Vista Windows Restore Mike 12.07.2007 01:02:00 I used the windows complete system backup to a internal hard drive. I had a ATA raid and I wanted to go back to a single hard drive. When I ran the repair and restore it gave me an error: There are two few disks on this computer or one or more of the disks are too small. Add or change disk so match your backup and try again. 0X80042401 Ok so are you telling me that the complete backup that comes with vista ultimate requires you to have the same disk drive as the one that crashes? If so that is totally useless. Thanks, Mike

Re: Vista Windows Restore "peter" <peter[ at ]nowhere.net> 12.07.2007 02:57:52 No..its telling you that you had a RAID Array...You backed up a Raid Array.......and now its gone. Remember in a RAID bits of bytes get stored on both HD .....you could have a file where 1/4 was on HD1 1/4 on HD2 and then again 1/4 on HD1 and the last 1/4 on HD2.........and thats what theBackup is looking for and cant find. peter "Mike" <Mike[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7DE07829-A49F-4888-B9D6-EBCA947BEFB7[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I used the windows complete system backup to a internal hard drive. I had >a > ATA raid and I wanted to go back to a single hard drive. When I ran the > repair and restore it gave me an error: > > There are two few disks on this computer or one or more of the disks are > too > small. Add or change disk so match your backup and try again. 0X80042401 > > Ok so are you telling me that the complete backup that comes with vista > ultimate requires you to have the same disk drive as the one that crashes? > If so that is totally useless. > > Thanks, Mike

Re: Vista Windows Restore Mike 12.07.2007 10:56:02 Ok I understand what a raid array is, but why can I not put my complete backup on any other hard drive? "peter" wrote: [Quoted Text] > No..its telling you that you had a RAID Array...You backed up a Raid > Array.......and now its gone. > Remember in a RAID bits of bytes get stored on both HD .....you could have a > file where 1/4 was on HD1 1/4 on HD2 and then again 1/4 on HD1 and the last > 1/4 on HD2.........and thats what theBackup is looking for and cant find. > peter > "Mike" <Mike[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:7DE07829-A49F-4888-B9D6-EBCA947BEFB7[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I used the windows complete system backup to a internal hard drive. I had > >a > > ATA raid and I wanted to go back to a single hard drive. When I ran the > > repair and restore it gave me an error: > > > > There are two few disks on this computer or one or more of the disks are > > too > > small. Add or change disk so match your backup and try again. 0X80042401 > > > > Ok so are you telling me that the complete backup that comes with vista > > ultimate requires you to have the same disk drive as the one that crashes? > > If so that is totally useless. > > > > Thanks, Mike > > >

Re: Vista Windows Restore "AJR" <ajrjdr[ at ]comcast.net> 12.07.2007 16:53:29 Mike - you are not attentive to what Peter has stated. Complet PC Backup backs up the "complete" computer - meaning the raid configuration also- remove the Raid - no restore possible. Currently "Windows Home Sever" is in RC1 test phase - documentation recommends you do not use a Raid configuration - one reason backup and restore problems. Backup to a single HD/removeable media and you can restore to a different HD> "Mike" <Mike[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D2A5F9DA-86DF-42F6-A7C9-B724EC102D63[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Ok I understand what a raid array is, but why can I not put my complete > backup on any other hard drive? > > "peter" wrote: > >> No..its telling you that you had a RAID Array...You backed up a Raid >> Array.......and now its gone. >> Remember in a RAID bits of bytes get stored on both HD .....you could >> have a >> file where 1/4 was on HD1 1/4 on HD2 and then again 1/4 on HD1 and the >> last >> 1/4 on HD2.........and thats what theBackup is looking for and cant find. >> peter >> "Mike" <Mike[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:7DE07829-A49F-4888-B9D6-EBCA947BEFB7[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >I used the windows complete system backup to a internal hard drive. I >> >had >> >a >> > ATA raid and I wanted to go back to a single hard drive. When I ran >> > the >> > repair and restore it gave me an error: >> > >> > There are two few disks on this computer or one or more of the disks >> > are >> > too >> > small. Add or change disk so match your backup and try again. >> > 0X80042401 >> > >> > Ok so are you telling me that the complete backup that comes with vista >> > ultimate requires you to have the same disk drive as the one that >> > crashes? >> > If so that is totally useless. >> > >> > Thanks, Mike >> >> >>

Re: Vista Windows Restore Mike 13.07.2007 02:28:01 Ok I did back up my system disk c: which was the SATA raid 10 to an IDE extra hard drive. Are you saying because my system disk c: was a raid that I cannot restore the IDE disk drive image to a single SATA hard drive? Can I ghost or copy my system raid to another hard drive with some 3rd party software? Thanks Guys.... Mike "AJR" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Mike - you are not attentive to what Peter has stated. Complet PC Backup > backs up the "complete" computer - meaning the raid configuration also- > remove the Raid - no restore possible. > Currently "Windows Home Sever" is in RC1 test phase - documentation > recommends you do not use a Raid configuration - one reason backup and > restore problems. > > Backup to a single HD/removeable media and you can restore to a different > HD> > > "Mike" <Mike[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:D2A5F9DA-86DF-42F6-A7C9-B724EC102D63[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Ok I understand what a raid array is, but why can I not put my complete > > backup on any other hard drive? > > > > "peter" wrote: > > > >> No..its telling you that you had a RAID Array...You backed up a Raid > >> Array.......and now its gone. > >> Remember in a RAID bits of bytes get stored on both HD .....you could > >> have a > >> file where 1/4 was on HD1 1/4 on HD2 and then again 1/4 on HD1 and the > >> last > >> 1/4 on HD2.........and thats what theBackup is looking for and cant find. > >> peter > >> "Mike" <Mike[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:7DE07829-A49F-4888-B9D6-EBCA947BEFB7[ at ]microsoft.com... > >> >I used the windows complete system backup to a internal hard drive. I > >> >had > >> >a > >> > ATA raid and I wanted to go back to a single hard drive. When I ran > >> > the > >> > repair and restore it gave me an error: > >> > > >> > There are two few disks on this computer or one or more of the disks > >> > are > >> > too > >> > small. Add or change disk so match your backup and try again. > >> > 0X80042401 > >> > > >> > Ok so are you telling me that the complete backup that comes with vista > >> > ultimate requires you to have the same disk drive as the one that > >> > crashes? > >> > If so that is totally useless. > >> > > >> > Thanks, Mike > >> > >> > >> > > >