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The dual boot continues to work correctly even after restoring just the Windows 7 partition. I have restored the Windows 7 a couple of times & it worked well. I don't remember ever restoring the XP as it is seldom used. On my laptop I have a dual boot to Windows 7 64-bit & XP. I always check the MBR to be restored when I do a restore. I have the os's installed on separate HDs & chose to boot the OS I want from the BIOS boot menu so they are not dual boot.Īcronis works for these both to backup & restore. My desktops have two OS's each one with Windows 7HP & Vista. I have some WD drives so downloading it was no problem. I believe I have a version of Acronis True Image WD Edition downloaded somewhere but I've never used it.

I think the older one would have worked but it s' specs were just up to XP. I bought the newer version for Windows 7. I have two different paid versions of Acronis TI.īoth have worked well for me. In tests I did I find Acronis True Image WD Edition not only easier to use but faster to create and restore images than Macrium Reflect Free, EaseUS Todo Backup and other popular imaging programs. I only stopped using Discwizard because it gradually became too slow. I used Seagate Discwizard v11 (also a limited version of Acronis TI) for nearly 10 years which worked wonderfully with never a problem of any kind. I suppose the only way I'll know for sure about Acronis True Image WD Edition is to try ti to see what happens.īTW Acronis TI is no piece of crap in my experience. Although that thread relates to cloning, I assume the same should apply for backup/restore of images. Searches I did found nothing relating to drive letter changes using Acronis True Image WD Edition, but I did find results about this for Macrium Reflect Free, and reply #4 at indicates drive letters will appear correctly when booted to Windows after an image is restored. Through hard experience, I found this is the only way to successfully clone a system disk. Again, first boot must always have only the clone attached. Even for the desktop, a reverse clone seems to offer fewer obstacles. For desktops, sometimes you can successfully clone from desktop to an alternate location and then relocate the clone into its internal boot position. For some brands of laptops such as the Thinkpad and Lenova, the reverse clone works best. Later after the clone has proved to be functional, you can consider connecting the original as an additional drive.Ħ. During first boot following the cloning, only the new clone should be attached. Shutdown and disconnect the original drive-wherever it is located. Remember, any hidden or diagnostic should be kept at their original sizes and same partition sequence.ĥ.

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Choose the manual cloning option so you can control the partition sizes.

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Boot from the Rescue CD and perform several trial runs until you feel comfortable with the procedure.Ĥ.

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Install the new target disk in same position as original. Remove the source or hard drive being cloned and place it in an alternate location-such as external drive.Ģ. That is, with the computer powered off, etc:ġ. When cloning, you will increase your changes of success if you perform what is commonly called a 'Reverse Clone'. Pressing the cancel stops the practice whereas pressing the Proceed button initiates the procedures you chose. It is practice up to the Summary screen where you choose either the Proceed or Cancel option.

One of the nice things about TrueImage is that you can practice many of the functions without actual performing them. When cloning or restoring, you will want to retain the same partition size for these type partitions. If yes, then write down the size of these partitions. Check to see if you have any hidden or diagnostic partitions. Open Windows Disk Management and look at a graphical view of your disk. Acronis recommends that when cloning a system disk, the procedure be done when booted from the TI Rescue CD.