Windows 7 backup, windows 7 backup

Long story short, I need to create a system image of my bootcamp Win7 drive. The built in backup/restore utility within Win7 will not work due to "Error Code: 0x80073BC3" which has to do with the system reserved partition not being marked as "Active" (probably due to it being managed by Apple's boot camp utility. I then tried using Macrium to do the same thing (take an image of the disc for backup and restore purposes). It successfully backed up the drive which was awesome, but it order to restore from the image, you need to boot in to the pre-executable environment via a boot disc/usb drive which it provides you with. I quickly restarted, detected the boot disc, "pressed any key to boot from disc", and subsequently found that the keyboard and mouse is non-responsive from the time you select the boot drive in OS X until the time you log in to Windows. This left me with one last option that I knew of which was to "add the program to the boot menu" so that it wouldn't require a boot disc/drive which was part of the program. Unfortunately, it wasn't able to add it to the boot menu (likely due to the same boot manager issue mentioned earlier).
I just need to boot from this freaking disc or ultimately make my Win 7 backup and restore utility to work properly. Any thoughts?

You have a workstation. Your best would be Paragon HDM 12 Suite. Their Clone OS is grea where you have a dedicated Windows drive. Makes bootable clone (think CCC for Windows).
Worth every penny.
I use Wndows 8 and HDM 12 clones just fine. And restores. But usually I don't restore back, instead I swap drives.
Windows 8 File History - hourly backup file revisions. An improvement over Windows 7.
And I do make Windows system restore images too as snapshots.
Never used WinPE CD (MS has pulled support so vendors have had to come up with a new utility).
When you install Windows, and use a dedicated drive, you don't even need Boot Camp Assistant, and Windows formats the entire drive the way it wants.
Apple's HFS driver interferes with Windows 7 system backup.
The reserved partition is fine for me (Widows 8 now has 350MB).
When you install Windows this way or any way on Mac Pro always remove all other drives until the install is up and running.

