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ASUS image recovery did not work
I purchased on ASUS G72 laptop computer. I loaded quite a few programs onto same. I then did a create image recovery DVD which included my documents.
I had to restore the system so I went to the process of inserting the recovery DVDs (three DVDs), and let the system take those DVDs and. I remember leaving on the third DVD (before it was ended), and coming back and it look like it was starting from the beginning again.
I let it go, and the system booted up. However when it booted into Windows it was a vanilla system, that did not even contain all of the drivers of the original system! Additionally, it did not restore any of the programs or my documents.
I remember when I started the recovery it asked me what I wanted to do. I selected the hard drive and 2 partitions which in effect is what I had.
Not sure if I should try it again and ask it to recover something else (I don't remember what the alternatives were), but it seem that the entire hard drive and 2 partitions was the correct way to go in the first place.
Would appreciate any advice on what I should do next, keep in mind, that I still have the original three DVD recovery image that I created earlier.
Thank you in advance,
I had to restore the system so I went to the process of inserting the recovery DVDs (three DVDs), and let the system take those DVDs and. I remember leaving on the third DVD (before it was ended), and coming back and it look like it was starting from the beginning again.
I let it go, and the system booted up. However when it booted into Windows it was a vanilla system, that did not even contain all of the drivers of the original system! Additionally, it did not restore any of the programs or my documents.
I remember when I started the recovery it asked me what I wanted to do. I selected the hard drive and 2 partitions which in effect is what I had.
Not sure if I should try it again and ask it to recover something else (I don't remember what the alternatives were), but it seem that the entire hard drive and 2 partitions was the correct way to go in the first place.
Would appreciate any advice on what I should do next, keep in mind, that I still have the original three DVD recovery image that I created earlier.
Thank you in advance,
Note: If you don't have backups, and you have important data you need to recover, then STOP -- do NOT use the laptop at all. Take the disk out; connect it with a USB bridge to another PC; and analyze it with GetDataBack [available here: http://www.runtime.org/data-recovery-software.htm ] and/or EaseUS [available here: http://www.easeus.com/landing/easy-recovery.htm?gclid=CN2gyPzwyqsCFYxb7AoddlQb3w ]
... your data MAY still be recoverable if the restore process didn't write to the same blocks where your data had been stored -- GetDataBack or EaseUS will find it if so. They will show you what can be recovered ... you can then decide if any recoverable data is worth the cost of a license. You only need to license one of them -- they're both excellent, but their interfaces are a bit different; so buy the one you like the "feel" of best IF it's showing a reasonable amount of recoverable data.
... your data MAY still be recoverable if the restore process didn't write to the same blocks where your data had been stored -- GetDataBack or EaseUS will find it if so. They will show you what can be recovered ... you can then decide if any recoverable data is worth the cost of a license. You only need to license one of them -- they're both excellent, but their interfaces are a bit different; so buy the one you like the "feel" of best IF it's showing a reasonable amount of recoverable data.
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Gary. good to see you are still helping people....Fortunately, I also did a IBM image (which if I remember correctly, included data.) I put it an an external drive (usb 3).
there is (in addition to other associated directory and files), a 56 gig vhd file.
any thought as to getting it to load onto the asus>
there is (in addition to other associated directory and files), a 56 gig vhd file.
any thought as to getting it to load onto the asus>
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The vhd file is sitting in a directory on the udb drive. There are other files and sub directories with it. By mounting the vhd file does it (the vhd file) know what to do with all the other files and directories?
I really don't know what the overall structure is -- it depends on exactly what application created the backup. The best thing to do is install the same application you made the backup with; and use it to access the backup. But it's very likely the actual data is all in the virtual disk (VHD file) ... so just mounting it should let you get to all of your data. ... you just need to try it and see :-)
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Great. I put the usb on the system and windows explorer doesnt even recognize it!
Do you have another system you can use to confirm the drive is good?
... just to confirm whether the problem is the USB ports on the laptop or the drive itself
... just to confirm whether the problem is the USB ports on the laptop or the drive itself
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the external usb 3 is ok (confirmed on another system). Other usb 2 ports are ok on the bad system....just not the usb3 port.
I was thinking about (on another system), copying the vhd from the usb 3 external to a usb 2 external, then hooking the usb2 external up to the bad system and see if I can do a windows browse to the usb 2 and do the windows restore using the vhd from the usb 2 external
I was thinking about (on another system), copying the vhd from the usb 3 external to a usb 2 external, then hooking the usb2 external up to the bad system and see if I can do a windows browse to the usb 2 and do the windows restore using the vhd from the usb 2 external
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in the meantime, i am trying another asus restore on the bad system using the original asus create recovery image i created in the first place. probably wont work but trying it anyway
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I got the vhd to run. But, due to access deny, files in use, etc msgs, not all the files were restored properly. I wonder if I could fire up ubcd4win and try the restore with ubcd4win using the vhd file? Or, would trying again from safe mode work? Btw, the asus recover was giving me the message it was rebuilding the hidden partition so your comment about factory settings is probably correct.
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I got the vhd to run. But, due to access deny, files in use, etc msgs, not all the files were restored properly. I wonder if I could fire up ubcd4win and try the restore with ubcd4win using the vhd file? Or, would trying again from safe mode work? Btw, the asus recover was giving me the message it was rebuilding the hidden partition so your comment about factory settings is probably correct.
I know one tool that can restore from VHD files and it its non-MS tool. Made by Paragon - Rescue Kit 9.0 it can restore from VHD files.
Or you can do it more simple. Connect this VHD to another Win 7 machine mount it there or run MS Virtual PC from this VHD and create backup using normal backup tool such as Paragon, Acronis or Symantec. Restore then this image to Asus.
Also, the three DVDs you created, are there files on these drives?
Or you can do it more simple. Connect this VHD to another Win 7 machine mount it there or run MS Virtual PC from this VHD and create backup using normal backup tool such as Paragon, Acronis or Symantec. Restore then this image to Asus.
Also, the three DVDs you created, are there files on these drives?
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Well it is fixed.
I tried ubcde4win and had a blue screen of death.
So I then tried to restore from the vhd on the usb3 and created a boot cd. After creating this, I booted and let the recovery completely format and copy all the vhd to the hd.
It came up ok.
The original ASUS recovery dvd's only made a Factory setting OS. And that did not include all the drivers for the equipment that was on the machine I bought. The MS create image did the trick.
Thanks Gary for your help.
Bob
I tried ubcde4win and had a blue screen of death.
So I then tried to restore from the vhd on the usb3 and created a boot cd. After creating this, I booted and let the recovery completely format and copy all the vhd to the hd.
It came up ok.
The original ASUS recovery dvd's only made a Factory setting OS. And that did not include all the drivers for the equipment that was on the machine I bought. The MS create image did the trick.
Thanks Gary for your help.
Bob
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and thank you also noxcho. I am going to split the points with you both. OK?
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Great job by 2 great Pros.
Bob
Bob
Thanks for feedback. Looks
Thanks for the feedback -- always nice to know how things worked out ... and glad all's okay.
If the latter, you've lost all of your data ==> this utility creates a set of DVDs which will restore the system to its original factory condition ... it does NOT include any subsequent updates, programs you've loaded, changes you've made, or any of your data.
... time to reload your programs and restore your data from your backups.