Macrium Reflect

Discussion in 'backup, imaging & disk mgmt' started by Stigg, Nov 23, 2013.

  1. jphughan

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    I remember that my laptop updated to an NVIDIA driver through Lenovo Vantage that then caused my system to BSoD multiple times per day, even overnight when it was just sitting there running. I uninstalled it and returned to a known good version that I had stashed somewhere, and the problem went away -- until it updated again. Since then I've been able to update to an even newer release that didn't have this issue.
     
  2. aldist

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    Through WhoCrashed I definitely determined that the cause of my BSOD was the Asus Xonar DGX sound driver.
     
  3. Rico

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    nirsoft results. The nvddmkm.sys (nvidia) caused kmode?

    Note: What seemed odd was I watched "driver Booster" update my graphics card, after reboot 'tray icon' Nvidia Settings was gone. I then rebooted today, 'Nvidia settings' prompted
    for update. What was strange/odd, the driver from them was from 6/22/21 ver. 471.11. Driver booster installed an older nvidia driver
     
  4. xxJackxx

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    I don't personally care for utilities like driver booster for reasons like this. Use it if you like but NVIDIA software already has an updater and it is probably less likely to install something that will cause issues.
     
  5. aldist

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    An older driver does not mean a worse driver. Why do you need NVIDIA in the tray? Disable it in the autostart.
    The NVIDIA video driver contains a lot of junk that the user doesn't need, such as "Stereo 3D-Glasses", "Notebook Optimizations" or "Telemetry" etc. Install only the NVIDIA video driver using NVCleanstall https://www.techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-nvcleanstall/
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  6. Rico

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    I agree Jack, as I was unsure for certain at the time, used 'shotgun' approach & updated as many drivers as possible. Hoping that would resolve the issue. I've already deleted DB!
     
  7. Rico

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    @aldist I'll never use most of what NVIDIA drivers touts; when i was big time into 'distributed computing' the norm was, just the driver install.

    Thanks Guys!
     
  8. Rico

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    not sure how much tiume i have before nxt bsod

    all was fine this am came back after lunc
    Service stop exception then page fault not in right area

    did chkdsk /r

    nir soft
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  9. Rico

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    sfc /sannow

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    Trying to figure out who & how to fix from cbs.log
     
  10. xxJackxx

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    Cannot find /offlogfile flag.

    Assume in front
    of "/" is logs. Sfc /scanow says details at ..../offlogfile flag ps c:windows\sys32
     
  12. Rico

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    @xxJackxx It's been years since I've run that command, this would be the correct one?
    DISM command with RestoreHealth option
     
  13. Rico

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    Hope this fixes!
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  14. xxJackxx

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    Me too. Good luck!
     
  15. jphughan

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    This is still a Macrium Reflect thread, right? :isay:
     
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    Thanks You! Jack & Jphughan. Working well
     
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    I suggested Macrium to a friend and he installed V8 trial version earlier today but has run into a VSS error - I have never had this error, so I am hoping someone else has some suggestion? Macrium Error.jpg
     
  19. jphughan

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    Unexpected provider sounds like it may be occurring due to some other application that has replaced the default MS VSS provider. Does this person have any other backup applications installed that may use their own snapshot engine? You could also have this person try running Reflect’s Fix VSS Problems wizard (under the Other Tasks menu), but that may not fix that particular issue.
     
  20. beethoven

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    he told me that macrium suggest a repair and he clicked on that already and it seems that fixed the issue. At least he was able to start the backup again but left the office before seeing the result. I should have more info tomorrow. Not sure if he has any other backup software installed - I doubt it. I have been using both Terabyte and Macrium on the same pc and never had any issues though.
     
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    A family member got a new laptop, but the SSD (120 GB) is smaller than her old one (240 GB). Also the old one is BIOS/MBR and the new one UEFI/GPT.

