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QMuzikDirektor
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February 14th, 2014 09:00
XPS 8700 SE Windows System Imaging
My XPS 8700 Special Edition has been upgraded to Windows 8.1. Since Dell Backup And Restore will only allow me to create an image of the original Windows 8 installation (and wants to use FAT32 on the target media, resulting in a 32GB partition and 460GB of unallocated space), I want to use Windows' native imaging instead so that I can capture the system as it is right now.
However, when I attempt to create the image, I get an error saying that one of the drives can't be found. A little Binging indicates that this might have something to do with one of the hidden factory-configured partitions.
Is there any way around this?
Philip_Yip
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Posted February 14th, 2014 09:00
I would recommend using a free variant of Acronis such as SeaGate DiscWizard (if you have a SeaGate External/Internal hard drive) or WD Acronis (if you have a WD External/Internal hard drive). The 30 day trial of the full version can also be used to make a backup. You may also explore other alternatives such as Macurium Reflect.
QMuzikDirektor
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Posted February 14th, 2014 09:00
I may have to look into option 2; the OS resides on a 256GB Lite-on SSD.
Thanks for the reply.
*Macrium did the job beautifully. Thanks again.