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Solved Acronis True Image Home 2012 not working with Windows 8 RTM 64bit
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Tried to install Acronis in the RTM 64 bit version of Windows 8 and got an error message that it was not compatible with Windows 8.
The same version worked with the Release preview and on checking with Acronis Support they say it will not work with Eight and they are working on a solution.
They should have had something working bye now as they have had a lot of time to develop something.
I am very upset that I paid for something that does not work and will have to go to the free Macrium backup software so that I can get an Image of my new install
OS
Windows 10 Pro 64bit
System Manufacturer/Model
Home Custom Build
CPU
Intel i7-4770K
Motherboard
Asus Z87 Sabertooth
Memory
16 Gig DDR3-2400
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte GT740
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Benq 27" - Benq 22" - Dell 23"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 pro 128g SSD
1xWestern Digital Caviar Green 1TB
2xWestern Digital Caviar Green 2TB
PSU
Seasonic 760 watt platinum
Case
HAF-X
Cooling
Noctua NH-C12P CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Logitech illuminated keyboard
Mouse
Logitech Performance MX
Internet Speed
Cable
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
Avast Internet Security
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Same thing happened to Paragon.
Suddenly , RTM refuses to allow the 12 series to install.
They have a new one in the offing -
beta - give it a try.
Image Backup for Windows 8 - Download
It is very simple, but astonishingly fast:
It is also the only one that supports REFS, as well as ext2,ext3,ext4,HFS, ETC
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7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
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PC/Desktop
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Ughh....I'm probably going to have to upgrade my Acronis 2010 then if I ever go to Windows 8, or switch products. Oh well, got my $23.99 out of Acronis, that is for sure.
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
I used the Acronis 2012 boot CD to create 2 images of my windows 8 environment.. these should work.. as its OS indipendant.
I did the same as Centurion. There is not a great advantage in actually installing Acronis on the computer, in any event.
OS
Windows 8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Other Info
Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
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By installing Acronis you can
1). Have scheduled or regular backups without rebooting
2). Can utilize the Try and Decide feature (which is 1 thing I really like about Acronis)
3). You can mount a previous image and simply restore a file or folder.
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
I am very upset that I paid for something that does not work and will have to go to the free Macrium backup software so that I can get an Image of my new install
How can you be very upset that something that was not designed for Windows 8 doesn't yet work for Windows 8?
However, if you use the Acronis boot media, you can still image your new install.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 with Media Center, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom System
CPU
INTEL Xeon E5-2670 LGA 2011
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA X79 UD5 v1.0 F13s
Memory
64GB (8 X 8 GB) G-Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3 2133 Quad Channel
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB
Sound Card
Realtek Onboard ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung S27E310
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 PRO 256 GB SSD
1 x 6TB WD 6003FZBX SATA
13 x 3TB WD 30EFRX SATA
PSU
Seasonic X-1050
Case
Thermaltake Armor+
Cooling
INTEL BXRTS2011LC Liquid-cooled
Keyboard
Logitech G510s
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Explorer Mouse
Internet Speed
7.0 Mb/s
Browser
IE 11, Chrome
Antivirus
ESET NOD32 11.1, Malwarebytes Pro 3.5.1
Other Info
ASUS RT-AC68U router
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Hi there
ATI 11 still working fine -- use it daily. I did trick it though to avoid the compatability issue.
(Using Real - TechNet W8 Enterprise x-64).
Rename the TrueImage.exe to TImage.Exe and pin THIS to start menu and it works fine.
(You need to pin this one directly to avoid calling TrueImageLauncher.exe which still looks for the original name of TrueImage). !!
I renamed the exe file to something else so it works fine -- but TEST if you do this yourself.
I find I'll only upgrade backup software when it won't support new devices like say e-Sata.
I think in any case using the latest version of backup software on a version of Windows that hasn't been officially release yet could be asking for trouble.
Another solution is to use the STAND ALONE bootable media to backup / restore until Acronis fixes this. Since the stand alone version is based on a Linux system it will work without problems.
Cheers
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OS
Linux Centos 7, W8.1, W7, W2K3 Server W10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Monitor(s) Displays
1 X LG 40 inch TV
Hard Drives
SSD's * 3 (Samsung 840 series) 250 GB
2 X 3 TB sata
5 X 1 TB sata
Internet Speed
0.12 GB/s (120Mb/s)
Hey Jumbo, I haven't completed the install yet, but following your directions, its already starting. You think its just a simple line of code doing a windows version check & by running it from the start menu, it might skip that check?
