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Addressing your XP system Image problem
I had a similar problem.
I had an old emachine system with windows
XP
and limited memory that I still used for
Xywrite & a cd burning program
that
won’t run on anything else.
Newer cd burning programs have changed
in that they don’t burn Artist & Title
info on
audio cds anymore.
Using the free program
DRIVEIMAGE XML
I made a system image of XP system
and installed it on an old Windows 7 system
that had more memory.
I just use this new system for
Xywrite & CD Creator 6
no internet
The setup is simple & convenient
with KVM cables
I can switch back & forth between the 2
systems
so it only
1 mouse 1 monitor & 2 computers.
Making a system image of my XP system went
fine
but I had some problems
like you with the other computer
I had problems getting the new computer to
boot normally.
It booted to safe mode only
AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH
I read something about not to reboot right
after
the new system image is installed.
Which I did do the first time.
I do remember searching quite a few articles
until I found one that just barely mentioned
what to do & not to do after a new system image
install.
I forget what the procedure was but the second install worked.
If you can only boot to safe mode
your system image seems to be created OK
that’s the first step
ON A DIFFERENT NOTE
I have found that there are only 2 kinds of
problems.
1 PERMANENT PROBLEMS
Things that are Broken or
Defective etc
That need to be fixed or
replaced
2 TEMPORARY PROBLEMS
These things usually caused by energy
fluctuations
Yeah I know #2 really sounds
crazy
but remember everything in the world is
electrical energy
You & me & especially machines and we all react to
this energy
Electrical things seem to react in the strangest ways
sometimes.
I’ve had computers not working properly when they
should.
I troubleshoot starting from step 1 systemically.
No matter what I do it just doesn’t work
the more I try the more frustrated & tense I get.
I’ve learned to walk away
Tell myself everything will be fine and
believe it
When I come back relaxed and in a positive
mood
BINGO everything works fine.
When I’m asked how did I fix it
I say
I don’t know, I just walked
away.
Naturally that doesn’t work with coding problems
or defective hardware etc.
But if things aren’t quite right
give yourself & your computer a break.
You only thing you’ll lose
is some time and frustration.
Once you have a problem
YOUR MIND NEVER STOPS
searching for the solution
Awake, asleep, even when you don’t realize it.
Just tell yourself
There’s a solution and I know it will come to me.
Eventually
I don’t know when or how, and I really
don’t care
but it will come
It works for me, not immediately
but it usually does.
Sorry for the Long Quantum Physics Lesson
I don’t remember the article that
mentioned
the problems related to a system image install
but I will look for it and post it when I do
Thanks, Phillip.
I mostly continue to use the 2012 or 2015 Acronis self-booting disk solutions, partly because they are being
used on older hardware, and I am pretty familiar with
them. Speaking of to-other-hardware transfers, I had this project for someone else which was all about doing
that. My initial attempts with the appropriate Acronis module resulted in some approaching-it-but-not-quite results.
(This was from an XP rig, where the hardware was starting to flake out,
and will in due course fail altogether. It has some very
particular apps in it that can never be reinstalled to a fresh Windows,
for various reasons. I was endeavoring to transplant that XP
installation to an a-few- years-older but reliable computer. Not
older enough to pose serious issues, I thought. If /when this eventually
succeeds, the new computer will not be on the Internet, so there should not be
a security exposure.) The end result was that the new computer would
not boot -- *except in Safe Mode, which is not very
useful.* So, WHAT . . . drivers ? Then I ran out of
time, and need to revisit this.
I read some comments previously posted here,
about how to approach this task. I was using an Acronis image that was made
before the original hardware's deterioration
became more acute So, I probably can't (or shouldn't) go back and make a new image, at this point. The answers may be in the Acronis
documentation, whichI need to study in far greater detail. It
would seem that doing this is not exactly easy. I know there are other products that claim to be able to accomplish this. Laplink PC Mover is one of them.
Jordan On Sunday, December 8, 2019, 5:33:26 PM PST, Philip White
<pdwhite@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Jordan,
I have been using Acronis for several years. Acronis is a very dependable backup solution for the Windows 10 environment. However, it does have some rough edges. Most of these seem to disappear as you learn to use the package and avoid the gotchas.
It also has many ancillary tools that make it possible to move backed up images to different drives or different hardware, if necessary. (Some of these are very straightforward while attempting others may result in the need for greater computer expertise.)
The real bottom line is that Acronis is a tool that actually has the options. You can use it for no-brainer backups or very intricate ones, if you need them.
Acronis is a very reliable backup package, but it does have one Achilles heel; make certain that the backups you make are set up to be verified as part of the backup process. Make certain you make verify a default in your configuration scheme. (Actually, this applies to any backup application.)
From:
J
R FOX
I'm posting this here since I know we have some current or past Acronis users here, including Phillip White, Paul Breeze, and Kari. I was looking to confirm or dispute some reports I've seen that recent years' Acronis versions had problems working properly with Windows 10. What has your experience been, if any ?
Jordan
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