Hi, this is my first time posting here so please be gentle with me
A while ago I made a full backup (.tib) of a partition using a trial version of Acronis True Image 11.
When I wanted to restore the image, the OS wouldn't boot again ("NTLDR is missing, press Alt+Ctrl+Del to restart"), and since I'm new to this problem my only solution is to re-install XP.
Now I'm pretty sure this has something to do with my MBR, but my gut is telling me that Acronis is not recovering properly.
Also it's pretty important to back up the partition with the letter D:\
So here are the main questions:
1. What am I doing wrong?
2. Is it possible to restore the backup so that it's the only working partition?
3. What must be done to achieve the answer to #2?
Your help will be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance,
Apus
I'm using these following settings in Acronis when recovering (be it on the boot USB stick or in the OS):
Partition Type: NTFS
Primary = yes
> mark part as active = no
> Logical Partition = no
Restoration method: Restore whole discs + partition = yes
> sector by sector = yes
Add HDD time signature = yes
I am also restoring the MBR track 0.
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[ SPECS from msinfo32 ]
winXP Pro SP3
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512mb non-shared
= HDD =
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model Hitachi HTS722012K9SA00
Bytes/Sector 512
Media Loaded Yes
Media Type Fixed	hard disk media
Partitions 2
SCSI Bus 0
SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 0
SCSI Target ID 0
Sectors/Track 63
Size 111.79 GB (120,031,511,040 bytes)
Total Cylinders 14,593
Total Sectors 234,436,545
Total Tracks 3,721,215
Tracks/Cylinder 255
Partition Disk #0, Partition #0
Partition Size 29.29 GB (31,453,438,464 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset 32,256 bytes
Partition Disk #0, Partition #1
Partition Size 82.49 GB (88,569,815,040 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset 31,453,470,720 bytes
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model Imation Nano USB Device
Bytes/Sector 512
Media Loaded Yes
Media Type Removable media other than	floppy
Partitions 1
SCSI Bus Not Available
SCSI Logical Unit Not Available
SCSI Port Not Available
SCSI Target ID Not Available
Sectors/Track 63
Size 3.73 GB (4,005,711,360 bytes)
Total Cylinders 487
Total Sectors 7,823,655
Total Tracks 124,185
Tracks/Cylinder 255
Partition Disk #1, Partition #0
Partition Size 3.73 GB (4,007,625,216 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset 32,256 bytes