Can't Refresh Using System Image

aldago

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I'm trying to run a Windows 8.1 system refresh on an HP desktop with the following characteristics:

Windows 8.1 Pro 32 bit
P4 processor 3GHz
3.25 GB DDR2 SDRAM
200GB 7200RPM Hard Drive 30GB free

Here's the procedure I'm using:

1. I created a system image using recimg.exe and stored on an external USB 1TB Seagate Drive.

2. I went to Settings/change pc settings/recovery and clicked on the bottom procedure that says I can
restore using a system image. The computer then said that it couldn't find a system image.

3. I then registered and set the image as active using
recimg /setcurrent "M:\custom-refresh\2-19-15" and was told that the procedure completed successfully.

4. Then to check the procedure I went to recimg /showcurrent with this result

\\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk6\partition1\custom-refresh\2-19-15
RecImg: Operation completed successfully

It looks like the paths to the image (what I typed in setcurrent and what shows up in showcurrent) are not
the same unless that's the way the system specifies the external drive.

5. I tried to run the refresh again and when the computer restarts instead of finding the image I get a
screen that asks me if I want to change the startup options.

Can anyone help me out with this?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP a1020n
    CPU
    P4 3 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS Tek Goldfish3
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Generic Microsoft
    Browser
    IE, Palemoon
    Antivirus
    Defender
that is because the volume drive letter is changing after the reboot.. As the file is on a removable drive..

You may have M assigned in windows but once your out of windows that drive letter changes to something else..

as I doubt you have 11 assigned partitions

boot from your setup media
Hit F10 at the install screen
type diskpart
type list volume

note the extHDD drive letter change

reboot into windows and use disk management to reaasign the drive letter to extHDD drive

then set current image
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
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