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Would like to start out with a big shout out to Paul T for his VERY useful thread here ! http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-Systems-and-Software/Windows-8-Product-Key-for-Pavilion-G6/m-p/3882966/highlight/false#M205987 A friend's family asked me to work on their laptop since I know more about computers than they do ... they're very good people, was happy to help them out but true to form like a lot of PC users they didn't bother keeping ANY of the documentation that came with the laptop (HP Pavilion g6-2298nr ), nor did they bother to burn recovery DVD's using HP's built in recovery software program that comes standard on the laptops... if I'm interpreting what HP's website had to say about the laptop , model HP Pavilion g6-2298nr, correctly, according to it's serial number it no longer qualifies for free tech support and I'd have to pay HP a fee just to talk to someone and order the recovery DVD's (friend's family bought it back in Dec 2014 so to me it seems REALLY strange that I wouldn't be able to just order the recovery DVD's without having to pay tech support a fee just to ask to order the recover DVD's ! .. but anyways...)... This is where having the product key "built into" the BIOS really comes in handy ! I crossed my fingers, used the method mentioned in the thread linked above, and it worked ! ... have to admit it was a bit strange at first not using the product key sticker like the old days but I can see how this works better in the long run - helps to prevent piracy, you don't have to worry if someone who doesn't realize the importance of the product key sticker peels it off and throws it away ... Unfortunately it looks like when you reinstall Windows this way you lose the HP Backup and Recovery Program ... in this case my friend's family had the misfortune of paying someone to repair this laptop who didn't bother to tell them " Hey, I replaced the hard drive that's going bad but if you don't get a laptop cooler for this sucker the laptop's just going to overheat again ! " ... sure enough, the money they paid this so called "tech repair" person went down the drain when the laptop fried a second hard drive, or maybe the tech saddled them with a bad hard drive who knows? (the tech bought an OEM hard drive off ebay) ... ... sorry to sound harsh about this tech guy, I will admit I only worked in the PC repair field for a few months over a decade ago before leaving it to be a stay-at-home-dad (wife is a pharmacist so I'm lucky enough to be able to stay home) so my experience is VERY limited compared to other people .. but back then I always treated my customers the way I'd treat a friend, and if it's a friend you offer advice on how to prevent problems like this in the future... this laptop gets HOT like you wouldn't believe , I have it sitting on a very reliable laptop cooler (thick slab of aluminum that does a great job as a heatsink with fans, this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834953038 and I've let my friend's family know in no uncertain terms they need to order this laptop cooler if they're going to use this laptop) ... The hard drive replacement I installed seems to be working fine but of course it's not an "official WD hard drive" .... when I tried to install the photolink cyberdirector software for example at the link below got a " this isn't a WD hard drive so can't install this software" error message... http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-pavilion-g6-2200-notebook-pc-series/5296082/model/5333338#Z7_3054ICK0K8UDA0AQC11TA930O2 which is fine I really don't think my friend's family will care about that program... but it makes me wonder, even if I trusted the download at this link below http://www.techspot.com/downloads/5190-hp-backup-and-recovery-manager.html if the HP Backup and Recovery manager program would even work to begin with since it's not an official WD hard drive (I also ordered an OEM hard drive off ebay .. but not charging my friend's family for the hard drive since they've been good to my munchkins and didn't want them to pay through the nose for a more expensive hard drive so of course I wanted to minimize my own expenses...)... also I think that sort of program relies on a " C " and " D " drive being set up like it was when the laptop shipped with the original hard drive and saves a backup copy on the " D " drive.. I suppose I could use disk management to create a different partition, label it " D " and see if HP Backup and Recovery worked but it seems a bit.. iffy... not to mention that I feel uncomfortable downloading something that isn't directly on HP's website as an "official" download... I know that Windows 8 has a "system image" utility built into it that lets you make just that.. a system image.. like I said my friend's family are good people but I'm guessing sooner or later they're going to screw this laptop up again like a lot of computer users do .. it would be nice if I could burn a system image of what's on the laptop right now onto DVD and hang onto it so when they come back to me in the future hollering "Help , laptop isn't working again ! " I can just restore from the system image on DVD rather than having to go through the hassle of reinstalling Windows, graphics/audio/et cetera drivers, zillion and one Windows updates et cetera all over again. What I'm wondering is... would this even work? I've never tried to use system image in a situation like this with the product key being "built into" the BIOS , that sort of thing is brand new to me... is it worth burning the DVD's and hanging onto them just in case? Sorry for the long essay and thanks in advance to anyone who actually takes the time to read all of this !

Thanks man it's really helpful to know that someone else has used this exact same method successfully to back up their HP computers ! Will do just that... yep, yep I know it'll be at least 10 DVD's or something crazy like that after all those windows updates download ... problem with using an external hard drive is I can't convince my friend's family to buy one no matter how many times I warn them it's not "if" your PC gets messed up it's " when " ..... and my external hard drives are all in use with system image backups of my own PC's ... so will burn the DVD's for 'em then just hang on to them and wait for the inevitable And thanks for the kind words about my work for them too ! .. it's a lot of effort but they've been super nice to me so it's the least I can do ... they're actually parents of one of my daughter's best friends and they've taken my munchkin out to various places and flat out refused to let me pay them back for it so it feels good to be able to help them out this way... though I wish they'd come to me first instead of letting themselves get ripped off by the so called PC tech I mentioned earlier (would it have killed the guy to burn them a set of recovery DVD's? Heck if he wanted to be selfish and greedy he could have just offered it to them for an "additional fee" but it would have saved them and me a lot of trouble ! Though I'm not sure if the recovery DVD's would cooperate given that it's not an "official HP hard drive" I put in there? ) It occured to me that if I call tech support they probably can't charge me if I don't give them a credit card number .. so I did (1-888-698-3762).. they said the warranty on this laptop expired Dec 2013 ! Friend's family said they bought it in Dec 2014 from QVC, hope QVC didn't sell them a used laptop ! ... HP wanted over a hundred dollars for an "official" HP hard drive said no thanks to that... HP says despite me putting in a non-HP hard drive that recovery DVD's should work ... HP wanted $ for recovery DVD's (tried to help me order recovery DVD's off HP website, they couldn't find the link on there to them either for some reason... maybe 'cause laptop is an older model??? ) ... HP asked for thirty dollars (cheapest option!) for recovery DVD's ... but mentioned that if the laptop really was purchased Dec 2014 and if I e-mail them proof of purchase they'll ship out recovery DVD's for free instead since it would be within it's one year warranty period.. I'm waiting on the friend's family to give me the proof of purchase for me to scan and e-mail to HP ... though I think I'm going to go ahead and use system image to burn the DVD's first THEN run the HP recovery DVD's (if they do in fact turn out ot be free) in case the HP rep made a mistake and the HP recovery DVD's don't like the "unofficial" HP hard drive on this laptop...

