings Change" message box may appear on the Desktop. If these messages do appear, simply click Yes for a reboot. Anna
Guest Gordon Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Re: OT - Acronis 10 trueimage question "Anna" <myname@myisp.net> wrote in message news:%23CyxPvJxHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message > news:e9bs18IxHHA.5028@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Before I lash out on this oft-recommended application, can someone tell >> me - if I create an image of my hard drive with this application, what is >> the process for restoring the image in the event of a system crash? >> >> thanks > > > Gordon: > I've previously posted to this newsgroup step-by-step instructions for > using the Acronis True Image program, so here it is again - <snip detail> Many thanks for that - all I really wanted to know was that the imaging application didn't require an OS installed first to work!
Guest XS11E Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Re: OT - Acronis 10 trueimage question "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > - all I really wanted to know was that the imaging application didn't > require an OS installed first to work! The current (and I think earlier?) Acronis CDs are bootable and will give you full access to all operations so the instructions provided by Anna will work even if you didn't create a restore CD. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Re: OT - Acronis 10 trueimage question XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote: >The current (and I think earlier?) Acronis CDs are bootable and will >give you full access to all operations so the instructions provided by >Anna will work even if you didn't create a restore CD. Correct. Just make SURE that when you create that CD that you include the FULL version of ATI, not just the SAFE version. The latter has no USB drivers, which means if you are using a USB mouse, or keyboard, or hard drive, you'll be screwed.
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