Restoring WIN7 from image
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Up front, I apologize if this is not exactly code related , but I am stuck. I am trying to resurrect my Win7 from image. From Win7 setup disk I select “restore from last image / backup”. The restore app identifies the internal SATA drive and lets me select it for restoration. So it knows the drive exists. The resoration process suppose to format the drive, it does not. and the restoration fails and the only option is to “download HD driver”. My XP PC does not use SATA so I cannot let helpful folks scan my PC for this particular drive. I have been unable to find JUST the driver, but I keep looking. The catch is – Win 7 opens \System32 when I try to find the suitable driver. So my basic questions - if the restore apps knows the type of the drive , where in the \System32 is the driver located? If it is there why can the restore app find it for me? Is there any other way to restore the image to the internal drive ON DEAD PC? And reasonable suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers Vaclav PS I have not found answers Googling.
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Up front, I apologize if this is not exactly code related , but I am stuck. I am trying to resurrect my Win7 from image. From Win7 setup disk I select “restore from last image / backup”. The restore app identifies the internal SATA drive and lets me select it for restoration. So it knows the drive exists. The resoration process suppose to format the drive, it does not. and the restoration fails and the only option is to “download HD driver”. My XP PC does not use SATA so I cannot let helpful folks scan my PC for this particular drive. I have been unable to find JUST the driver, but I keep looking. The catch is – Win 7 opens \System32 when I try to find the suitable driver. So my basic questions - if the restore apps knows the type of the drive , where in the \System32 is the driver located? If it is there why can the restore app find it for me? Is there any other way to restore the image to the internal drive ON DEAD PC? And reasonable suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers Vaclav PS I have not found answers Googling.
Your post is a bit of a cluster... between talking about XP and Win7, SATA and not having SATA, I have no clue what system you have and are trying to rescue.
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Up front, I apologize if this is not exactly code related , but I am stuck. I am trying to resurrect my Win7 from image. From Win7 setup disk I select “restore from last image / backup”. The restore app identifies the internal SATA drive and lets me select it for restoration. So it knows the drive exists. The resoration process suppose to format the drive, it does not. and the restoration fails and the only option is to “download HD driver”. My XP PC does not use SATA so I cannot let helpful folks scan my PC for this particular drive. I have been unable to find JUST the driver, but I keep looking. The catch is – Win 7 opens \System32 when I try to find the suitable driver. So my basic questions - if the restore apps knows the type of the drive , where in the \System32 is the driver located? If it is there why can the restore app find it for me? Is there any other way to restore the image to the internal drive ON DEAD PC? And reasonable suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers Vaclav PS I have not found answers Googling.
Try installing windows 7 first and then restore the image with a running windows not from the setup disk.