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I haven't had the need to restore yet. I'll look in to it.
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Are there any instructions on how to restore a Windows 7 PC using the MediaSmart Server? I searched in this forum and in the internet, but could not find any.
I've tried to do it but I run into several problems:- First, it could not find the server, I had to put the Realtek Ethernet Vista 32 bit drivers and it finally worked, and I could continue through the wizard.- Second, I didn't know what to do with the System Reserved partition. There is no driver assigned to it currently, but the restore process was trying to assign Drive C (and then my current drive C would be drive D). I didn’t want to do that, so I cancelled the System Restore process.Has someone seen some comprehensive instructions on how to do this successfully (by that I mean make your system exactly like it was, same drive assignments, configurations, etc.).
September 26, 2009 4:52 AM
i dont think this is going to work....you will have to wait for future updates for this, PP3 that is
November 13, 2009 4:35 AM
I just had the same issue, and confirmed with HP support that you cannot restore a Windows 7 system until Microsoft releases a patch for WHS (power pack 3, in "3 or 4 weeks").
I also got the "Server not found" message. You can get around this by copying the contents of the "C:\Windows Home Server Drivers for Restore" folder from the WHS PC backup to a USB drive. In other words, you load the WHS console, select Computers and Backup, View backups from your system, and Restore or View Files from drive C:. You will see that folder in the root of drive c:. I guess HP adds that folder to the backup file. Copy those drivers to the root of a USB drive, then load them when prompted during the PC Restore Boot process.
November 13, 2009 5:48 PM
You may want to check out the Windows Home Server Blog at
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowshomeserver/default.aspx
There are a few potiential issues you may have to deal with until the PP3 or its beta is installed. Here is quote from the blog:
"For those Windows 7 users who do not have the Beta installed, there are a few important scenarios they should be aware of. These scenarios can be addressed by downloading and installing the Power Pack 3 Beta for the most optimal experience for Windows 7 users on a Windows Home Server network:
Restoring a full image of a Win7 client PC (or 'bare metal restore'): there are a few rare cases where a Win7 client PC may not be able to restore his or her full image backup from a Windows Home Server. This has to do with how Windows 7 uses hard links for some system files. Power Pack 3 beta fixes this issue.
Windows 7 client PCs will not automatically wake up to do a backup: Windows 7 users can work around this by doing manual backups, or also by turning on the wakeup timer in the Windows client Control Panel. Power Pack 3 beta also fixes this issue.
Mounting a backup hangs at 79% with Autoplay enabled: Although we've seen only a few cases of this, Windows 7 users may see a stall during a file/folder restore operation, which is caused by Autoplay being triggered during the operation. As a workaround, users can disable Autoplay in the Windows client Control Panel. Power Pack 3 beta also fixes this issue.
Cannot install the Windows Home Server Client PC Connector software on Windows 7 Starter Edition PCs: while there currently isn't a workaround for this, Power Pack 3 beta addresses this issue and allows users to install the Connector software correctly.
So the net result is that there are a number of reasons that Windows 7 users should check out the Power Pack 3 release - from great new features to fixes of the above technical issues. For the optimal experience of running Windows 7 PCs on a Windows Home Server network, we point you to our Microsoft Connect site to download the current beta release of Power Pack 3: https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer Enjoy!"
-- Martin
November 14, 2009 3:24 AM
Thanks for the PP3 beta message.
A follow up on the "Server not found" message. The Restore CD loads a modified version Vista. Consequently, the "C:\Windows Home Server Drivers for Restore" in the backup file will NOT work because those are Windows 7 drivers. You need to download a Vista driver for your network card to the root of a USB drive.
When PP3 is released, they will probably release an updated Restore PC CD or ISO with support for Windows 7 drivers.
November 14, 2009 9:14 AM
I just successfully restored a Windows 7 Ulimate 64 bit using my WHS. My hard drive died so I simply installed a new one and used the pc restore disk. It successfully accessed my WHS and restored everything perfectly.
