Robert in CA wrote:
I understand what the PE environment is now. When I compared partitions
it should fit. So I shouldn't have to adjust the size of the partitions from what I
see. I now seem to remember you showed me how to adjust the size of the
partitions on the 8200. I remember sliding it to the right to increase the size.

I said yes to the pop-up this time and everything is going smoothly,..... I

OK it did not end normally, I had to leave the room for a few minutes but when I
came back the 780 had rebooted and the messed up WBM has returned. Avast
virus definitions were not up to date and Macrium had an update and I had a
Windows update and a optional update so it did something but the backspace
key still does not function.


https://postimg.cc/vgKNpxc7

"Unable to lock drive"

You tried to restore over the *RUNNING* C:

That's why I mentioned the usage of a CD for the "bare metal restore"
class of restoration.


https://postimg.cc/dDzf6dMw

OK, now I'm seeing the Macrium 7 CD booting in that picture.


https://postimg.cc/hJPZv1mb

Macrium CD doing a restore over C: of 156GB.
The empty space on the C: is quite large apparently.


https://postimg.cc/JHb5PsJz

Since it has Restored a copy of a backup made of that
machine earlier, the *earlier* boot menu returned. That
happened, because the System Reserved was restored too
(in the previous picture as item 1 of 2).

So what now? try it again but it should have ended normally and didn't.


Thoughts/suggestions?

Robert


The result is not unexpected. You've returned the 780
to the situation it was in a month ago, complete with
the boot menu it had a month ago. Sure, it will be
asking for updates and so on.

The backspace key indicates that the backspace problem
was there a month ago too.

You'll have to go back a bit further then.

If it was me, I'd leave the network cable disconnected
when it comes up after your next test restore, so it
does not immediately start loading up more stuff
and confusing the results of the test.

You can carry out your boot menu repair steps as before,
to get the (cleaner) boot menu. Macrium Reflect boot repair
for cleanup. That one command line with the displaybootmenu
in it, to return to the black colored selection screen
flavor of boot display.

I wouldn't say what has happened is "messed up". It
represents the level of work required to turn an
old restore, into a useful working environment.
There would only have been a free lunch if the
OS was "pristine" when backed up. That's the way
these things work, including having to find and
restore your Bookmarks file from the USB key.

And the reason you backed up C: *before* doing this,
is so, if you didn't like what happened, you
could roll forward again.

Welcome to Mars, astronaut. All is, as expected! :-)
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Paul