Can I not reimage another tablet's image?

fich375

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Hello,

I have searched everywhere (I think) and cannot find a resolution to my issue. I have two Surface Pro 2 tablets OS 8.1. I am trying to use the system image from one and image the second tablet with the saved system image. The tablets will be used offline only for data collection purposes.

I set up the first one with all of my programs. I went through the "create recovery drive" process. I used the "make a bootable drive" to a 64GB USB. I included the recovery partition in the image backup. I disabled the safe boot on the second tablet. Every time I try to recover the saved image from the USB by selecting USB device, it does not recognize the USB, reboots, and goes back to the "choose an option" screen.

At "choose an option", I even selected "troubleshoot", "advanced options", and then "system image recovery". I select "Windows 8.1" and the window pops up to re-image computer. It cannot find the image on the computer so I select cancel. "select a system image" is the only selectable option so I click next. It does not list any recent images so I select advanced. The only two options I have is "search for a system image on the network" or "install a driver".

I am at a standstill. Can I not reimage another tablet's image or am I missing something? I even went as far as restoring the second tablet to factory and used the same pc name and username/password as the first tablet I saved the image from.

I apologize for the lengthy post. Any help you can provide is appreciated.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Tablet
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Pro 2
I am at a standstill. Can I not reimage another tablet's image or am I missing something? I even went as far as restoring the second tablet to factory and used the same pc name and username/password as the first tablet I saved the image from.

If you have used the Factory Reset Image to reimage PC 2, you have reimaged.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
I am at a standstill. Can I not reimage another tablet's image or am I missing something? I even went as far as restoring the second tablet to factory and used the same pc name and username/password as the first tablet I saved the image from.

If you have used the Factory Reset Image to reimage PC 2, you have reimaged.

Sorry what I meant was I reset PC 2 to factory default and used the same credentials as PC 1 in hopes that the restore function would see the saved backup on the USB (I'm sure this is an incorrect theory). The image from PC 1 is not a factory reset image.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Tablet
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Pro 2

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
>> I went through the "create recovery drive" process. I used the "make a bootable drive" to a 64GB USB. I included the recovery partition in the image backup. << That just copies the factory installed recovery partition. That image will not include any of the apps or changes you made to your system. Doing a reset from that just puts you back to your factory out of the box state. If you are logged on with a live ID you can sync a lot of your personal settings from one PC to the other. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5591-sync-your-settings-turn-off-windows-8-a.html
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
If you what a base image on both PC's.

3) Clone the PC 1 HDD to PC 2 HDD.
How to clone your PC 1 drive to a PC 2 drive.
http://www.eightforums.com/installation-setup/17083-how-migrate-os-new-hard-disk.html

Theog, thanks for the instructions on how to make this work :thumb:. I really do appreciate it. However, I hope I don't have to go this route and remove hard drives. If this is the only way, then that's what I have to do. I read all these tutorials about how to set up a backup image and restore the image. For instance if there is a corrupted OS, they suggest to use an image from a friend's backup image to get it back up and running. Is the way I attempted to restore my image from PC 1 to PC 2 an incorrect process and not possible or did I screw something up (likely if so).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Tablet
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Pro 2
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