Introducing AX64 Time Machine - hybrid imaging/snapshot software

Sod The Beta's I'll wait for the real thing! BETA's have no place on my computers, never have, never will.

 

Returning to posts 6451/3.
I have now tested the Boot CD produced with 1.4.0.19 beta.

It is indeed recognised as an EFI disk and produces the required 'press any key to boot from CD/DVD' under UEFI devices and not Legacy Devices.
However on pressing any key much time is spent waiting until eventually the PC boots from HDD.
A similar disk from Macrium Reflect does work on the same Drive and using the same batch of CDs.
Has anybody managed to boot such a CD?

[Edit]A similar WinPE 4 disk produced from AOMEI does not work either. Is AX64 using WinPE 4?

 

Enonod, AX64 uses the WinRE installed on your system when the system was built for its RECOVERY MEDIA.

Win7: v3
Win7sp1: v3.1
Win8: v4
Win8.1: v5

 

Unless there's some startling new features on future versions I'm more than happy with version 1120....Has never let me down...And I've made good use of it as a 'system fiddler' and trying all kinds of software.

 

@TheRollbackFrog: Thanks for responding. OK. I'm not really familiar with the new UEFI system and have been having trouble selecting the boot device (other than HDD) but did get a CD to boot from Macrium.
Are you saying that the AX64 Boot CD is constructed from WinRE on the system or calls WinRE on the system?
If either, could this indicate something missing on my system?
Further guidance would greatly assist.

 

That's interesting and you are the second person who has told me that (the other was at another forum). I have also heard that 1.3.07 was very reliable. I wonder which of those two are the most reliable?

Acadia

 

Both worked fine on my system. But so has 1.4.0.19. (Win7 sp1). Grateful.

 

I had no problems with 19 either until I tried to uninstall it to test an incompatible software program. I had to recover an old ShadowProtect image to get rid of it (then I had to again update my Firefox, anti-Virus, Flash, FoxIt, 17 Microsoft updates ... you get the idea). In all fairness: 19 always worked for me too until I tried to uninstall it.

Acadia

 

I notice there are some *.axtemp in the directory that are very old. Can they be deleted?

 

Enonod, the AX64 RECOVERY MEDIA actually uses a copy (does not call it) of the WinRE.wim that's located on the built system, then modifies that WIM by adding any unique drivers that currently exist on the system it's doing the build from. WinRE is just a poor man's version of WinPE and isn't nearly as driver rich as WinPE is. AX64 gets around that by adding the drivers it needs for the particular system it's building from. FWIW... the AX64 RECOVERY MEDIA is *NOT* SECURE BOOT enabled (I will be corrected if I'm wrong about this ), so if you're running in that mode I'm sure it will fail.

I have stayed away from using an UEFI-based system as there's just too much non-information floating around about how it all works. The few I have built, I have built as LEGACY MBR-based systems so that compatibility going forward remains as it has always been. This has allowed me to build standard MBR-based systems even thought the BiOS is UEFI-based, and all that I have ever known... remains known

When I get a more complete understanding of what UEFI and SECURE BOOT are all about, I will move forward as needed. Wish I could help more...

 

Scott, that sounds like broken AX64 snaps from long ago... probably can be deleted. The AXTEMP files are only created during MERGE operations and snapshot taking and are eliminated when those operations are complete. If the system is quiet, they sound like leftovers.

 

Thanks! I was hoping it was something like that.

 

I had hot restore problems (Frozen Desktop) with both until someone (might have been Peter) realized security software might be the problem. I put Malwarebytes service on delayed start and alls well for a few months now. See no reason to leave 1.3.07.
On another note though, Weather Pulse was this "great" free weather program that the developer had to shutdown because TWC began charging for their data. Recently the developer has brought it back using the NWS for his data. Had a hot restore go bad but new the only change I made was installing WP. Disabled it from starting with windows a few weeks ago and not a problem since. After a boot (or restore) I just start it manually. Point is that security software is not the only thing to look at if there are problems with hot restores.

 

Just needed to say AX64 Time Machine support is bad, no response in days.

 

Thats not good. Before the merger it used to be terrific.

 

@TheRollbackFrog:
Thank you for that differentiation on WinRE, WinPE.
I have had Secure Boot off since I discovered that I could not boot from CD.

I agree regarding UEFI, I have tried to get in depth knowledge but those that explain, seem to be in the same boat, so I will sink with them if they are wrong.
I have now discovered that CD/DVD boot is no different to Legacy, the problem seems to be setting boot order effectively (it doesn't seem to change anything).
If I leave it as it is it seems OK, but beta 19 will still not recover from CD, it simply leaves a blue blank screen. I do not think it is a BSOD because there is no messgae and Macrium, if I recall, works but has the same screen blue colour.

Thank you again for your insight.

 

I have also found that there is no response to emails suddenly (2014). I put it down to concentration on the Windows 8.1 problem. My trial is running out soon!

 

If I knew about a merger I wouldn't have jump on the train so fast.
Mergers, sellouts for the quick buck, mean trouble for the consumer. Just look at Firstdefense, Online Armor, now sandboxie, and AX64 all have or will go downhill. None have improved, very sad. And the part that gets me, is they say "it will only improve" just like politicians.

 

Frist Defense might be back now, for a hefty yearly price. Your right, a little improvement but not worth the improved price.
Online Armor wont be a stand alone firewall but will be integrated into EAM (if you are a beta tester you know).
Sandboxie will follow the trail, high price and not so good. Just looking into my crystal ball.
I respect your optimism, but I only look at results. To me those products have gone downhill and price has gone up.

 

Well, only time will tell but it would be a darn shame if things head south for this quite exceptional (so far) bit of code.

Personally I expect AX64 to remain an excellent program,,,,its probably too simple to mess up unless features are added and we have been told this will not happen. But one of the things that made AX64 so exceptional was its awesome support and that does appear to have slipped.

Fingers crossed though.

 

I was referring to FirstDefense (froggy). As I recall after they (Raxico) bought it (kept it as hostage for some marketing scheme) and neutered the software, forget the name they gave it, but was total crap.
Now they are resurrecting the original FDISR , with a high price tag, and a yearly fee to boot.
Yeah I know the poor developers need to "feed their families", but they have enough to feed everyone at Wilders! Come on they are millionaires or maybe billionaires , or will soon be, by suckers like us feeding them.

 

Sounds good to me.