I recently purchase macbook air with OS 10.10.2. I want to use my Seagate external backup plus hard drive for time machine back up. How to partition my 1TB Seagate back up plus hard drive for use with mac and windows pc?

Hi All,
I recently purchased 13" Macbook Air with OS 10.10.2. I want to use my 1TB Seagate backup plus external hard drive as time machine and my windows 7 pc. Please suggest a method. Thanks in advance for your reply.

I strongly recommend having an external drive dedicated solely for TimeMachine. You could partition the drive but if something goes wrong you risk losing the data on both partitions. Should you decide to go ahead with splitting the drive for two different uses you’ll need to partition the drive either using the Mac’s built in Disk Utility program or Windows utility. I believe the built in Windows disk utility program will destroy the current partition and erase the data that’s on it - I use a third party Windows disk utility program for partitioning and it allows for non-destructive partitioning but warns to back up data first just in case. Apple’s Disk Utility can do non-destructive partitions but I don’t recall every trying to do a non-destructive partition on a disk originally formatted for Windows using it. Again - back up that data just in case.
Finally, your TimeMachine drive should be at least 1.5 times (I prefer 2 times) the size of the data you expect to be backing up a year or two from now. In other words, if you currently are using 50GB of your computer’s drive but expect to begin purchasing Mac software to replace software on your Windows computer and if you expect to be putting photos, music, and other data on it you might expect that two years from now you’ll have 100GB of stuff on the drive. So a 200GB partition is the smallest size you’d want. TM’s backup scheme keeps multiple copies of data as it changes so the extra room is important for this scheme.

Windows 7 Backups: Getting Back to Vista from the Brink

I need an ironclad contingency plan to back up my data so that I can test Windows 7 Beta. I only have one computer. It's a laptop with a relatively modest hard drive, so dual booting is not an option for me. I am not a developer, but I consider myself more skilled than a non-technical computer user, having dealt with software and hardware issues on my own in the past. I am familiar with computer backups as far as making them, but I never have had to use one to recover my data. I am curious to read your thoughts on my Windows 7 backup recovery plan, which is below.
Before installing Windows 7, my plan is to use the Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore tool to create an image of my hard drive on an external USB hard drive. After installing Windows 7, I would then back up periodically my files and folders using the Windows backup tool, assuming it is like the one in my Vista Business OS. These files would be saved on the USB hard drive, too. If Windows 7 does not work out for me, then I would use the image from the external hard drive in the Windows recovery environment to restore my computer to its state just before the Beta installation. Then, I would take the periodic file backup from the USB to restore my files (being aware that this would not recover my program-related data).
I think that this plan ought to work for two reasons. First, the Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore tool seems pretty reliable, as it is designed to recover even from hardware failures. The recovery should be straight-forward. I assume that because I run a machine with an OS hard drive partition rather than a recovery/installation disc, I would access the Windows recovery environment either through F8 or the ThinkVantage button on startup (fortunately, I've never had to recover on my machine). Then, I would restore my hard drive.
Second, it appears from the release notes that backup files created in Windows 7 are recoverable in Windows Vista. To make this happen, the release notes describe a relatively simple work-around that apparently only involves moving a file in the backup folder to a different location.
What are your thoughts on this contingency plan? Do I need to reformat my laptop before doing the recovery plan? Do any other risks of data loss exist beyond those inherent in an ordinary backup plan, like Windows 7 producing some kind of corrupt backup file? Thanks!

