Extracting individual files from a Win 7 System Image DVD set.

[earlyriser09]

I have a system image for a Windows 7 machine on DVD. The laptop it came from is no longer available, and there are several files on the system image I want to restore to another machine. I have tried to use Computer Management to mount the VHD which fails, with an error about file type limitations--presumably because its on DVD. Is there anyway to recover these files from the DVD system image set? Thanks!

 

[alexoiu]

Try http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/24771-system-image-extract-files-using-disk-management.html
or http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/23196-system-image-extracting-files-using-virtual-pc.html

 

[earlyriser09]

Try http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/24771-system-image-extract-files-using-disk-management.html
or http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/23196-system-image-extracting-files-using-virtual-pc.html

 

[earlyriser09]

Thanks, had tried that approach. Everything is healthy on the DVD, but when I try to mount the VHD file on disk 1 of the set, I get the following error: The requested operation could not be completed due to a file system limitation. Not very descriptive but I am assuming because its a DVD set, not a real HD? I am wondering if there is anyway to convert the multi-disk set into a single image on a HDD?

 

[alexoiu]

Have you tried restoring the image ?
http://kb.acronis.com/content/3648
Take care if restoring the system (it would erase the data on the target HDD)
I suggest using a different empty HDD for restoring.

 

[earlyriser09]

I tried to restore the DVD set to another laptop that had a clean HDD (no image) and that failed--probably because the HDD was not the same size as the machine the image was taken from. Is there a way to use that system image to restore to an external USB drive?

 

[alexoiu]

I've never tried it, but I don't think it will work.