Windows 10: Any ideas how to restore System image without backup …,& why it keep sayin can’t read...

Gaming pc Product Type : Geforce Product Series : GeForce 10 Series Product : Geforce GTX 1070 Operating System: Win/10 64-bit DL Type: Game ready Driver GRD Says startup Repair couldn’t repair your PC Loggile:C:\windonws\System32\LoggilesSrr\Srttrail.txt no system image

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Restore a System Image Backup

Hi Kirk,

One of the possible reasons why this issue occurs is when the System Image Backup that you'd like to restore is corrupted. We would like to know more about the issue so we can assist you better. Please answer the following questions:

• How did you create your system image backup?
• Can you provide us the screenshot of the exact error message?
• Is your USB device readable to other PCs?
• What are the contents of the USB device? Can you provide us the screenshot of it?

We're looking forward to your response.

 

System Image in Backup and Restore

What is a system image?

A system image is an exact copy of a drive. By default, a system image includes the drives required for Windows to run. It also includes Windows and your system settings, programs, and files. You can use a system image to restore the contents of your computer
if your hard disk or computer ever stops working. When you restore your computer from a system image, it's a complete restoration—you can't choose individual items to restore, and all of your current programs, system settings, and files are replaced with the
contents of the system image.

Although this type of backup includes your personal files, we recommend that you back up your files regularly using Windows Backup so that you can restore individual files and folders as needed. When you set up Windows Backup, you can let Windows choose
what to back up, which will include a system image, or you can select the items that you want to back up and whether you want to include a system image. For more information about setting up Windows Backup, see

Back up your files.

If your computer contains several drives or partitions, you can create a system image that includes all of them by following the steps in

Back up your programs, system settings, and files.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/What-is-a-system-image

 

How to restore system image backup

Ryan,

To restore from a system image by booting with an installation disk or System repair disk -

1. [Boot from the disk]
2. Select language, formats & keyboard,
3. Select Repair your computer,
4. Troubleshoot,
5. Advanced options, [and see note ***]
6. System image recovery,
7. Accept the latest image identified by the system or, if you have multiple images saved on your backup drive, use Select a image to chose the one you want.
8. The rest is entirely menu driven. Whilst there are some options that can be chosen, the defaults are normally off for all these and should be accepted.

I am not familiar with use of a Windows 10 "Recovery drive" but I would expect only the opening steps to be any different. Everything after selecting System image recovery would, I expect, be the same.

If you get any untoward events such as warnings about formatting drives, please take a photo of the screen and post it here.

If, when booting from an installation disk etc, you are interrupted by this dialog, just select No. The only time I have seen this dialog was when I was restoring a system image straight after having installed a new Windows 10 version.




*** Do be aware that your normal drive letter assignments do not [temporarily] apply when booting from an installation disk etc or using the onboard restore facility ["WRE"] so from the Advanced options you can select Command prompt then use Dir C: then Dir D: and so on commands to look at each drive in turn to figure out what each one is temporarily called [ignore the X drive, it is a virtual drive controlling the computer during this procedure]. When you have finished, type Exit to close the Command prompt and it will take you back to the Choose an option screen where you can select Troubleshoot, my step 4 above.

Denis