Windows 10: Macrium 7.1 erroring

I've used MR for years and trusted it implicitly but suddenly it is erroring with 'unknown error'. There have been two recent changes to the system since the last successful system image on June 14 - I've added 4gb memory taking it to 8gb and Win 10.1809 updated to 1903 via WU. I get the same error whether I image from Windows or by bootable flash. Everything apart from MR is running well but 4WIW here's the latest logs -

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Restoring Windows 10 Image using Macrium Reflect


In addition to the above. Here's my suggestion in step by step.
I assume you have Macrium Installed in your current HD and already made a backup copy.

1. Connect your new HD via USB port and boot up.
2. Run Macrium, click on Restore tab then select the Backup Image that you made to restore
3. click on "select a different target disk" then select your new HD as destination
   
   
   
4. Proceed to restore then Shutdown and disconnect the old HD and replace with the new HD
5. Boot up with your new HD.

 

How do I install windows 10 without harming my windows 7?


Here's what I suggest you to do:

1. From Windows 7, download & Install Macrium Reflect Free. Connect one of your new 500GB HD and clone your current Windows 7 to it. Follow step 1,2,3 from the screen shot:

1. Disconnect your current Windows 7 then boot up with the new cloned copy of Windows 7
2. Upgrade it to Windows 10 so it will be fully activated.
3. If you decide to keep Windows 10 then do a fresh install of Windows 10. If not, disconnect the 500GB HD containing Windows 10 then re-connect your Windows 7
4. You are back to where it was before.

 

Upgrade Windows 7 to 10 Error 0x8007001f





The partition layout of disk 0 (shown as disk 1 in Partition Manager) is non standard and was customized by the manufacturer. A normal Win 7 installation will have a layout:

1. 100MB System Reserved, NTFS format and marked as Active
2. C drive.

A normal Windows 10 installation will have:

1. 550MB Reserved partition, NTFS format and marked as Active
2. C drive.

Since you know how to use Minitool Partition Manager. Suggest to use it:

1. Create a bootable installation USB from the Windows ISO using: Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
2. Delete the 1st 2 partitions (102MB, 15GB) then create a 550MB partition, format as NTFS, label "System Reserved", assign a letter R, mark as Active
3. Move C drive next to the newly created 550MB. should look like the screen shot below, note H: drive should be C: in your case:
   
   
   
4. Boot up the USB created in step 1, on the first screen, press SHIFT+F10 to open the Admin command prompt then type:
   bcdboot C:\Windows /s R: /f BIOS =====> This will create the BCD to boot Windows and store in R: (550MB partition)
5. Reboot the PC then try to upgrade again

NOTE: It is advisable to create a backup image of the whole disk 0, just in case anything goes wrong then you can restore back before making any modification.
To create a backup image Use:
Macrium Reflect Free Edition x64
Macrium Reflect Free Edition x86