Image For Windows

Discussion in 'backup, imaging & disk mgmt' started by Stigg, Apr 15, 2014.

  1. LunarWolf

    LunarWolf Registered Member

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    Yes. Makedisk.exe. Double click > next next and stuff like that. Thee is no place to input in license key. After using Rufus and booting the USB drive, it pop up said evaluation only.
    I remember the old IFL have a place to input the license (~version 2.8x)

    Anyway forget about it. I gave up on IFL already. Right now using IFW. My question is how do I make a bootable ISO on my WIndows 7 laptop which can work on my family's WIndows 10 laptop? The main issue is the ext mouse and touchpad is not working on the Windows 10 laptop. I suspect it have something to do with the driver because the same issue occurred when I tried to use a bootable Windows 7 disk on the Windows 10 laptop. No ext usb mouse/touchpad will work. Hence I cannot prodceed to reinstall Windows 7 on the Windows 10 laptop. A bootable windows 8.1 disk works (the touchpad/ext mouse works) when I boot it up.
     
  2. Brian K

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    You are using the trial version and not the bought version. Get it from...

    https://www.terabyteunlimited.com/product-download.php


    You should make the ISO on the computer on which you intend to use TBWinRE. Driver reasons.
     
  3. Hadron

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    I use IFW-Create Recovery Boot Disk (TPWinPE/RE Builder) to make my PE and RE Recovery Media. It is quite a good wizard.

    The file is actually TBWinPE.exe
     
  4. LunarWolf

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    That's what I meant. When I downloaded the trial version, extract, double click on the makedisk.exe, it does not prompt me for the key. But the instructions said it will. So I am confuse here. Where do I input the key?
     
  5. n8chavez

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    If you have a key why would you download the trial version? Download the latest version from the site, after logging in, and use that version. Then it'll prompt you for they key.
     
  6. puff-m-d

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    Hello,

    TeraByte Drive Image Backup and Restore Suite - Image for Windows version 3.02 was released today.
    Webpage: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/image-for-windows.htm
    Downloads: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads-image-for-windows.htm
    Upgrade History: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/upgradehist-image-for-windows.htm
    Also, BootIt Bare Metal version 1.34 has been released.
    Webpage: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootit-bare-metal.htm
    Downloads: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads-bootit-bare-metal.htm
    Upgrade History: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/upgradehist-bootit-bare-metal.htm
    TeraByte Unlimited Homepage: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/index.htm
     
  7. TheBear

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    I just tried to create a TBWinre recovery disk with my ver 3.01 terabyte drive backup and restore suite.
    The recovery disk dialog says it cannot find the winre at the installed location or the default location. also cannot find the backup copy of winre.wim.

    It appears the recovery environment is not installed on my computer.
    I upgraded this computer from win 8.1 home to win 10 home a year ago, and to win 10 anniversary on aug. 2.

    Any one have any idea how I can get the recovery environment on this pc and have IFW create the TBwinre recovery disk.

    I have previously created a winpe recovery disk with IFW, but I want to also create the TBwinre disk as well. thanks.
     
  8. Brian K

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    TheBear,

    From an Admin Command prompt can you run...

    reagentc /info

    What is the Windows RE status:
    What is the Windows RE location:

    Can you post a screenshot of Disk Management?
     
  9. lodore

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    Hey all,
    I currently have a license for version 2 and just noticed that version 3 is out now. I cannot seem to find out what is actually new in version 3?
     
  10. Brian K

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  11. oliverjia

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    The most significant change, is that V3 now makes much more efficient use of multi-core/multi-threaded CPUs (i.e., high end CPUs such as desktop i7 and i5 with 8/4 CPU cores) when backup and restore. Therefore, when you use high compression options (enhanced size B/C/D), you'll notice significantly higher speed and much smaller disk image (compression is more efficient). On my desktop with i7, the disk imaging time for v3 reduced to less than half of the time that v2 needed, and the disk image size decreased by 20-30% as compared to v2, all using the same settings.
     
  12. TheRollbackFrog

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    In oliverjia's case, since he uniquely images only off-line, the speedup becomes reasonably important. For those of us that image "on-line," that factor means little at this stage of the application's development.

    The more important statement from Terabyte Unlimited as it relates to this new release was...

    "Major Update - base for new features moving forward"

    Of course, those new features moving forward are not here at the moment (nor have they been pre-defined) so the need for this update, and its cost, is a bit questionable at this time, IMHO. But it is ready for all those new features... WHEN THEY ARE READY. And as we all know, this has been an excellent product in the past.

    I kind of view this upgrade a lot like Windows 10... when it settles for a bit AND provides some useful new features, that's when consideration will occur.
     
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  13. TheBear

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    It fixed itself? I did notice that my hard disk was very full. After I freed up space, it worked. thanks for the help.
     
  14. TheBear

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    what compression were you using? A, B, C, or D? And, is it faster doing an online backup in Windows 10 with Phylock?
     
  15. oliverjia

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    I normally use Enhanced size B. It gave smaller disk image, while the speed is still amazing.
    I only do offline backup/restore using the boot UFD. Most recently I tested hot backup using vss, never tried Phylock before. From other members' experience here, it appears vss normally results in better speed.
     
  16. TheBear

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    I have to use phylock because that is the only way I can do a cold restore of an image with Rollback RX installed. Been doing that since Froggie provided the instructions. It works great as long as I keep the correct settings in IFW and the registry.
     
  17. Hadron

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    And then you have the other side of the coin for some of us where we can't get PHYLock to work (lock) and have to use VSS.
     
  18. TheBear

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    Wish I could help there. Froggie provided detailed instruction on how to set IFW to use phylock with Windows (10 for me) to do a successful hot backup and cold restore. I am careful to keep a current backup with and without Rollback Rx, just in case. there have been issue with it in the past. Presently, it rock solid for me.
     
  19. TheRollbackFrog

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    TheBear, if you're considering upgrading to IFW v3, make sure you carefully check to insure the "workaround" you describe above is still functional. This new edition of IFW includes a new update to Phylock at version v1.4. I'm not currently running either of the apps (IFW & RBrx) so am not able to recheck complete functionality with the new versions.
     
  20. TheBear

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    I just tested IFW 3.02. I did a hot backup of win 10 pro anniversary with Rollback RX Pro using phylock. Created the IFW 3.02 recovery boot disk and used it to do a cold restore to the same computer. It worked.
     
  21. oliverjia

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    Rolllback RX is not a backup software. It's main function is to mess up with your OS and MBR/UEFI so that it can break your OS at some point.
    Do yourself a favor and uninstall it for good.
     
  22. TheBear

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    oops. Sorry, Wrong Thread. I'll take it the rollback thread. Regards.
     
  23. TheRollbackFrog

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    TheBear... right thread. We were talking about IFW.

    Nice to know about RBrx and IFW v3. Are you taking "all unused sector" backups using the special REGISTRY patch which should include snapshots?
     
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  24. TheBear

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    yes I am.
     
  25. TheRollbackFrog

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    That's great news... all that original research has not gone to waste :cool:
     
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