I appreciate your advice. I am aware of the risks involved, such as the Beta expiring in August and the lack of official Microsoft support. I do use my computer day-in and day-out, but as a student, not as a professional. Still, based on the positive reviews of the Beta that I have read so far, it appears that the Beta generally runs well. In fact, it is faster than Vista on startup and shutdown, which is one of features I am most interested in. The Beta also uses power more efficiently. This is great for me as my battery life has deteriorated over the one-and-half-years that I have used my computer. Given that all I do is web browse and use MS Office 2007, I would not anticipate any major software conflicts--just a (hopefully) smoother and cooler (I use an X61 tablet) computing experience.
So, I just want to know whether my backup would work. Then I'll make the decision on whether to go through with the hassle of worrying about restoring my files at some point in the future, either because the Beta doesn't work out or because the Beta has expired.

In Windows 8.1 Restore Backups Made in Windows 7 Backup

I have just purchased a Dell Inspiron 3847 desktop computer that has Windows 8.1 installed. That computer replaces an HP laptop (running Windows 7) that died. While using the laptop, I saved regular backups on an external hard
drive using Windows Backup. Now, I need to extract some of the backed up files from the external hard drive onto the hard drive on my new computer.
It’s been quite a surprise to see how different Windows 8.1 is from Windows 7. I’m just beginning to find my way around Windows 8.1. From what I’ve seen so far, the backup and restore facilities in Windows 8.1 are quite different
from those in Windows 7. Windows 8.1 doesn’t seem to be able to read the backup files created by Windows 7.
Can anyone help me by providing information about how I can use Windows 8.1 to extract backup files created by Windows 7. I’ll appreciate all suggestions.

Thanks a lot for the answer. Fortunately, I do have an older computer running Windows 7, so I'll do what you suggest.
I'm unpleasantly surprised that Windows 8 doesn't have the capability to extract backups created by Windows 7.
You and many others. I have various USB sticks with every major SKU of Windows ready when a box comes to my shop to be fixed
if you have a LAN you can copy your files over the LAN or even OneDrive
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Deleting an image backup in Windows 8.1

How to safely delete an image backup under Windows 8.1 to free up disk space?

if your concern regarding disk space, rather than deleting image backup, you still can do this
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/free-up-disk-space
but you can delete Windows Image Backup folder manually, only UAC prompt will be pop up
you can read the whole document regarding your concern here
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/8956-system-image-create-windows-8-a.html

[Forum FAQ] Schedule multiple versions of System Image Backup in Windows 8.1

As we known that there is no UI for user to configure Image backup in Windows 8.1, this is a guide for your to schedule multiple versions of System Image Backup.
Step 1: Create a task to schedule an image backup with following command:
SCHTASKS /Create /SC WEEKLY /D MON /TN WeeklyFullBackup /RL HIGHEST /ST 13:00 /TR “wbAdmin Start Backup -backupTarget:F: -include:C: -allCritical -quiet”
Step 2: Schedule a robocopy to backup the saved image with BAT file:
Please create a new folder (in this example, the new folder is e:\test2) to save your multiple copies of image backup:
Write following batch file to copy backup and rename with backup date:
*****************BAT********************
@echo off
robocopy e:\test1\ e:\test2\ test.wim
ren e:\test2\test.wim test_%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%_%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%.wim
NOTE: e:\test2 is my location to save multiple copies of image backup; e:\test1 is the location I create the system image backup.
This BAT can also help to rename the copy of image backup with date and time like below:
3. Set up a basic task in Task schedule:
Note: please make sure the time you configured follows the time you set for image backup in Step 1.
Action -> Create basic task (Name you task) -> Trigger (Set how often this task should be run) -> Action (Start a program) -> Under Program/script, point to your bat file you create in Step 2.b -> Finish
At the end, you can know more about SCHTASKS and Robocopy via following links:
Robocopy
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145.aspx
Schtasks
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725744.aspx
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System Image Backup in windows 8.1 not working

