Topic '[WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard' in forum 'Microsoft Help'

Topic '[WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard' in forum 'Microsoft Help' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23229693 en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:58:57 EDT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:58:57 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23303754 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23303754 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:47:30 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23300440 said by Cajun Man:

Well when I try to boot the cd on the laptop, I get the menu to choose between the Disk Wizard or boot to Windows. I choose disk wizard and I get a screen full of text that stops and it just sits there. Won't do anything.
Try following the instructions in section II (Problems with Acronis bootable rescue media or Acronis Startup Recovery Manager) to see if you're able to get Acronis working. I have one pc for which I need to use this "switch" in order for Acronis to work properly:

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Anyone tried Seagate DiscWizard (basic Acronis TI) with Windows 7? Or, do you know if it works?

The latest full version of Acronis I have is v10 (yeah, I know, pretty old), but it works great on my Vista Machines....(in fact, I have a fully updated image of my Vista installation just in case). ;)

But I'd like to image my fresh install of Win 7.

The Seagate site only says up to Vista (I believe they're up to v11 somthin' or other), but I'm just wondering if anyone has tried.

Thanks.
rename the EXE file then it should work
i got 8.0 working maybe
i do not fell like rebooting
No compatibility crap

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The good news is that backwards compatibility should mean that the Acronis 2010 (or Acronis 2009) recovery CD should be able to recover Seagate or WD backups, even if their own recovery disks don't work.

Meanwhile I'm still struggling to come up with a completely satisfactory backup solution that is common to Windows XP, Windows 7, and BartPE (WinPE). The additional problem is that although Acronis has had a generally excellent reputation in the past and my experience has built up a lot of confidence in them, they seem to have a habit of producing buggy stuff every second major release -- i.e.- Acronis TI Home V.10 = good, V.11 = buggy, 2009 (and presumably Seagate and WD products) = good, 2010 = buggy again!

If only V.10 had worked under Windows 7 everything would be great! As it is, I'm currently dealing with my Windows 7 system backups using V.10 running under a BartPE boot disk.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23299638 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:33:39 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23299417
The latest TI home 2010 boot CD does work though.

Glad i read this though, so that I now now I can try the WD version on computers with WD drives installed.

Are you guys saying that the Discwizard boot CD alt T O trick will work without any seagate or maxtor drives installed?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23299417 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:43:27 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23296811
It asked to re-boot and I clicked on Reboot. It got to Loading and then the text scrolled up and stopped at the SGI XFS with large block numbers, no debug enabled and just sits there. The light on the external drive is off, and it never opens up any screen graphical wise, nor do any more text ever show up.

I guess I'll stick with Reflect Image, at least the cd boots up and it did install the 64 bit version.

I've made a backup of all 3 partitions with it already, just nervous about trying a restore to see if it works.
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said by Cajun Man:

Device Manager says the drive is ST9500420AS.

A quick Google search shows that Drive to be a Seagate.
I'm surprised Seagates Diskwizard is not working for you on your Laptop. (Especially when it appears that both your internal and external drives are Seagates.

If you felt like installing Seagate Diskwizard again, and making another Boot CD and selecting every option while creating it, it may work...sorry, don't know what else to suggest.

As far as the boot order, I did change mine to boot from the CD Drive first in BIOS with my Acer Laptop, but the fact that you're seeing the Acronis (Diskwizard) screen before windows loads seems to indicate you're all set there.

Wish I could help more, perhaps someone else can...and good luck. :)

(Edit) Another quick thought...have you tried using Diskwizard and creating an image from within Windows? (That's what I often do).
Then, to restore the image, you'll have to use the boot CD (Or, if you try the actual restoration within Windows, it will ask you to reboot anyway, and bring you to the acronis GUI, even without the CD).
All of this provided you actually have Diskwizard installed, and aren't relying totally on the boot CD).

Just thinking out loud at this point. :)
Well it does work in Windows 7 as I made a backup of C: and RECOVERY, to the external drive, it just was when I try to boot the cd it created, after I pick the DiskWizard, I get a screen of Linux text and it gets to SGI XFS with large block numbers, no debug enabled. That's where it stops and I don't get anything else.

I've tried almost every command, just one at a time, don't know how to put more than 1, do I use commas or just a space between them? I even tried xfs=no and now I get xfs mod not being loaded and it stops there.

If there is a way to stop the restore before it wipes the partition, I'd try that starting the restore in Windows and see what happens. Although I guess it would be a test to see if it would work.

I may just image C: and try to restore it under Windows and see if it does come up.

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Yes, and the interesting thing is that the WD version explicitly says it is based on Acronis 2009, but the version is listed as V.11 and dated just this past August.