    I'm planning to do this (using Macrium Reflect):
    1. Copy data (documents, images) from 240 GB to 1 TB external HD
    2. Shrink 240 GB disk to 120 GB disk
    3. Image 120 GB disk (new PC) to 1 TB external HD
    4. Image 240 GB disk (old PC) to 1 TB external HD
    5. Swap disks between laptops
    6. Restore 120 GB image on 240 GB disk
    7. Restore 240 GB image (max 120 GB because of step 2) on 120 GB disk
    8. Copy data from 1 TB external HD to 240 GB disk
    Does this make sense?

    Is there a smarter/better way to do this?
     
  22. xxJackxx

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    Is the ultimate goal to just swap disks to get a bigger disk in the new one? Sounds like a lot of work. I don't think I'd bother to shrink any partitions. As long as you aren't using more than the space of the smaller one you shouldn't have to. The MBR vs. GPT sounds like the biggest issue though I haven't tried to do that yet. That said what I would try would be to image them both to the external drive, convert the GPT to MBR and the MBR to GPT (not sure it is necessary, someone that has experienced this could be more helpful), then restore the images.
     
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  24. jphughan

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    Assuming the data on the 240 GB disk will actually fit on the 120 GB disk, you don't have to shrink beforehand and extend later. Reflect allows you to "stage" partition size adjustments as part of a clone/image restore operation, and Reflect 8 actually makes this even easier by giving you a resize option under the Copy Partitions button. But as noted by aldist, there are additional considerations when moving from BIOS/MBR to UEFI/GPT. Either of the first two KB articles that he linked cover what you need to do on that front. It's important to note a few things:
    • Make sure you boot your Rescue Media in UEFI mode. Verify this by checking the Reflect title bar along the very top of the Rescue interface by confirming you see "[UEFI]" at the end. This is crucial for Fix Boot Problems to do what it needs to do.
    • The manual disk partitioning outlined in the article must be done in Rescue, NOT full Windows. If you run the indicated "convert gpt" command in diskpart while in full Windows, you'll get an automatic MSR partition at the beginning of the disk. That is not what you want for a disk that will be hosting a Windows partition. Doing it in Rescue avoids that.
    • As noted, you'll only be restoring the Windows partition (and you can also optionally restore the Windows RE partition after it) using the drag and drop method. So in this specific case, do not use the"Copy Partitions" button I just mentioned above -- although be aware of it for other more typical use cases.
    • Don't forget to run Fix Boot Problems after the restore runs. It's easy to miss that last but crucial step.
    • Since you're also moving laptops rather than just switching an existing system over to UEFI boot mode, you'll want to run ReDeploy at the end as well.
    I'm not clear what you're planning to do with the 120 GB disk that came with the new laptop. Are you planning to install that in the old system? If so, then I'd probably just wipe it and do a manual clean install of Windows onto that disk while it's installed in the old laptop. If this person is trying to migrate to the new laptop, there's no point restoring their own image to that old system as well as the new one, and there's definitely no point restoring the new laptop's factory image onto the old one.
     
  25. XIII

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    Thank you for your answers, even though they are confusing me. But maybe I confused you by not expressing myself clear enough?

    I have 2 goals:
    1. Swap the 120 GB / 240 GB drives (but not swap the Windows installations on them)
    2. Move data from the old laptop to the new laptop
    Current situation:
    • Old laptop A: Windows installation A, on 240 GB SSD, BIOS/MBR + data (used by parent X in family)
    • New laptop B: Windows installation B, on 120 GB SSD, UEFI/GPT, no data (not used yet)
    Desired outcome (changes in bold):
    • Old laptop A: Windows installation A, on 120 GB SSD, BIOS/MBR, no data (to be used by child in family)
    • New laptop B: Windows installation B, on 240 GB SSD, UEFI/GPT + data (to be used by parent X in family)
    Confusion:
    • Since I thought Reflect not only stores partitions, but also the partition layout, I thought I would not need to migrate from BIOS/MBR to UEFI/GPT or vice versa
    • Since I'm not moving Windows installations between PC's, I thought I would not need a redeploy
    Does this help? (Or do I now make it harder to help me figure out the best approach?)

    Extra question: can I do all of this using the free version of Reflect?

    (I have a 4-pack license of which only 2 licenses are in use, but I'd rather not "burn" the remaining two on these PC's, since I won't be using Reflect on them once this is done)
     
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