Hi,
I am trying to take system image backup on windows 8.1 with USB drive attached and I am getting the following error which is given at the end of the post. It always says the backup location is invalid.When I tried with -allCritical it fails with
I tried to wbadmin enable backup, that also fails with "Warning: The ENABLE BACKUP command is not supported in this version of Windows. The operation ended before completion."
Can someone help with the wbadmin backup, please. It seems to be a red-herring.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wbadmin start backup -backupTarget:E: -include:c:
wbadmin 1.0 - Backup command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Retrieving volume information...
This will back up OS(C:) to E:.
Do you want to start the backup operation?
[Y] Yes [N] No Y
ERROR - The specified backup location could not be found or is not a
supported backup storage location.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wbadmin start backup -backupTarget:E: -include:c: -allCritical -quiet
wbadmin 1.0 - Backup command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Retrieving volume information...
This will back up ESP(EFI System Partition) (500.00 MB),OS(C:),(\\?\Volume{26a2e53d-6299-4ef1-a7e7-860f1e839ed6}\) to E:.
ERROR - The specified backup location could not be found or is not a
supported backup storage location.

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TS130 (1105) Driver Error in Installing Acronis Backup of Windows 2003 R2

I have run into a serires of errors which Lenovo support believes are related to the Intel Management Driver, but we have been unable to locate the appropriate drivers to deal with these error messages. The errors I have received are as follows:
PCI/VEN_8086DEV_1C02&SUBSYS_400017AA&REV_04 for Windows Server 2003 Standard
PCI/VEN_8086DEV_1C26&SUBSYS_400017AA&REV_04 for Windows Server 2003 Standard
PCI/VEN_8086DEV_1C2D&SUBSYS_400017AA&REV_04 for Windows Server 2003 Standard
halmacpi.dll required to install ACPI MultiprocessorPC (IDtandard computers) in Windows Server 2003 Standard
Support has gone through the available drivers with me but we have not found a solution. Does anyone know what to download to deal with these issues--my Acronis backup of some critical software for my business will not run without these drivers installed.
Thanks!

You must not be familiar with Acronis software.
Let me backup: I had previously purchased a Lenovo server in Dec. 2012 to rebuild my old windows 2003 OS system (a Dell). We successfully moved all the data and set up the software programs on the original Lenovo server with the sole exception of a single SQl based software program that none of the IT experts I consulted with knew how to move. I had called the company who owns the rights to that software program repeatedly in the last 1 1/2 years about the fact that my server was dying, they hadn't provided installation files, I needed to reinstall my license (which was still good) on the new server or I needed to buy a new license, they didn't return my calls.
So, then I bought a second Lenovo server two weeks ago after the old Dell server died yet again (server board this time, Dell thinks) in order to restore this program. Since I don't have installation files, and the company won't get back to me about selling me a new copy, the only way to restore the program is with Acronis, which I had used successfully in trial version for prior hardware failures of this server (this time I have the full version). Acronis does a bare metal install of the entire image of the server; however, to use universal restore onto a new hardware system, you must have the proper drivers. I keep getting errors that these three Intel drivers are missing. So, tier one Lenovo support asked me to post to this board because they couldn't help.
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How do I import backup files of Thunderbird profiles and Firefox bookmarks from my Windows XP computer, which are on a USB flashdrive, to my Windows 7 computer?

