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Ok thanks Griff, one more question - what type of backup should I use to take a snapshot of the entire computer ? I'm a little unsure of the menu options
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Cheers Griff - how do you mount a drive to recover a file ?
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Impressive thanks very much for your time
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You're welcome!
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Hi Griff, I followed your instructions and created a disk image but am having problems creating a bootable media,I'm trying to use a usb stick as the media and it fails at the formatting boot part ( that was trying to create a Windows PE one ) In the end having tried several usb sticks I tried a Linux one and that worked in as much as it boots but I can't see a way to select the path to my backup image ( it's on my LAN ) I've tried typing the UNC path but "lots of nothing happened" any ideas ? I suppose I should start a thread on this somewhere else ?
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I haven't tried on mine - I've only the one USB stick and I can't recycle that at the moment as it's bootable for MS backup.
But the AOMEI web site has some instructions[^]
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Ok thanks, do I need to create bootable media to restore a backup ?( I assumed I did as I didn't think you could flash a mounted drive ) the system seems to be able to restore it without one ( although I did back out at the last minute so maybe it reboots into a shell ) Sorry to pester you
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You can't restore a system image over a boot drive - the os has nowhere to go, poor thing - but you can restore files from an AOMEI image, or from it's other backup / restore system (I haven't played with that too much, because I was rolling my own backup-to-zip system in my copious spare time but maybe it'll do what I wanted instead).
Even the MS image needs a bootable CD / USB to restore.
I just sacrificed by USB stick following the AMOEI instructions and it wrote it fine - I'll try booting from it later when my PC finishes a couple of long tasks it is running.
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So you created a Windows Bootable Media on your usb stick from the application ?
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UltraISO, yes. Not from within AOMEI itself (I don't want to install the kits it needs on my PC at the moment).
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Would you happen to know what caused this to occur?
You are really making me afraid of Windows 10.
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Not sure - I think it has to do with it insisting I log in via my MS account, rather than the "Griff" account I used on Win7 (with a blank password - it no longer works in Win10, it seems to have set a password and won;t tell me what it is, so I have to use the MS account I was signed in to via VS instead).
It's fixable, but it's just a PITA. I suspect it's going to really annoy non-technical users (i.e. most of 'em!)
I dunno - are you using Win7 or Win 8.x at the moment? I suspect that Win8 users will work because they needed a linked MS account to set up in the first place.
But I don't think Win10 has the "Wow" factor MS needed.
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Thanks very much for the reply. Sorry about your current troubles.
Yes, I am on Windows 8.1. My son upgraded recently from Win 7 to 10 and he didn't report a problem so I was curious about this. He may have already had an MS account.
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It didn't insist. The option to sign in using a local account (ie. the one you had before) was there ... I know ... that's the way I did it ... if you went through the custom install and opted out of the information exchange thingies and aren't using Cortana.
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Look at my above post, it is seemingly related to OneDrive.
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I never upgrade.
I always run fresh installs. No matter whether it's the OS, Office or VS.
Tends to work much better that way.
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That's my tactic with women. Works pretty good.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Because every file on my HDD is read only.
And when I change them, it changes them back.
So I take full control of my HDD.
No I don't, it can't enumerate all the folders.
Are you kidding?? Seriously?
Why would anyone want to "upgrade" to this steaming pile if exrecement??
I really don't see the fascination to rush to install Win10.
You know, you brought this on yourself. You HAD to know this sort of thing would happen..
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This is a shite beer. Came to the Australian Hotel for some Burrsgarong Bock only to find theycare iut.
Shouldn't have left the Lord Nelson,their beer is awesome.
The Missus is well pissed and not looking to stop yet. If she's not asleep when I get home; I'll get my end away.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Michael Martin wrote: The Missus is well pissed
Are you sure she is not the only one?
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Of course she is the only one.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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So man up and get yerself back to the Lord Nelson!
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