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Drive Image fails to restore previously recorded Image File
I have XP Pro SP2 installed on the C: drive of a h/d which I have
partitioned into E,F & G Partitions - D being the unpartitioned second h/d. Due to some sort of corruption the bootup hangs when I attempt to load Windows - ( it stops in the black screen with the blue load indicators paused ) - it also hangs when I attempt to go into Safe Mode. I next tried to install an Image File of the C: drive which I had previously recorded using Drive Image 2002. Although this gives a message saying "sucessfully restored Image File" ,when I again attempt a reboot , Windows still hangs both normally and again in Safe Mode. I have never had a problem with restoring Image Files with D.I.and was surprised by this failure to resolve the problem as I have come to rely on these Image Files as a "fail-safe" last resort in getting the PC recovered from any "hitches" Are there some corruptions which could prevent even an Image File from restoring the "status quo " does anyone know ? If there are , then I suppose I'll have to format the C: drive and then restore the Image File . B.N. |
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wrote in message ... I have XP Pro SP2 installed on the C: drive of a h/d which I have partitioned into E,F & G Partitions - D being the unpartitioned second h/d. Due to some sort of corruption the bootup hangs when I attempt to load Windows - ( it stops in the black screen with the blue load indicators paused ) - it also hangs when I attempt to go into Safe Mode. I next tried to install an Image File of the C: drive which I had previously recorded using Drive Image 2002. Although this gives a message saying "sucessfully restored Image File" ,when I again attempt a reboot , Windows still hangs both normally and again in Safe Mode. You can get a result like that when the image you are restoring would have produced that hang, say because some of the hardware has gone bad. In other words the problem isnt with the image restore at all, the problem is due to something having failed hardware wise. I have never had a problem with restoring Image Files with D.I.and was surprised by this failure to resolve the problem as I have come to rely on these Image Files as a "fail-safe" last resort in getting the PC recovered from any "hitches" Are there some corruptions which could prevent even an Image File from restoring the "status quo " does anyone know ? If there are , then I suppose I'll have to format the C: drive and then restore the Image File . B.N. |
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... I have XP Pro SP2 installed on the C: drive of a h/d which I have partitioned into E,F & G Partitions - D being the unpartitioned second h/d. What file format for the "C:" partition? The second hard drive should not have a drive letter designation if it is unpartitioned. Due to some sort of corruption the bootup hangs when I attempt to load Windows - ( it stops in the black screen with the blue load indicators paused ) - it also hangs when I attempt to go into Safe Mode. Did you try the XP restore diskettes which I'm sure you made when you installed XP? I next tried to install an Image File of the C: drive which I had One can restore an image file, not sure what "install" means. previously recorded using Drive Image 2002. Although this gives a message saying "sucessfully restored Image File" ,when I again attempt a reboot , Windows still hangs both normally and again in Safe Mode. This is normal if you used XP's NTFS format. I have never had a problem with restoring Image Files with D.I.and was surprised by this failure to resolve the problem as I have come to rely on these Image Files as a "fail-safe" last resort in getting the PC recovered from any "hitches" Same here. Using DI 7.01 for XP. Are there some corruptions which could prevent even an Image File from restoring the "status quo " does anyone know ? Yes. If there are , then I suppose I'll have to format the C: drive and then restore the Image File . Why would you format if restoring an image, or partition for that matter? Read the documentation that comes with DI2002. B.N. |
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Irwin wrote in message oups.com... Like Rod said it could be hardware, or maybe if you are loading apps off the e or f drives at boot time (I keep my apps on partitions other than the OS partition) maybe they got corrupted. It shouldnt be that since it fails to start in safe mode when those apps shouldnt be starting. Otherwise, assuming the problem did not exist when you made the image, it should work. Are you absolutely sure you overwrote the c: drive with your image? Did you do it from a floppy? Formatting should not be necessary when restoring an image. wrote: I have XP Pro SP2 installed on the C: drive of a h/d which I have partitioned into E,F & G Partitions - D being the unpartitioned second h/d. Due to some sort of corruption the bootup hangs when I attempt to load Windows - ( it stops in the black screen with the blue load indicators paused ) - it also hangs when I attempt to go into Safe Mode. I next tried to install an Image File of the C: drive which I had previously recorded using Drive Image 2002. Although this gives a message saying "sucessfully restored Image File" ,when I again attempt a reboot , Windows still hangs both normally and again in Safe Mode. I have never had a problem with restoring Image Files with D.I.and was surprised by this failure to resolve the problem as I have come to rely on these Image Files as a "fail-safe" last resort in getting the PC recovered from any "hitches" Are there some corruptions which could prevent even an Image File from restoring the "status quo " does anyone know ? If there are , then I suppose I'll have to format the C: drive and then restore the Image File . B.N. |
