Introducing AX64 Time Machine - hybrid imaging/snapshot software

Thank you very much for the update! <3

I'm on Windows 8.1, I made a baseline backup then installed new Nvidia drivers and then created a new snapshot and then restored the new snapshot and it worked just fine, no problems.

However I too have problems creating recovery media, I tried the cd option and got "ERROR 31 creating media"

 

IF the baseline was made with old version of AX64, then in case of cold restore from bootable flash drive, what version of AX64 will be on C: drive after restoration from baseline backup? The same old one which was installed at the time when I made baseline backup?

 

Hi Mohamed,

I'm happy to hear that it works, and sorry for the recovery media problem. The error code means the program can't write the ISO file. I'll check what might be the problem. BTW was the old version working?

Isso

 

I believe so.

 

Hi Isso

Have just created a Recovery CD using the new beta and that works fine here under Win7 64bit...if that is of any use.

Proceeding with testing.

Regards, and respect



Baldrick

 

Hello,

First off, I am on Windows 8.1 Pro x64 with Media Center. There is a bug with creating the recovery media. I can create it on an UFD with no problem, however when creating an ISO I get an error 32 and when trying to burn a CD/DVD I get an error 31. I have seen this before on Win 8.1 with TeraBytes's IFW. 8.1 does not have two files in the WinRE that previous versions of Windows have. These files are efisys.bin and etfsboot.com. With IFW I was able to copy them from the TBWinPE folder to the TBWinRE folder and then successfully create an ISO and CD/DVD. I do not know where to place those two files with AX64 in order for it to be able to create an ISO and CD/DVD as I could not locate any WinRE folder within AX64's folders. I hope this will give you (Isso) a shortcut to troubleshooting this issue. This is a Win 8.1 issue only...

 

Hi Isso,

Yes, the old version was working. Tried it on two different machines with Windows 8.1 and got the same error 32. On Windows 8, I didn't get any error.

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Hi puff-m-d,

If I remember right, the installation of Windows 8.1 on your machine was not an upgrade. Whereas, on my machines the Windows 8.1 was upgraded from Windows 8. I didn't have the same problems with TeraBytes's IFW as you did with the two missing files.

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Hello,

Correct, as with an upgrade from 8 to 8.1, those two files are retained in the TBWinRE folder as long as you have previously ran the TBWinRE.cmd before you upgraded to 8.1. On a clean install of 8.1 you will be missing those two files since there were removed from 8.1. AX64 evidently does not store these files as IFW does so in 8.1 you cannot create an AX64 ISO or CD/DVD (since IFW and AX64 must handle the recovery media creation differently)...

 

I too get an error 32 when trying to create a recovery media. My machine was upgraded from Win8 to 8.1. This was also happening with build 1145.

 

Mohamed, Thanks for the suggestion. I think I'll make a backup and then download it.
P.S. I see that somehow you address me as "twilight". I have never been known by that name, but if you don't like twl845, Tom would be better.

 

The version of AX64 that was on the system at the time of the snapshot will be returned if you restore to that snapshot.

 

I hope I'm not beating a dead horse here, but I'm still on version 1120 (Windows 7, 64 bit). It works fine for me.

But, I was planning on updating to the new beta Isso just mentioned today. However, with people having issues with creating new recovery media, and not seeing an answer if this is absolutely necessary (or if my old recovery media will work with the new beta version), I'm not ready to take the plunge.

Can someone assure me that if I update to the new version that either my old recovery media (CD/DVD) will still do a cold restore or that I don't need to update my recovery media or that I shouldn't have any issues with re-creating the recovery media with Windows 7 (64 bit)?

 

Pete, we posted within minutes of each other....

A couple questions:

1. Did you attempt to create a new recovery media? If so, did it work for you?

2. Which version were you using on your Windows 7 machine before the update?

2. Did you install over top of your existing version or did you do an uninstall and re-install? If so, did you reboot in-between?

 

Supposedly its OK but my experience is that it is a very bad idea. When I tried to do a hot restore after the defrag the restore failed (froze at point x%) but this did not concern me much as this sort of thing had happened before. I then tried a cold restore and wound up with an unbootable PC. Had I not had a backup backup image created by other software I would have been in serious trouble.

Of course this could simply be coincidence but seeing as I had done many cold restores prior to defragging the storage media without issue, and had a problem immediately after doing so, I would strongly suggest caution.

You might consider making an image on other media before the defrag and then test AX64 after you have done the defrag. If you are able to restore using AX64 then your images are OK. If not you will be able to recover using the image on the alternate media.

I hope this helps.

 

If the verification is set to run when the system is idle it would not cause a problem with the functioning of the system. Would this be practical? I know it would be better to check immediately upon creation but,,,,,,,,

 

It's hard to understand why defragging would cause a problem. Windows doesn't care where all the bits that make up a file are located. Basically all defrag is doing is moving bits closer together. I don't know why these backup files would behave differently than any other files. Maybe there's a little bit of disk problem that corrupted a few segments and that caused the problem.

 

Hi Alex,

I can confirm that the "Recovery Media" works on all Windows, up to Windows 8. It is on Windows 8.1 the "Recovery Media" doesn't work, as it appears that on Windows 8.1, Microsoft have removed couple of files from WinRE.

WinRE is required to build the "Recovery Media".

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Is there a way to download the recovery media that supports Windows 8.1? For example, an ISO or a USB recovery media creator?

 

Dearest Tom,

Tom is a such a beautiful name. My brother-in-law is named Thomas too, and we call him Tom.

No offense intended, but I took from "twl" as "twilight zone", due to my advance age, I am approaching there too fast.

Best regards my friend,

Mohamed

 

Hi Stigg,

I created the "Recovery Media" on one of my Windows 8 machines and copied the files to my machines with Windows 8.1. Or alternatively you can use the "Recovery Media" with the prior build of AX64.

I don't use USB/CD/DVD to build a "Recovery Media".

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Hi Mohamed.

1. Does the recovery media created on a Windows 8 machine work for a Windows 8.1 machine?
2. Does the prior build create working recovery media on a Windows 8.1 machine? If so, where can I get it?

 

Hi Stigg,

1. Let me check and I will come back to you.

2. If you have a another machine with Windows 8 or less, you can build the "Recovery Media" on that machine. Failing so, someone or I can upload the ISO for you, somewhere.

Best regards,

Mohamed