32 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2009start, such as video, audio and USB. Windows takes control over this process during thelogon phase, and if some of the new hardware is not detected, you will have a chance toinstall drivers for it later manually.3.7.3 Acronis Universal Restore and Microsoft SysprepAcronis Universal Restore isnot a system preparation tool. You can apply it to any systemimage created by Acronis products, including images prepared with Microsoft SystemPreparation Tool (Sysprep). The following is an example of using both tools on the samesystem.Acronis Universal Restore does not strip security identifier (SID) and user profile settingsin 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 arecovered system, you can prepare the system with Sysprep, image it and restore, if needbe, using Acronis Universal Restore.3.7.4 Limitations in using Acronis Universal Restore1. The system recovered by Acronis Universal Restore might not start if the partitionstructure in the image or the target disk partitioning does not coincide with that of thesource disk. As a result, the loader, restored from the image, will point to the wrongpartition 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 diskKeep in mind, that the source disk may have a hidden maintenance partition created bythe computer vendor. Therefore, if you check each partition for backup instead ofchecking 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 theloader 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 withAcronis Startup Recovery Manager (using F11) or the backup image is located in AcronisSecure Zone. This is because Acronis Startup Recovery Manager and Acronis Secure Zoneare primarily meant for instant data recovery on the same computer.3.7.5 Getting Acronis Universal RestoreAcronis Universal Restore is an add-on to Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small BusinessServer. It is included at no extra charge with with Acronis True Image for Microsoft SmallBusiness Server , has its own license, and is installed from a separate setup file.Let’s assume for a moment that you own Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small BusinessServer but have not purchased Acronis Universal Restore. When you create a task forrestoring a Windows system disk and select a target disk (either physical or virtual) in theRestore Data Wizard, the program compares crucial for the system start devices found inthe image registry and the target computer registry. If the chipset, motherboard or massstorage device are different, and therefore there is a risk that the system cannot boot,you will be prompted whether you want to use Acronis Universal Restore. Follow the linkand Acronis Universal Restore will be added automatically for free.