Carbonite provided me with complete backup copy of all files on my prior Windows XP computer, on a 32GB Data Traveler USB flashdrive, so I can transfer them to my new windows 7 computer.
Many of those files will simply restore....but, I believe that all my Firefox bookmark files and my Thunderbird address book and local folders files will need to be "imported" by some procedure to make the transition from WinXP to Win7.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_profile_folder_-_Thunderbird

How to Automatically Backup Photos to Windows PC HDD from Photostream

I have iCloud and Photo Stream up and running on my Windows 8 PC. I want to save space on my iPhone and iPad SSDs and backup photos from my PhotoStream to my Windows PCs hard drive for archiving and then delete the photos from my camera roll on iPhone & iPad. Apple states that it automatically imports every PhotoStream photo to your PC if you have it set up. I have found a ton of confusion about this issue searching the forum and Google about this issue and do not know what to believe. Apple states that it automatically backs up photos to a PC HDD here: http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/photo-stream.html under the Master Photo Library section.
1) Are the pictures under the Pictures > My Pictures > Photostream > My Photo Stream saved there permenatly? Or are they removed after the 30 day/1000 photo limit? The file path says they are on the hard drive and not on the web.
2) If they are not saved there permently, are they saved permenatly somewhere else?
3) If this is just how the Photostream works, then how can I have these photos automatically backed up to my Windows PC hard drive so I can delete them from my iOS devices. If this is not included in the Photostream on PC service, what other software can I use to do this automatically once a picture is on PhotoStream? Am I reading the apple.com/icloud web site incorrectly?
HELP! lol Thanks in advance!

The 30 day limit is how long they remain in iCloud, not on your devices. After 30 days, photo stream photos are removed from iCloud and are no longer available to download to any new device connecting to your photo stream.
A rolling collection of up to 1000 photos will stay on your iOS devices until your delete them. When you delete them from photo stream on any of your devices, they are deleted everywhere. If you plan to do this, copy the photos from your photo stream folder on your computer to another location first.
Apple's documentation is a bit unclear about whether or not the 1000 photo limit applies to a PC (they can be set to automatically import to an iPhoto library on a Mac where they are not deleted).* As you device approaches 1000 photos, you might want to take some test photos to cross this limit to see if the earliest photos are deleted from your computer.
*From (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4486):
"Since your Mac and PC have more storage than your iOS devices, you can choose to have all of your My Photo Stream photos automatically downloaded. In iPhoto or Aperture preferences on your Mac, be sure to select Photo Stream > My Photo Stream > Automatic Import. All of your photo stream photos will be imported into your Events, Projects, Photos, Faces, and Places folders in iPhoto or Aperture. On your PC with Photo Stream enabled in the Control Panel, all of your photos will be imported into C:\Users\<user name>\Pictures\Photo Stream\My Photo Stream."

How do I get support for Windows 7 on, and a W7 backup disk for, my new ThinkPad?