Which is confusing because the retail Acronis versions from V.10 on are designated as follows: V.10, V.11, 2009, 2010. V.11 retail is not the same as 2009. So maybe the Seagate product, like the WD product for sure, is also based on Acronis 2009. This is important to know when interacting with Acronis retail versions, because all these backup formats are different, and although they are backward compatible, they are not forward-compatible.
I agree Wolfie..it really is a bit confusing.
I have four machines, and on three of them I'm using the full retail versions of Acronis, while I'm using the free Diskwizard on another.
We're definitely talking about two different animals here..(The full version of Acronis, as opposed to the various Seagate, Maxtor, WD, etc versions).

Beats me...and after all of that typing, I'm just as confused as when I started. :D
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said by amazingm:

I have been using it without any problems (Windows 7 64bit):

FWIW, my Seagate version is v11 as well, and it states only XP and Vista on the site, but it works fine on Windows 7 32 Bit. (I'm assuming the same is true for the WD version).
Yes, and the interesting thing is that the WD version explicitly says it is based on Acronis 2009, but the version is listed as V.11 and dated just this past August.

Which is confusing because the retail Acronis versions from V.10 on are designated as follows: V.10, V.11, 2009, 2010. V.11 retail is not the same as 2009. So maybe the Seagate product, like the WD product for sure, is also based on Acronis 2009. This is important to know when interacting with Acronis retail versions, because all these backup formats are different, and although they are backward compatible, they are not forward-compatible.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23295875 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:19:03 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23295869 --
Southern Ontario,Canada]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23295869 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:17:28 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23295859 said by amazingm:

said by Cajun Man:

So this won't work if you have a Western Digital HD?

There is a version available for Western Digital drives. I have been using it without any problems (Windows 7 64bit): »support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp
Looks like a newer version since I went to try it back in June

Acronis True Image WD Edition Software

File Size: 121 MB (approx.)
Version: 11.0 (build 8,311)
Publish Date: August, 2009

Supported Operating Systems

Windows XP
Windows Vista

Might work now in Vista64
I ended up using the Seagate work around.
Paul]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23295859 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:44 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23295855 running it now.
I have wd drives anyway.
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Device Manager says the drive is ST9500420AS.
A quick Google search shows that Drive to be a Seagate.
I'm surprised Seagates Diskwizard is not working for you on your Laptop. (Especially when it appears that both your internal and external drives are Seagates.

If you felt like installing Seagate Diskwizard again, and making another Boot CD and selecting every option while creating it, it may work...sorry, don't know what else to suggest.

As far as the boot order, I did change mine to boot from the CD Drive first in BIOS with my Acer Laptop, but the fact that you're seeing the Acronis (Diskwizard) screen before windows loads seems to indicate you're all set there.

Wish I could help more, perhaps someone else can...and good luck. :)

(Edit) Another quick thought...have you tried using Diskwizard and creating an image from within Windows? (That's what I often do).
Then, to restore the image, you'll have to use the boot CD (Or, if you try the actual restoration within Windows, it will ask you to reboot anyway, and bring you to the acronis GUI, even without the CD).
All of this provided you actually have Diskwizard installed, and aren't relying totally on the boot CD).

Just thinking out loud at this point. :)
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Well I reboot and hit F12 and select the cdrom from the list, then I get the first menu that give me a choice of DiskWizard or boot Windows. I don't mess with the order in BIOS. It works this way on the HP, so it should work on the Dell.

Device Manager says the drive is ST9500420AS.

The link for the WD version has a link to a PDF help file that lists the commands. I'll have to try and see which may work.
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So my question is should I do an image with Reflect image both RECOVERY and C: and should I include the FAT-16 dellutils as well? And if I do image all 3, do I choose all in 1 image, or should I make 3 separate images, 1 for dellutils, 1 for RECOVERY and 1 for C:?

Sorry, I'm not familiar with Reflect image, but if it's anything like Acronis, you can just image the entire drive which will include all 3 partitions, or image a partition of your choice, which ever you choose.

As far as the problem with DiskWizard and you Laptop, sorry...not sure what's going on there. (I'm assuming you have it set to boot from the CD first, or you wouldn't be seeing that screen at all).

As you mentioned, you may want to make another Boot CD and include all of the extra options (I don't remember the exact choices at the moment, but you want the "full version" when creating the cd with USB support, etc).

Of you could also try the WD version mentioned above by amazingm

. (Although I doubt the Laptop has a WD Drive...but who knows, I'm not really familiar with Dell Laptops.

