Restoring an image of Windows XP Embedded with Acronis Universal Restore to dissimilar hardware will most likely result in unbootable system
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This article describes how to remove unused drivers that are not shown in Device Manager
Acronis True Image Echo has the capability to convert a disk/partition image (.tib) to a virtual disk file of the type you select (.vmdk, .vhd, .hdd).
As a workaround, select "Volumes" to restore
This prompt can be safely skipped
The component supports recovery of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
64-bit systems can only run on 64-bit-compatible hardware
To create BartPE media with Acronis Universal Restore you will need to have Acronis True Image, Acronis Universal Restore and PE builder
Acronis Universal Restore is not available when restoring from Nonstop Backup storage
This prompt can be safely skipped
This is either a false warning or a known issue with Build 12497
Acronis Universal Restore is included in Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition by default, no separate license is needed
Acronis Universal Restore is included in Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server SBS Edition by default, no separate license is needed
Restart Acronis Remote Agent or perform installation under Administrator
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 must be installed before installing Acronis Universal Restore
You need to collect restore operation log and save it to an external/flash drive, a network share or a floppy disk
Table of operating systems supported by older Acronis products
Changing RAID configuration (e.g. RAID-1 to RAID-5) without changing RAID controller does not require using Acronis Universal Restore
How to use Acronis Universal Restore without recovery to fix operating system bootability
This article applies to:
- Acronis Backup 11.5 (Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5) up to Upgrade 5
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 11
How to make the system initialize USB mouse and keyboard if they do not work after restoring to dissimilar hardware
You need to use Acronis Universal Restore to recover the system backup of one machine to another one with dissimilar hardware
It recommended to use Acronis Universal Restore to deploy the image of a Windows system to a machine with different hardware
Acronis Snap Deploy cannot generate SIDs, DNS or computer names, domain or workgroup memberships, or apply Acronis Universal Deploy to a system prepared with sysprep
Description of the Acronis Universal Restore for Linux add-on
You need to use Acronis Universal Restore to recover the system backup of one machine to another one with dissimilar hardware
Downloading and using Acronis Universal Restore
This article applies to:
Acronis True Image 2014 Premium Update 3 (Build 6688)
Restoring to dissimilar hardware guide
This article applies to:
Acronis True Image 2015
Symptoms
- You are applying Universal Restore to a machine. Drivers for Acronis Universal Restore operation are on the bootable media itself or on any external storage, and the bootable media is able to connect to that location, driver files are visible.
- After Universal Restore starts, you see a message, similar to this:
Cannot find file 'drivername.sys' that is required for installation of device 'devicename' in Windows Server 2008 R2.
You can create a standalone version of Acronis Backup that you can use to boot a crashed machine or a machine without any operating system.
For general information on the standalone version of Acronis software see Acronis Bootable Media.
List of possible causes and solutions