Macrium Restore CD

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nichos

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Hi,

Without trying to be offensive, If anyone has actually tried to test the backup file with the macrium rescu CD, please help me as I am a bit old & thick in the grey matter.

A. I get confused of the Macrium Help instruction, see foto #3 below, 'Create Rescue CD' or 'Create a bootable rescue CD', can't do both so why show them?

B. I made a Vista C:\ backup as #4 below.

Then tried to create the Rescu CD using the BartPE option but:-

Instead of geting what the Macrium Help file shows #2 which has the "Start the Reflect Restore Wizard" option, I get this #1 below, which does not have that option, thus making the boot CD useles. ............nick
 

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I have Macrium. I haven't done the BartPE. My impression is you need a BartPE setup that enables you to create a custom rescue CD. If you want one that works out of the box, try the Linux Rescue CD. It comes up to a graphical point and shoot restore program so there's no need to know anything about Linux. I have a Raid controller on my HP desktop and it still works with that where some other restore programs didn't.
 

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Hallo nichos, As MilesAhead stated i think the Linux ubuntu is probably the best option it is only about 7mb file.
I use Macrium on all my machines. I havnt had to use it with Vista but i have successfully restored Windows Seven once & Windows XP three times each time without any problems during the restore or afterwards, i cant fault it.

Each time i just insert the CD and restart my computer & it will take you to the Recovery options.

One of our members kindly put together a small tutorial for Vista Forums & Seven Forums. I have attached links that you can click on & they will take you to them.

I think these Tutorials will best answer your questions

The one at Seven Forums has a lot of feedback that you may find of interest. I hope this is of some help; :D

http://www.vistax64.com/software/261727-image-your-system-free-macrium.html

Image your system with free Macrium - Windows 7 Forums
 

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Thanx both,

managed to do the Barte one but was very complecated for me.

I thought the Linux would not do on XP installations. Will try it on my spare HD. .........nick
 
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restore CD OK bur restore fails

Unfortunately the restore failed with error :- GRUB Stage 1.5, & tried it with keepold, use same & do not change MBR, nothing helps.
the uncompressed Reflect file is 62gb & the directory is 160gb.
any ideas ? ..........nick
 

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Linux one did not do it either, still get : "GRUB Loading Stage1.5." & just hungs there.

Tried several times the backup from a laptop & my desktop on a cleaned out HD using Maxblast.

So much for backups really, if you lost your HD completely & could not load it all on a new one. .............nick
 

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I'm not sure what you're saying. Does the rescue CD not boot? How are you trying to run it?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
The Rescu CDs boot oK.

After the BartPE or Linux restore finishes restoring to a clean HD, the CD ejects & I reboot. ending with a black screen & "GRUB Loading Stage1.5." & hungs there.

nick
 
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Could it be the "clean HD" is less capacity than the device you made the image from? Macrium is not meant as a drive cloner. Some image backups will work that way and some won't. You should try to sign up for their support forum:

Macrium Reflect Disk Imaging and Backup - Support

If they won't let you sign up without a paid version search and see if the problem has already been answered. I know I've seen feature request to restore to a smaller drive than the image source drive and it was answered something to the effect that wasn't "true image backup" or something. But look there for the info.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
the C:\ primary active partition it came from contains (wn XP etc) 42gb, the HD itself is 250gbs with 5 other logical partitions in it.

The destination HD is 160gb & is empty after prepared with Maxblast & gave 80gb & later 160gb to restore to.

This destination HD was inserted in the same PC as the source one & also in another PCwith same failed result ..........nick
 

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I would check with Macrium support. I think they will tell you the restore to HD has to be at least the same size or larger than the one saved from. I could be wrong, but they would know for sure.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
Many thanx Miles,

I think I'll skip this venture of backing up & stick to copy/paste correspondance etc on the spare disk.

I it was very interesting & l learned a lot anyway............nick
 

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I think you're over complicating things. I just did a backup to an external drive, then booted the Rescue CD and restored. It worked so I bought the paid version. Usually if the restore is not going to work it's because the boot CD doesn't have a driver that recognizes the HD controller...

A guy on another board takes a different approach. He puts a drive in a USB docking station and clones his system drive to it. If his HD fails he sticks the backup in the PC. All done. Unfortunately on my system it's not so simple to R&R the HD. I'd have to put one of those quick drive tray things in. I hate to open the box if I don't have to.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
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