First you don't have to image from bootable DVD (unless you want too), you can do it in windows. When installed Win7 it made two partitions if you did a format. It put system files in a separate partition.
> -----Original Message----- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of GPL > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 2:44 PM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: [H] Disk Imaging with Acronis > > Has anyone ever used Acronis disk imaging? > > I have the home 2010 version, and have never really done any imaging. > I have some spare hard drives and have been meaning to try and test > this out. > > I have a fresh install of Win7 with a few programs. Everything is on > C: there is no other partition. I want that image saved in case I need > to redo the machine quickly. > > I boot into the bootable DVD of acronis loader I created. > > I go to partitions to back up. > > I see DISK1 which is my external USB HD. Below that I see DISK2 which > is the 500GB HD on the PC with the O/S and programs. > > NTFS (System Reserved) (C:) Pri,Act 100 > > and > > NTFS (Unlabeled) (C:) Pri 465GB > > What I don't understand is why is there a C and D listed, when I only > have a C: drive with everything loaded on it with this particular PC? > > What happens if I restore this to a fresh HD on the same PC? > > Will I have a C drive of 100MB and a D drive with the O/S and Programs?!