WHS info:
EX470
2 GB RAM
WHS with Power Pack 2.
November 24, 2009 1:40 PM
I tried to restore Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and it appeared that restore worked ok but after re-start Windows 7 would BSOD all the time it was total useless, hope PP3 will fix that.
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November 24, 2009 2:33 PM
PP3 is out now: http://www.mediasmarthome.com/blog/entry/13417/Windows-Home-Server-Power-Pack...
Should solve all these Win 7 woes.
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December 7, 2009 2:26 PM
updated: December 7, 2009 2:27 PM
This last weekend I tried to restore the boot partition on an HP Pavillion Elite running Vista 64 bit. On the first try, the restore CD couldn't find the needed drivers to connect to the server and recommended that I copy the driver folder from the server backup directory to a USB flash drive. I tried this and on the second attempt the restore CD still couldn't find the server. Thinking that perhaps the files within the driver folder needed to be in the root directory of the USB drive, I copied them there and made a third attempt to boot from the CD and restore the partition. Same result - couldn't find the server. A search of the help files failed to provide any answers. Am I missing something?
December 7, 2009 3:05 PM
You have to make sure that once you boot into restore CD you can see network adapter of your laptop, if you can't you need to put drivers for network adapter on USB media and once restore CD boots there will be point where you can add additional hardware and you can point it to your USB. Make sure also about the name of your WHS server, if it is not default name like HPServer you will need to do manual discovery and tell it the name of your WHS.
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December 7, 2009 4:45 PM
zuluzkiller said: You have to make sure that once you boot into restore CD you can see network adapter of your laptop, if you can't you need to put drivers for network adapter on USB media and once restore CD boots there will be point where you can add additional hardware and you can point it to your USB. Make sure also about the name of your WHS server, if it is not default name like HPServer you will need to do manual discovery and tell it the name of your WHS.I already did all of that and it still can't see the server. Any other suggestions?
December 7, 2009 6:12 PM
It's just a guess, but perhaps the restore CD environment is Vista 32 bit, and your network drivers are 64 bit? If so, maybe your 64bit network drivers don't work with the 32 bit boot CD. Try downloading network drivers for Vista 32 bit to USB root, and load when prompted.
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December 7, 2009 10:09 PM
Has someone done a complete restore of a Windows 7 system to make sure it works properly?
Do I need to reinstall the connector on the client PCs?
Thanks.
January 1, 2010 2:35 PM
Hi MitchSchaft,
How do we go about acquiring the new restore disks? I didn't have any luck searching the HP Support site. Thanks.
January 2, 2010 4:24 AM
Below you will find the location for the new 32 & 64 bit restore disks from Microsoft for Windows 7. I would give them a try. Just copy and paste the link below into your browser and then follow the directions on burning an ISO image of the disks.
Good Luck
Phil
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=26881305-91CC-4F37-B...
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January 4, 2010 10:09 AM
Ok. Back to my initial question. Did someone do a recovery from beginning to end on Windows 7 with success?
Can I confidently try to do it? Can you describe the process from beginning to end?
Thanks!
January 7, 2010 10:46 AM
updated: January 7, 2010 10:52 AM
I just restored my own Windows 7 system having having the primary Seagate drive die on me suddenly!
As luck would have it my X'mas & New Year project was setting up my EX375 as a backup for my home network and I did have a full backup of my PC.
The problems started when I tried to use the PC restore. I quicky figured I had to get hold of the latest PC restore image but even after using that I was having problems getting the right drivers in place to boot up and start the restore.
Eventually I ended up using an extended ISO image from http://xfiles.breakinghomeserver.com/ which seemed to magically have everthing needed in one place! No messing around loading drivers from thumbdrives.
After a painful evening yesterday and giving up at around 2am this morning - I burned the image and was up and running in less than two hours this morning!
Regards,
Robin
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