: If your goal is to move the system to a new PC, ensure you check the options for Hardware Independent Restore during the preparation/imaging phase to strip old driver IDs. Common Use Cases
: In the advanced settings of the creation wizard, you will find the options to enable VSS or specific "Prepare" scripts if you are automating the deployment.
: When preparing a system drive for cloning to a different machine, this feature can work alongside Windows Sysprep to remove hardware-specific drivers. This allows the image to boot successfully on diverse hardware configurations. : If your goal is to move the
: Preparing a clean OS installation to be deployed across multiple different computers.
: Open R-Drive Image (or boot from the BootCD ) and select the Create an Image or Copy a Disk to a Disk action. This allows the image to boot successfully on
: Choose the partition or entire disk you wish to prepare and image.
: Ensuring database consistency by using preparation triggers to pause high-activity services before the snapshot is taken. : Choose the partition or entire disk you
: It coordinates with VSS to create a "snapshot" of the drive, allowing the software to image files that are currently in use by the operating system without requiring a reboot. How to Use the Prepare Feature in R-Drive Image