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Any of you use acronis to image???
I not sure if I use it correctly but when I tried To restore a pc it keep blue screening
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I have used nearly all the Acronis products for 10 years. I'm not in love with Acronis 12. Acronis 11.7 was very good. Acronis 12 still works fine, I just don't care for their new management interface.
You don't mention what version of Acronis you are using or what process you are using to restore it. So I really cannot comment past this.
You don't mention what version of Acronis you are using or what process you are using to restore it. So I really cannot comment past this.
Tell us more about your problem. What kind of exception is written on the BSOD screen?
There are alternatives to Acronis for sure but the problem could be in your hardware as well.
There are alternatives to Acronis for sure but the problem could be in your hardware as well.
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I restored to the same pc with no changes
Please note, a BIOS reset can also give you BSOD (since the BIOS can set your storage to IDE, AHCI, or even RAID).
I'd still check the BIOS settings. Changes may have been made there and you forgot.
Otherwise I'd suspect a hardware problem. Maybe your RAM or the HD are bad. Check the disk using the manufacturer's diagnostic tool, and the RAM using memtest86+. Both tools can be found on the UBCD:
http://mirror.sysadminguide.net/ubcd/ubcd535.iso
If the hardware is OK, it is also possible that you made an image of an already corrupt system. Restoring a bad image won't fix things.
Otherwise I'd suspect a hardware problem. Maybe your RAM or the HD are bad. Check the disk using the manufacturer's diagnostic tool, and the RAM using memtest86+. Both tools can be found on the UBCD:
http://mirror.sysadminguide.net/ubcd/ubcd535.iso
If the hardware is OK, it is also possible that you made an image of an already corrupt system. Restoring a bad image won't fix things.
You aren't using any hardware raid by any chance are you?
Acronis does not support cheap on board raid controllers.
Acronis does not support cheap on board raid controllers.
I use Acronis Workstation very successfully with many Dell OptiPlex computers that use RAID1 on the motherboard.
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My friend told me I suppose to do the backup through the bookable media and not on the desktop program???
Acronis Workstation not the same product as 2011.
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in acronis i see the option recover disk signature
do i need to click that when doing a recovery??
do i need to click that when doing a recovery??
If it's the same system, and the system was working properly:
Different disk signatures will not cause BSOD's. Only different storage (IDE/SATA chipset or mode).
Obviously the backup source was damaged, or not properly backed up for whatever reason, this won't help you a bit. Try to use the image verification next time.
Different disk signatures will not cause BSOD's. Only different storage (IDE/SATA chipset or mode).
Obviously the backup source was damaged, or not properly backed up for whatever reason, this won't help you a bit. Try to use the image verification next time.
Tell us more about your problem. What kind of exception is written on the BSOD screen?Just repeating my question.
There are alternatives to Acronis for sure but the problem could be in your hardware as well.
it' s no use to try an image if the hardawre is failing - follow the steps i proposed
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ok guys i did the backup wrong and now it works
one other queston
if i add a few new programs and want to image it again, i need to do a full backup again from scratch or do i add to exisiting backup???
one other queston
if i add a few new programs and want to image it again, i need to do a full backup again from scratch or do i add to exisiting backup???
I don't know about Acronis, but even the free version of Paragon Backup & Recovery (which is for personal use only), allows you to do differential backups. Which means that you can do a differential backup after the first full backup, and it will just backup what has changed since the last full backup.
You can do incremental backup. Or just backup C partition only.
Otherwise if you have space for second full backup I would recommend taking another full backup.
Otherwise if you have space for second full backup I would recommend taking another full backup.
Yes Acronis does have incremental/differential backup options. Please note, if you have enough time and disk space, full backups are better and more efficient when restoring (takes less time to make the backup, as well as restore). I.E. do the full backup during the night, and you'll much more happier the moment you're restoring.
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Ok Kim I understand
Can you shed some light on using universal restore to use on another machines cause it sounds interesting and worth paying for
Is it hard??
Can you shed some light on using universal restore to use on another machines cause it sounds interesting and worth paying for
Is it hard??
That would only be worth paying for, if your OS isn't an OEM version. OEM OS's can't be moved to other hardware as it is "married" to the hardware it was activated on originally. If the hardware dies, so does your OS. You won't be able to activate the OS anymore (unless you live in some parts of Europe, there you would have to call the m$ number to get a new code to unlock the OS so it can be reactivated).
Pay additionally for this feature? Pff, Paragon Backup & Recovery provides it in its standard version for free. P2P Adjust OS and it works really well.
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So with paragon if I make an image of my optiplex 745 I can use that image on an hp computer without any blue screens etc??
Nothing extra I need to do??
Nothing extra I need to do??
Yes, it's as you expected, except one last step after restoring on the HP, is to click the P2P Adjust OS menu and follow some basic steps (may or may not include you searching for the correct storage drivers first).
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So with paragon if I make an image of my optiplex 745 I can use that image on an hp computer without any blue screens etc??Yes, it will boot without BSODs. If no RAID is involved you don't even need to add any drivers. They can be installed once you boot into Windows.
Nothing extra I need to do??
Look here: https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/2569/Windows-OS-migration-to-dissimilar-new-hardware-How-to-move-your-system-to-new-hardware-without-OS-reinstallation.html
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I see it currently free
Can you send me the steps how to image my optiplex and then test the image on a HP etc to make sure it works
Can you send me the steps how to image my optiplex and then test the image on a HP etc to make sure it works
Do you have an OEM OS?
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Ok noxcho but in order to back up my dell I need to create the boot device first and perform back up in the bios environment or I can do the back up from normal desktop environment??
The backup can be done from within the OS, but the restore must be done from the boot media.
Again, are you using an OEM OS???????????????????????? ?????????? ?????????? ??
Again, are you using an OEM OS????????????????????????
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I think it is OEM but willing to take the risk
Ok noxcho but in order to back up my dell I need to create the boot device first and perform back up in the bios environment or I can do the back up from normal desktop environment??There is no difference where you do create it. In boot environment or in installed copy in Windows.
Restore will be done from boot media only.
Then, unless you happen to live in the EU or Switzerland, you will get an OS that can't be activated and therefore it will be totally useless.
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Ok I understand
One last question when I used acronis it took me like 45 minutes to image my drive and another 45 to restore
My friends tell me they take 5-7 minutes normally
Is something wrong??
One last question when I used acronis it took me like 45 minutes to image my drive and another 45 to restore
My friends tell me they take 5-7 minutes normally
Is something wrong??
This depends on the amount of data to backup/restore. It also depends on your hardware. For example are you backing up to a USB3 device connected to a USB3 port?
I wouldn't regard 45 minutes as too long.
I wouldn't regard 45 minutes as too long.
if it's only 5-7 minutes, i suppose he uses an incremental backup type, or his disk is smaller than 80 Gb
also, for the time it takes you, you need to post the image size, and wheredo you store it on
also, for the time it takes you, you need to post the image size, and wheredo you store it on
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I am testing Paragon and I notice in the back up there is no percentage or something to show you how long again??
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K ignore that comment
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I am using 2011