I know these have got to be stupid questions, since I am sure that they have to have been asked before (unless they are clearly explained somewhere that everyone else has found, and I am somehow completely missed it), but I did search the forums and was surprised NOT to find any info on getting Windows 7 technical support after it was factory installed in a month-old Thinkpad. I wonder if the apparent defects in my W7, or maybe a different problem in my browser, could be affecting my ability to search to forums?
I believe that my Windows 7 is defective, but calling Lenovo, they just talked about reinstalling Win7 from the partition, which makes no sense, if my W7 copy is defective, wouldn't the copy in the partition be defective too? My mom said she ordered a $20 W7 backup disk with the PC, but I never received it, and now Lenovo tech tells me those aren't actually available, and she must have confused it with the W7 upgrade disk, which didn't sound right, since I thought the upgrade disk was over $100, and I never received that one either anyway. If the W7 that was factory-installed is defective, I am assuming it's a copy of the same one in the partition, so that partition recovery is not feasible, is there any way to reorder a W7 re-install disk that will still register as Genuine Windows 7 on a Thinkpad? Now when I search the Lenovo site, I cannot find ANY W7 disks of any kind, neither a backup for factory-installed W7, nor for upgrade from a prior Windows version. Does anyone know how I could go about re-ordering the W7 backup disk when it appears to be missing from the online catalog? Unless this too is a defect in my browser search: can someone give me the link to page where I could select and re-purchase a W7 backup disk?
It has been a few years since I had a new PC, but I have never even heard of one before that did not come with instruction manuals and OS and support disks, and did not provide any tech support for its own factory-installed software or Windows, at least during the first few months of ownership. Where do new Thinkpad owners turn for individual W7 software support, since Microsoft swears it is Lenovo's responsibility to support W7 under its OEM license, yet Lenovo swears they only support hardware? It almost seems that new users are expected to know everything already, or be initiated enough with the product to know exactly what your problem is and what's causing it, in order to find an online fix. Who do you call if W7 or Lenovo software (but not an ISP issue) appear to be doing something to prevent online access, but there are no discernible hardware issues? Where do you call for individualized W7, as well as Lenovo software, support, especially after no one online has ever heard of your specific issues and has no workable ideas for fixing them, or when your problem prevents you from getting online at all?
Thanks so much

http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Boot Camp Assistant is already on your computer. You just need to buy Windows. Read the instructions and help files very carefully. Back up your data before taking on this task.

HT1414 I'm trying to restore from an earlier backup but my iphone only shows the most recent. I'm on Windows Vista and found the backup folder. If I delete the recent files, will it force the iPhone to backup from the next older file? Why doesn't it show

I'm trying to recover a file and the app company said to restore from an earlier backup. My iPhone only shows the most recent backup. I've been searching the net for answers - I found the back up file and date sorted them (over 6mb of files). How can I get my iPhone to restore from an earlier backup?
I am on Windows Vista so I don't have Time Machine.
I have backed up the backup folder so if I mess it up, I have it in a separate place.
Can I just delete all the files with todays date in that backup folder and have it forced to the next oldest date?
Why doesn't the iPhone show a list of the least several backups.
Info:
iPhone 4S
Software version 5.1.1
Backed up to computer through iTunes (not iCloud)

As you backup the iPhone in iTunes, it overwrites the last backup. Files are kept as they are changed, so that would explain how you get different dates in your backup folder. The only backups that are saved and not overwritten are the ones done just prior to a restore. You do have the option to go back in time on a Windows computer, however depending on the last time you set a restore point in Windows, it could be back further than you are willing to go.

Mount vhdx file from Windows Server Backup 2012

We have a 2012 server with a network share that other servers backup to using Windows Server Backup. To view the files from a windows 2008 r2 backup .vhd file all I have to do is open it in windows explorer and it mounts as a drive and opens. When
I try to do the same with a 2012 backup (.vhdx) it tells me "you don't have permission to mount the file" but if I open disk management I can see the volume, and if I right click on it and select "Change Drive Letter and Paths" and add
a drive letter, then I can browse it. I get the same issue using mount-vhd in powershell.

Hi Adm1nMikeW,
Please try to use disk management --> action --> attach VHD (this way will avoid the error message).
The root cause is the attribute "nodefaultdriveletter" of the backup vhd was not set to "no".
You can try following setps :
1. in cmd prompt type diskpart
2. recognize the problematic volume you want to set via list volume
3. run command select volume "volume number"
4. run command attributes volume clear nodefaultdriveletter
then detach it and reattach the disk again .
Hope this helps
Best Regards
Elton Ji
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How to backup VM in HyperV (Windows Server 2008 R2)

Hello,
Beginner's question: How to backup my VMs on an external
USB disk?
NB: I'm running Windows Server 2008 R2. It's a test machine, don't care with downtime. I want to backup only the VM (VHD files and VM configuration, not the whole server)
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Hello,
for Hyper-V usage please ask the experts in
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/home?forum=winserverhyperv
Also see
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405549(v=vs.85).aspx
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