Look up your model number at Dell (or for that matter look in Device Manager, or run a utility to identify the drive manufacturer).
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I have been using it without any problems (Windows 7 64bit):
FWIW, my Seagate version is v11 as well, and it states only XP and Vista on the site, but it works fine on Windows 7 32 Bit. (I'm assuming the same is true for the WD version).
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...never even knew that existed.
Great to know for future reference. :)
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So this won't work if you have a Western Digital HD?
There is a version available for Western Digital drives. I have been using it without any problems (Windows 7 64bit): »support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23294934 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:01:00 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23294599
I had it make a bootable cd so if I couldn't boot to Windows I could boot the cd to restore if I ever needed to.

Well when I try to boot the cd on the laptop, I get the menu to choose between the Disk Wizard or boot to Windows. I choose disk wizard and I get a screen full of text that stops and it just sits there. Won't do anything.

Tried booting the cd on my HP desktop and after picking Disk Wizard, it goes right to the program starting up and I can pick backup or restore or clone disk.

For some reason it'll boot correctly on the HP, but not the Dell laptop.

I even hooked the Seagate to the HP and booted into Windows 7 Pro and installed the Disk Wizard there and created a new cd on the HP.

Same thing the cd boots fine on the HP, but not the Dell laptop. Thing is there is an option to add commands when making the cd, like nousb, noapic etc, but what command would I use to have it boot? I need usb, so the nousb is not going in, but not knowing what is killing the boot and I can't remember the last line of the text I do get.

So I uninstalled the Disk Wizard from the laptop and installed Macrium Reflect and created a boot cd (chose Linux) on it, and did a backup of C: drive on the Dell to the Seagate external HD, and then booted that cd.

This cd boots on both the Dell laptop and HP desktop. The only thing is it only gives option to restore the image to the hd.

I was hoping it could do both create image and restore image, but at least this one boots up on the laptop.

Now on this laptop there are 3 partitions, 1 visible and 2 hidden. 1 is a 16-bit FAT called dellutils, then there is a NTFS called RECOVERY, and finally the NTFS C:\OS. I assume the dellutils is what boots up when I do a F8 and pick the restore option above the SAFE mode entry.

The backup that came with Win 7 when I chose to create image, it would image both RECOVERY and C:.

So my question is should I do an image with Reflect image both RECOVERY and C: and should I include the FAT-16 dellutils as well? And if I do image all 3, do I choose all in 1 image, or should I make 3 separate images, 1 for dellutils, 1 for RECOVERY and 1 for C:?

I wish the Seagate DiskWizard cd would have worked on this laptop as I would have liked to boot to it to do the backups as well as restore. I guess I could try on the HP to make another cd and try adding some of the suggested commands, and see if one of them would allow the cd to boot on the laptop.
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I just hope I have enough space for 2 laptops and a desktop to backup.

All three don't have that much to backup so 1 500 GB external hd should be able to handle that I would hope.
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Yes just hit alt and t then o at the warning(that no seagate detected) then the okay button on the warning
I have made my boot disc plus 3 images.
Cool, thanks guys.
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So this won't work if you have a Western Digital HD? I have no personal experience with this:

»Seagate Disc Wizard Workaround]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23285685 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:23:33 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23261735
Seems to me there was a workaround for this somewhere for other drive manufactures, but sorry, I can't remember where I saw it...you might try searching around a bit.
I think it's possible, but I'm not 100% sure.
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Sorry to resurrect a slightly old thread, but I wanted everyone to know that Seagate DiscWizard does indeed work fine with Windows 7. (The present version on the Seagate site is v11.0.8142).
So, if you have either a Seagate or Maxtor Drive, you're good to go.
So this won't work if you have a Western Digital HD?

I don't know what brand is in this laptop, but I know I have a WD HD in my desktop.
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I didn't want to use Windows 7 backup because I wasn't sure if it changed the files around on a restore old versions used to do that if i remember right.
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(I'm holding out for Windows 12. "The when starts then". )]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23248599 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:44:50 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23244782 So, if you have either a Seagate or Maxtor Drive, you're good to go.

After I came out of my hiding in the closet, I successfully backed up a full image of Windows 7 Home Premium, and then restored it again.

And yeah, if you've followed my other topic about how I went back to Vista Ultimate....well, that's certainly true.

