Re: Laptop crashed, then image restore is failing to boot.
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:15 pm
The thoughts I was having a few pages ago which are probably no longer relevant:
Assume one has a computer on which Windows is being booted via BIBM. (I think you did).
Assume one creates a backup/image of only the Windows partition from that computer. (I think you did).
Now assume one starts with a clean disk (new, completely formatted, whatever) and restores just the Windows partition (that's all you have) to that disk.
Ignoring issues of different hardware, can one expect the restored Windows partition to boot on its own or has the use of BIBM and Boot Items changed something that makes the Windows partition no longer able to boot without some assistance from BIBM?
I really don't know the answer, but the intervening discussion seems to imply that the answer is, or should be, yes, it can be expected to boot on its own.
Assume one has a computer on which Windows is being booted via BIBM. (I think you did).
Assume one creates a backup/image of only the Windows partition from that computer. (I think you did).
Now assume one starts with a clean disk (new, completely formatted, whatever) and restores just the Windows partition (that's all you have) to that disk.
Ignoring issues of different hardware, can one expect the restored Windows partition to boot on its own or has the use of BIBM and Boot Items changed something that makes the Windows partition no longer able to boot without some assistance from BIBM?
I really don't know the answer, but the intervening discussion seems to imply that the answer is, or should be, yes, it can be expected to boot on its own.