Accessing files in a windowsimagebackup

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LanM

Hello,

Bad day today: a crash disk. A new disk has been installed and I have tried
to recover my system using the image from the complete system backup I ran
one months ago, using the back up softaware of Vista Business.

Unfortunatelly, it seems that because it is a new hard disk the image cannot
be used. Actually, it has been impossible to even see the image file when
trying to restore the system or trying to extract some files out of that
image.

Now, I went trough re-installing my system (do not ask me for how long and
what level of frustration), but I would like to extract some files from this
image. Can someone help?

Many thanks in advance
 
I've read that the image can be mounted and accessed as a virtual hard disk,
VHD. I think you need Windows Server 8 for this. Also, I've read that the
new hard disk needs to be formatted before you do the complete restore.
Have you done that?
 
Hi Don,

Actually, I am not anymore focusing on that part of the problem since I went
through a full re-install (far from being completed by now). My focus is now
to be able to open that image and extract the files I am missing. I have
receovered the most critical files from a classical back-up, and I would like
now retrieve some less critical files, but still important.

Thanks for your help
 
Hy Gerryf

Thanks, this seems to be the light at the end of a tunnel. This is however
for true techie and I will have to contract someone for doing this work.
I remain therefore open to any other solutions.
Thanks in any case.
Cheers
 
It's really not difficult

Virtual PC 2007 is a free download
Install a vista inside a vista (since you don't have to register or activate
for 30 days, or even enter a key on install, it's free to do and you don't
need another vista license)
Once installed, you mount the image as a second drive

You already know how to do it all since you've installed Vista...then it’s
just a matter of going to a specific setting.

Trust me, you can do it.
 
OK, will try and come back.
Cheers
marc

gerryf said:
It's really not difficult

Virtual PC 2007 is a free download
Install a vista inside a vista (since you don't have to register or activate
for 30 days, or even enter a key on install, it's free to do and you don't
need another vista license)
Once installed, you mount the image as a second drive

You already know how to do it all since you've installed Vista...then it’s
just a matter of going to a specific setting.

Trust me, you can do it.
Click to expand...
 
Installation of Virtual PC sucessful. Thanks.
However, the Virtual PC asks me to "reboot and select the proper boot device
or insert boot media in selected boot device".
That's chioneese for me, although I now what a boot is.
Thanks for the support.
Cheers
 
Once you create the virtual machine, you need to install an operating system
on it.

Let's assume it will be Vista, since I know you have a Vista disc

Drop that Vista Disc into your dvd-rom and then within Virtual PC select
your "virtual machine" and press START button (the one in the console with
NEW, SETTINGS, REMOVE, START)

You will get a window with a faux BIOS screen. Depending on your setup,
Virtual PC might not correctly guess where your VISTA DVD is-- Click on the
CD menu choice in the faux BIOS screen and choose USE PHYSICAL DRIVE ....
whatever "real" drive the VISTA DVD is in

A VISTA install should start....the rest is just like installing VISTA
 
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