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You sure you didnt change the hardware between
the creation of the image and the restoration of it ? That can certainly produce that sort of hang in both normal and safe mode. The fix for that is to boot the XP CD and repair the XP install thats been restored from the image rather than just trying to boot it. "Rod Speed" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... I have XP Pro SP2 installed on the C: drive of a h/d which I have partitioned into E,F & G Partitions - D being the unpartitioned second h/d. Due to some sort of corruption the bootup hangs when I attempt to load Windows - ( it stops in the black screen with the blue load indicators paused ) - it also hangs when I attempt to go into Safe Mode. I next tried to install an Image File of the C: drive which I had previously recorded using Drive Image 2002. Although this gives a message saying "sucessfully restored Image File" ,when I again attempt a reboot , Windows still hangs both normally and again in Safe Mode. You can get a result like that when the image you are restoring would have produced that hang, say because some of the hardware has gone bad. In other words the problem isnt with the image restore at all, the problem is due to something having failed hardware wise. I have never had a problem with restoring Image Files with D.I.and was surprised by this failure to resolve the problem as I have come to rely on these Image Files as a "fail-safe" last resort in getting the PC recovered from any "hitches" Are there some corruptions which could prevent even an Image File from restoring the "status quo " does anyone know ? If there are , then I suppose I'll have to format the C: drive and then restore the Image File . B.N. |
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"Lil' Dave" wrote in message ink.net... wrote in message ... I have XP Pro SP2 installed on the C: drive of a h/d which I have partitioned into E,F & G Partitions - D being the unpartitioned second h/d. What file format for the "C:" partition? The second hard drive should not have a drive letter designation if it is unpartitioned. Due to some sort of corruption the bootup hangs when I attempt to load Windows - ( it stops in the black screen with the blue load indicators paused ) - it also hangs when I attempt to go into Safe Mode. Did you try the XP restore diskettes which I'm sure you made when you installed XP? I next tried to install an Image File of the C: drive which I had One can restore an image file, not sure what "install" means. previously recorded using Drive Image 2002. Although this gives a message saying "sucessfully restored Image File" ,when I again attempt a reboot , Windows still hangs both normally and again in Safe Mode. This is normal if you used XP's NTFS format. I have never had a problem with restoring Image Files with D.I.and was surprised by this failure to resolve the problem as I have come to rely on these Image Files as a "fail-safe" last resort in getting the PC recovered from any "hitches" Same here. Using DI 7.01 for XP. Are there some corruptions which could prevent even an Image File from restoring the "status quo " does anyone know ? Yes. If there are , then I suppose I'll have to format the C: drive and then restore the Image File . Why would you format if restoring an image, or partition for that matter? Read the documentation that comes with DI2002. Yes you will read that DI2002 is for W95/W98/NT. DI 7 is needed for W2K/WSP. |
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"BBUNNY" wrote in message om... "Lil' Dave" wrote in message ink.net... wrote in message ... I have XP Pro SP2 installed on the C: drive of a h/d which I have partitioned into E,F & G Partitions - D being the unpartitioned second h/d. What file format for the "C:" partition? The second hard drive should not have a drive letter designation if it is unpartitioned. Due to some sort of corruption the bootup hangs when I attempt to load Windows - ( it stops in the black screen with the blue load indicators paused ) - it also hangs when I attempt to go into Safe Mode. Did you try the XP restore diskettes which I'm sure you made when you installed XP? I next tried to install an Image File of the C: drive which I had One can restore an image file, not sure what "install" means. previously recorded using Drive Image 2002. Although this gives a message saying "sucessfully restored Image File" ,when I again attempt a reboot , Windows still hangs both normally and again in Safe Mode. This is normal if you used XP's NTFS format. I have never had a problem with restoring Image Files with D.I.and was surprised by this failure to resolve the problem as I have come to rely on these Image Files as a "fail-safe" last resort in getting the PC recovered from any "hitches" Same here. Using DI 7.01 for XP. Are there some corruptions which could prevent even an Image File from restoring the "status quo " does anyone know ? Yes. If there are , then I suppose I'll have to format the C: drive and then restore the Image File . Why would you format if restoring an image, or partition for that matter? Read the documentation that comes with DI2002. Yes you will read that DI2002 is for W95/W98/NT. DI 7 is needed for W2K/WSP. It isnt needed in the sense that DI2002 wont work with XP. It just provides some extra capability with 2K and XP. |
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