Are you able to verify the image?
You might also try a memory check www.memtest.org the only time TI has given
me a problem it transpired that the memory was iffy

"Kenny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Not strictly an XP problem but don't know where else to post it.
> Advent 7096 laptop, ECS 331 m/b with onboard Ralink 2500 wireless
> adapter..
> XP MCE/SP3, Acronis True Image 10.
> I have a TI image of the laptop on an external USB HDD which I am trying
> to restore.
> If I start TI from Windows, select the image and restore to C: it tells me
> that it has to reboot to complete. It reboots, gets as far as "loading,
> please wait" in the Acronis loader and goes no farther, have waited up to
> an hour!
> Tried booting from a TI bootable CD created when installing TI. Same
> thing, goes as far as "loading, please wait" and no farther.
> I'm trying to avoid using the laptop recovery because I have updated
> drivers, programs etc. in the image.
> Might add that the reason I want to restore is because after installing
> SP3 my wireless LAN wouldn't work. Initially the LED on the keyboard came
> on when the WLAN button was pressed but while the connection showed good
> signal strength it couldn't find the router. After a while even pressing
> the WLAN button the active LED won't even light!
> Gone through the re-installing WLAN drivers, checking firewall etc. but no
> good.
> It may be a coincidence it happened after SP3, maybe the wireless adapter
> has failed.
> Have also installed SP3 on desktop and it went flawlessly.
> Any advice appreciated.
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> Kenny Cargill
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