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Driveimage XML : unable to retrieve drive layout

DriveImage fails to execute "Drive to Drive" operation. Since the 1TB hard disk is dying, I decided to move the System Drive to newly bought HDD. It said, unable to retrieve drive layout. The source drive is a 1TB hard disk ( at Disk 0 , MBR ) ,…
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How to restore a DriveImage Backup to a GPT-based system drive

I just bought a new laptop and was trying different things on it. I backed up my system partition with DriveImage XML and made a clean install of Windows to test something new. Later, when I tried to restore the backup, it showed that 'unable to…
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DriveImage XML fails with a Windows Volume Shadow Service Error

I'm trying to image a SATA laptop hard drive, using DriveImageXML, that is attached to my computer via a USB adapter. I'm running Win7 Ultimate 64 bit. DriveXML is returning: Could not initialize Windows Volume Shadow Service (VSS). ERROR…
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Cloning a drive with DriveImage XML renders the clone unbootable

I have a computer that I would like to completely transfer to new (better) hardware. I have an external hard drive, and I am attempting to clone the entire C: drive to it, making it bootable. The computer I"m trying to clone is 32 bit windows 7. I…
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Why doesn't DriveImage XML recognize my partitions in destination step?

I am trying to copy my current windows 7 installation over to my second HD using DriveImage XML; however, although it recognizes my drive partitions in the initial step of drive-to-drive, when I am prompted to select the destination partition, the…
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Number of Heads MisMatch - DriveImg XML

I am trying to clone my windows drive onto my new SSD drive. I am using DriveImage XML to do this. However it came up and said there is a "Number of head mismatch (original 240, target 255)". It asked me if I wanted to force them to match. I am…
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Why is my DriveImage XML restore process so slow?

I’m currently trying to migrate my parents’ computer to Windows 7 (from Windows XP). Initially, I backed up their hard drive to a DriveImage XML image on an external hard drive. I now realise I should have created a bootable copy of their hard drive…
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DriveImage XML fails with a Windows Volume Shadow Service Error - dll missing?

My problem is exactly as reported in the post here See Previous Superuser question... when it comes to looking at how it was resolved for that person it said to make sure that 'oleaut.dll' was registered. my problem is i have oleaut32.dll but not…
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How to use Recuva on a .mrimg Macrium Reflect image?

I'm trying to recover deleted data for a friend. They accidentally formatted their hard drive (I'm hoping it was just a quick format). The drive is currently in an external case accessed by USB. When I targeted the drive using CCleaner's Recuva tool…
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DriveImage XML in 64 bit Task scheduler

I would like to use Windows Task Scheduler to make a backup with DriveImage XML. The first problem, which I somehow managed to solve, is that Windows Task Scheduler will not run 32 bit programs if Windows is 64bit. So I followed this article, and…
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