A shop in CM to get Win 7 System Image copied back to HD

[placnx]

I have a VAIO VPCEA16FH running Win 7 64-bit but can't get the Repair Disc to work. A CM shop wiped the HD and installed a circa 2011 Win 7 Home Edition, so there could be hundreds of Windows updates to replace. Horrible!! I have a System Image from a week ago, but going through the Control Panel the system cannot locate the System Image on a USB external drive. I have renamed the computer back to its name before the shop wiped the disk. I cannot figure out which F button to push on boot to get to a menu for copy back the System Image. Maybe I need a System Repair Disk, but so far have not gotten any to work. Maybe the ones I found are for a Win 7 32-bit computer. Not sure. Is there any really professional shop in CM to assist?

[tropo]

I know it's a bit late now, but when you get it running again, use Macrium Reflect Free to make backup system images and ad a recovery boot menu option and also a recovery USB flash drive. It has save my a** many times. No matter what your problems, you're never more than about 20 minutes or so away from a working system again. 

[RandomSand]

I had the exact same problems with a Z series VAIO running Win 7x64.

 

The backup made within windows failed. I think it's because Sony do a non-standard partition setup... I think it's something like 100MB System, then mostly C Drive, but with multiple gigabyte hidden on a third volume for "VAIO Recovery Center" to do a factory image which includes the bundled Media Apps. It's to do VAIO Care (My old laptop had it on a button).

 

A regular Windows DVD will, on a blank hard disk, make a 100MB hidden partition and then use the rest as the "C" drive.

 

So the error occurs when Windows Backup can't apply a 3x parted backup to a 2x parted disk.

 

Oh, for advance options, on startup, it's F8  https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17419/windows-7-advanced-startup-options-safe-mode

 

Now I use Reflect. Much easier. It works!

 

If you had backed up the Vaio (Factory install) with Reflect then you'd be able to restore. Sorry, I know that's no use now.

 

Ref:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Sony+vaio+hidden+partition&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Edited April 22, 2018 by RandomSand

[tropo]

I had the exact same problems with a Z series VAIO running Win 7x64.
 
The backup made within windows failed. I think it's because Sony do a non-standard partition setup... I think it's something like 100MB System, then mostly C Drive, but with multiple gigabyte hidden on a third volume for "VAIO Recovery Center" to do a factory image which includes the bundled Media Apps. It's to do VAIO Care (My old laptop had it on a button).
 
A regular Windows DVD will, on a blank hard disk, make a 100MB hidden partition and then use the rest as the "C" drive.
 
So the error occurs when Windows Backup can't apply a 3x parted backup to a 2x parted disk.
 
Oh, for advance options, on startup, it's F8  https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17419/windows-7-advanced-startup-options-safe-mode
 
Now I use Reflect. Much easier. It works!
 
If you had backed up the Vaio (Factory install) with Reflect then you'd be able to restore. Sorry, I know that's no use now.
 
Ref:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Sony+vaio+hidden+partition&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Vaio Care and all the other bundled crap are just that - crap. I got rid of it all and now my Vaio works like a charm. Macrium Reflect rocks!!!


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