The Complete PC Backup is 'not' bootable, it require that you boot from your
Windows Vista installation disk into the Windows Recovery Environment and
follow instructions to restore the image.
Please see my tutorial for further instructions on how to create and restore
it:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...DB!16507.entry
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Andre
Blog:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Fastlayne" <Fastlayne@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
>I have a brand new HP Pavilion with Vista Home Premium pre-installed - no
> Microsoft Vista disks.
>
> I have purchased an Any Time Upgrade key for Vista Ultimate.
>
> What is the recommended procedure to create a full system image after I
> have
> upgraded to Vista Ultimate? And specifically does it create a bootable
> "Installation" disk as part of the recovery set so that I can fully
> recover
> my PC in the event of a hard drive failure?
>
> My confusion with regards to the "Complete PC Restore" feature of Vista
> Ultimate is the first step that states that I need to insert the "Vista
> Installation CD".
>
> Thanks.
>