But now, I've got a good Image of a fresh Windows 7 Home Premium install, when I want to go back and play around again! (And, um, as a matter of fact...that's what I'm doing right now). :hmm: :uhh:

Many thanks to all who responded, as well as people who sent me IM's concerning this topic. (You know who you are). ;)

Oh, and AB

...I'm really sorry I somehow survived the weekend (believe me, it wasn't easy), but next time I have a family gathering...(and perhaps don't survive the next one), I promise you'll still get one of my XP machines. ;)

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This is a specific requirement for only me (as stated by the jabarnut site rules).
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If Microsoft wasn't so famous for churning out underperforming, crap buggy applications (let's be honest here, folks! :D) I would more seriously consider the built-in Windows 7 backup option. It worked fine on my laptop, but when we went to try to do a "system image backup" on the desktop computer, Windows backup, by default, selected every HDD it could see, and then claimed that the external drive didn't have the required multiple terabytes of space!
I would agree with your summation about previous Windoze backup utilities but the one in 7 is mucho improved. Asked which drive I wanted to back up and where to store the back up and voila, done. It even restored when asked. :o Just my $.02 :)
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23232047 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:00:38 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23231925
If Microsoft wasn't so famous for churning out underperforming, crap buggy applications (let's be honest here, folks! :D) I would more seriously consider the built-in Windows 7 backup option. It worked fine on my laptop, but when we went to try to do a "system image backup" on the desktop computer, Windows backup, by default, selected every HDD it could see, and then claimed that the external drive didn't have the required multiple terabytes of space! There's a way to force it to just select the system drive (which is what you'd think "SYSTEM image backup would mean!), but it's that kind of bad-design bullshit that annoys me.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23231925 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:32:47 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23231834 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23231834 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:12:48 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23231405 said by amungus:

That sucks. That's the last full version I had too, not counting a beta of 2010...

If you don't have Pro/Ultimate with built in backup, this may be worth a shot if all you need are full images:
»www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp
I second this recommendation, Great product and easy to use.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23231405 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:54:57 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23231042
Windows Backup is probably a viable option if you have nothing else -- it supports image backups, incremental backups, and can restore one or selected groups of files. It can also do bare-metal restores using either a system repair CD that you create, or the original Windows boot DVD. But overall I don't think it's as flexible as a decent 3rd party backup tool. And who knows what bugs it may have -- I have only ever used it to create one test backup image.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23231042 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:55:22 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230848
Is Win 7 home like XP home where the backup program is not loaded? You have to install it yourself.

But that was XP Home... Tested Win7 beta/RC, I am going to stay with XP till SP1 comes out for Win 7.

MnR
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If you don't have Pro/Ultimate with built in backup, this may be worth a shot if all you need are full images:
»www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230773 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:12:58 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230595
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230595 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:41:41 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230558 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230558 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:35:02 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230451 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230451 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:18:55 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230366 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230366 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:03:44 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230225
For now, I'm headed for the closet and may not be on my Computer again for a while.

Wish me luck...(believe me, If you had ever been around here for this total chaos before, you'd know I need it). :D
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Acronis claims that the current version of True Image Home, 2010, is the only one supported under Win 7. Some people have claimed that they got 2009 to work, but it's definitely not supported.

I have both V10 and 2010 and frankly I don't like 2010; it is reputed to have bugs, and I have a few other odd little niggly problems with it. V10 was tried and true and it's still the one I'm most comfortable with.

For the moment I'm using standalone V10 under BartPE to do backups and restores of Win7, and an installed version of 2010 for backup archive browsing.

I honestly don't remember if I ever tried installing V10 under Windows 7, but it installs all kinds of weird drivers and services and is reputed not to work, so I don't think it's even worth trying. Even if it appeared to work, after what I've read about non-support I wouldn't trust it.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230163 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:29:06 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230047
Lord...someone please shoot me and put me out of my misery. :hmm:

If I don't make it through the weekend AB, I'll inform my wife that I want you to have one of my Computers. (Not to worry my friend...I'll tell her to give you one of the XP Machines). :D
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I had a life once.....now I have a Computer and a Modem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23230047 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:07:31 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23229970 said by jabarnut:

lol...I may, although I'm expecting the entire "fam" here soon (some from out of state), so I have a feeling I won't get to "play" much until after the weekend. :( ;)
Introduce them to the magical world of computer backup software, and impress them with your cutting-edge experimental research.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23229970 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:55:06 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23229826 --
I had a life once.....now I have a Computer and a Modem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23229826 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:26:58 EDT Re: [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23229816 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23229816 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:25:11 EDT [WIN7] Windows 7 and Seagate DiscWizard http://www.dslreports.com/forum/WIN7-Windows-7-and-Seagate-DiscWizard-23229693
The latest full version of Acronis I have is v10 (yeah, I know, pretty old), but it works great on my Vista Machines....(in fact, I have a fully updated image of my Vista installation just in case). ;)

But I'd like to image my fresh install of Win 7.

The Seagate site only says up to Vista (I believe they're up to v11 somthin' or other), but I'm just wondering if anyone has tried.

Thanks.
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