OS
Win 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Surface Pro 3 & Gateway PC
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I've just used Acronis 2010 Home by booting off the CD and doing the imaging this way and it's getting my basic images done. Good news is that it works for server products as well this way and handles the drives where I do run a dual boot (win8/server2012).
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Fwiw. I am just trying Acronis 2013. (Try and Decide) Runs perfectly in Windows 8. It is much simplified in operation from the previous versions
OS
Windows 8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Other Info
Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
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I never took to Acronis, not a fan of the intrusivenes and use of boot time drivers.
Lot of people seem to like it- and I think it is the only one with try and decide.
Both Macrium and Paragon are more to my taste - portable, unintrusive and and faster than Acronis.
OS
7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Upgraded Acronis to 2013 version. "Runs perfectly in Windows 8" ... and the installer only put 1 tile on the start screen!
OS
Server 2012 / 8.0
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home Built
CPU
Intel i7 QuadCore 3770k
Motherboard
Asrock Extreme 4
Memory
16GB Crucial Ballistix
Graphics Card(s)
intel embedded gpu
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC / Westinghouse
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Plextor pcie msata
PSU
Rosewill Silent Night 500W Fanless / PicoPSU
Case
open bench - no case enclosure
Cooling
Silverstone HEO2 Passive Silent
Keyboard
logitech washable K310
Mouse
logitech wired
Browser
ie / maxthon
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Totally silent. No fans at all.
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I have Acronis 2102 running on my Win7 portion of my dual-boot Win7/Win8 PC. I'll try to see if Acronis runs properly under Win8 this week... I'll report back here with my results.
OS
Win 10 Pro 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
CPU
Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
Memory
32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
WD 6TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (redundancy)
PSU
Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
Case
Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
Keyboard
Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
Mouse
Corsair M65 wired
Internet Speed
85MBps DSL
Browser
Chrome and Edge
Antivirus
Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
Other Info
Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.
1GBps Ethernet ports
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I've just used Acronis 2010 Home by booting off the CD and doing the imaging this way and it's getting my basic images done. Good news is that it works for server products as well this way and handles the drives where I do run a dual boot (win8/server2012).
As I discovered this week, while it will BACK UP the server products, it will NOT restore them. That was a bummer to find out. Oh well, Macrium Reflect Free can do server products.
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Moved to ten*****s.com
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I have Acronis 2012 running on my Win7 portion of my dual-boot Win7/Win8 PC. I'll try to see if Acronis runs properly under Win8 this week... I'll report back here with my results.
Oops, that's Acronis True Image Home v2013
OS
Win 10 Pro 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
CPU
Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
Memory
32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
WD 6TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (redundancy)
PSU
Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
Case
Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
Keyboard
Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
Mouse
Corsair M65 wired
Internet Speed
85MBps DSL
Browser
Chrome and Edge
Antivirus
Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
Other Info
Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.
1GBps Ethernet ports
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I installed Acronis True Image Home 2013 (ATIH) last night and there were no problems at all. I'll test the backup/restore capabilities this weekend and report back. One icon on the Windows 8 screen and all appears well...
OS
Win 10 Pro 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
CPU
Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
Memory
32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
WD 6TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (redundancy)
PSU
Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
Case
Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
Keyboard
Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
Mouse
Corsair M65 wired
Internet Speed
85MBps DSL
Browser
Chrome and Edge
Antivirus
Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
Other Info
Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.
1GBps Ethernet ports
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Yeah, I downloaded the trial of Acronis True Image 2013 and am going to play around a bit with it. I logged into the Acronis website and it's only a $29 upgrade fee from my 2010 version. I might be willing to finally upgrade it this year.
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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I believe that one of the "enhancements" made to the new version (2013) of the product is the Windows 8 compatibility...
OS
Win 10 Pro 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
CPU
Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
Memory
32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
WD 6TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (redundancy)
PSU
Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
Case
Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
Keyboard
Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
Mouse
Corsair M65 wired
Internet Speed
85MBps DSL
Browser
Chrome and Edge
Antivirus
Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
Other Info
Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.
1GBps Ethernet ports
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What version did Acronis start requiring Internet activation? I've been a paying customer of Acronis 2010 and I do use it on a couple of my home personal computers for testing and 1 is my real workstation, but during the eval of the 2013 product, i see that you have to activate the product now over the Internet.
Unsure if I want to buy 3-5 copies of Acronis, or whether I will just flip over to Macrium Reflect free at this point for my home needs.
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.