Acronis true image is good for capturing images, Or you can use Microsoft deployment tools such as WAIK to capture and deploy images, you basically boot up the completed system in a pre installation environment and capture the image using a tool called imagex always ensure you sysprep images before you deploy. Hope this helps WAIK is pretty kool it's basically a suite of tools for image deployment including a tool called DISM for injecting drivers and patches into images. Anyways that's enough of the boring Microsoft stuff lol :)
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On 7 Jun 2013, at 18:14, "Gordon Scott" <gordon@???> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
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> After my new notepad went back for repair, it's been returned with just the factory Win8 on it, and I want it back to dual boot.
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> When originally I made it dual boot, Win8 wouldn't run, so I tried the Win8 recovery, which just baulked because it couldn't fin a partition.
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> Now I'm again back to making a reboot, I'd like this time to get a 'recovery' disc that actually does recover the system. I've tried several of the built-in tools .. recovery, refresh, reset (because the former two trashed the disc) and all I've done is get back to factory reset again. The Win-7 image create isn't presently working to a USB stick, though I'm told it should.
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> I'm now wondering if there's another way to get a recovery image.
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> I'm open to any suggestions that will be OK with a Linux partition on the disc. The is the new UEFI setup, BTW.
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> I have been wondering if that ancient but good tool dd might be applicable here. I'll be having a look at that, anyway.
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> Unfortunately the obvious alternative of just binning Win8 is not an option :-(
> It's a pile of poo, but I have to have it.
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> I guess many of you are aware of this, but some will not be. If you use the Win8 restore and/or refresh functions, (and if it works!), it keeps you data and any applications you bought from the Microsoft store, but removes all other programs! Inclluding those that have, for example, a restricted number of installs!
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> Gordon.
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