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3.7.3 Acronis Universal Restore and Microsoft Sysprep
Acronis Universal Restore is
image created by Acronis products, including images prepared with Microsoft System
Preparation Tool (Sysprep). The following is an example of using both tools on the same
system.
Acronis Universal Restore does not strip security identifier (SID) and user profile settings
in order to run the system immediately after recovery without re-joining the domain or re-
mapping network user profiles. If you are going to change the above settings on a
recovered system, you can prepare the system with Sysprep, image it and restore, if need
be, using Acronis Universal Restore.
3.7.4 Limitations in using Acronis Universal Restore
1. The system recovered by Acronis Universal Restore might not start if the partition
structure in the image or the target disk partitioning does not coincide with that of the
source disk. As a result, the loader, restored from the image, will point to the wrong
partition and the system will not boot or will malfunction.
Such might be the case if you:
- image only selected partitions but not the entire source disk
Keep in mind, that the source disk may have a hidden maintenance partition created by
the computer vendor. Therefore, if you check each partition for backup instead of
checking the disk, this hidden partition will not be included into the image.
- restore not the entire source disk, but only the selected partitions. In some cases,
especially if your system resides on a partition other than the first, this can confuse the
loader and prevent the restored system from startup.
To avoid the problem, we recommend that you image and restore the entire system disk.
2. The Acronis Universal Restore option does not work if a computer is booted with
Acronis Startup Recovery Manager (using F11) or the backup image is located in Acronis
Secure Zone. This is because Acronis Startup Recovery Manager and Acronis Secure Zone
are primarily meant for instant data recovery on the same computer.
3.7.5 Getting Acronis Universal Restore
Acronis Universal Restore is an add-on to Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server. It is
purchased separately, has its own license, and is installed from a separate setup file.
Let's assume for a moment that you own Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server but
have not purchased Acronis Universal Restore. When you create a task for restoring a
Windows system disk and select a target disk (either physical or virtual) in the Restore
Data Wizard, the program compares crucial for the system start devices found in the
image registry and the target computer registry. If the chipset, motherboard or mass
storage device are different, and therefore there is a risk that the system cannot boot,
you will be prompted whether you want to buy Acronis Universal Restore. To buy the
option, follow the link
restore.html.
If you already have Acronis Universal Restore, the prompt will not come up and you will
have an option to enable Acronis Universal Restore later in the Restore Data Wizard.
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