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Win7Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s Windows Backup (which I use) creates a folder named WindowsImageBackup since thatР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s not what youР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›re seeing, IР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›m guessing that youР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›re either booting XP or else you used some other (unknown) third-party app to create the image. IР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›m pessimistic about all of the above in your case, however, given the name of the folder that you say your image backup resides in. At that point, IР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›d say Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўgood luck,Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ as IР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›ve never used the Recovery Console in Win7 and didnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t put a System Partition on my HDD.

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If (b) is true and you did use Windows Backup to create the image, then you should be able (in theory) to boot into the Windows Recovery Console and access that image to restore your C: (boot) partition (someone else already gave you a link to the instructions on how to do that, but didnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t mention that the System Partition must exist for that method to work). If that app were Windows Backup, then youР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›d need either (a) a Windows Recovery Disk (which you apparently didnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t make or canР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t find) or (b) the System Partition (which contains the Recovery Console utility) on the original HDD (assuming that weР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›re dealing with Win7 and if that partition was created during the original installation and wasnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t trashed when the HDD crashed). YouР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›ll need to have the backup app that originally created the image to restore that image, and that app canР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t be running from the drive to which youР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›re restoring the image (unlike System Restore, which can sort of do just thatР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™the difference is technical, not practical). Since your HDD was trashed, all images saved by System Restore were permanently lostР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™they wonР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t even be part of any backup image (which would have been redundant, so that makes sense). It knows nothing about images created by other backup apps, even Windows Backup. If so (and if my memory servesР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™itР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s been a while since I fooled around with System Restore), System Restore works only with Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўshadow copiesР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ (images) of protected partitions that it has saved. My guess is that youР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›re referring to System Restore, which is not the same system utility as System Recovery. The problem is that Restore doesnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t see it. Windows Explorer sees both the drive and the image.

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I have the full prior image, in its WindowsDiskImage folder, on my L: drive (a separate internal hard disk). What app did you use to make the image backup?Р В РІР‚СњР вЂ™Р’Вoes your system have the small Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўsystemР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ (aka Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўsystem restoreР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™) partition on it (separate from the boot partition, aka Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўC:Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™)? I had made a full image backup a month ago and put the files on a separate hard drive, E: Sorry for responding so lateР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™I had just started a new job when this thread started, so IР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›m just now catching up. Some of the best HD backup programs in the world are FREE, if you just look for them. Many problems have been reported with people trying to backup Windows 7, with Windows 7. They should be in a location that is fireproof and that can not be blown away or be carried away by thieves.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚РЋollow these five simple rules and you should never have a problem with your backups. Nothing is worse than a backup image file, full of errors.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚РЋive, the backup files must not be setting next the the computer they come from, in case of fire, theft, hurricane, or other acts of God. Three, most every backup program knows where it puts its backup filesР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р вЂ™Р’В¦.DonР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t move them, or the backup program will not be able to find them.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚РЋour, after a backup, the backup image file(s) must be Checked, Verified, or Confirmed. Two, the backup must incorporate everything on the C: drive, including boot sector, master directory, etc., so that the backup can be restored to a blank hard drive and it will boot the PC. The Backup program should be either on a Bootable CD or Flash Drive. One, the backup program as well as the Backup Image Files, MUST not be on the C: drive, or even the drive that includes C: IР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›ve been doing this stuff for 30+ years and IР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›ve learned to follow the rules when setting up a backup scheme. Whether driving a car, playing Golf or doing computer backups, there are RULES that you must follow.