Rob Crombie, yes you can.With AOMEI bootable CD or flash drive you can do all that in WinPE

hi Kenneth Lam,
Yes, it only can be used for one year.

AOMEI, I wonder if this is why the 4.02 version I previously downloaded here didn't function when I tried to use it last night. Got to love a backup progarm (or any other) that doesn't work when you need to use it.

Please reinstall and check if the problem can be solved.

Neuron,

It seems that the previous failed to be uninstalled completely. Please try to delete the registry items of AOMEI Backupper, and then install it again.
Please check the following items:

1. If AOMEI Backupper folder still exists in the installation directory, please manually delete it (generally, it is under C:\Program Files (x86)). To do this, you need to close ABService.exe under Progress via Windows Task Manager. For closing it, you might first need to stop “Backupper Service” under Services in Windows Task Manager. You can press Ctrl-Alt-Delete from anywhere and you’ll see a link to start Task Manager. You can also right-click the taskbar and select “Task Manager.”

2. You also need to check and delete something in Registry. Please press Win+R to open run box, then type into "regedit" in the box labeled to "Open" Registry.

(1)Locate the following and delete them:

For 32 bit system:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AOMEI Backupper

For 64 bit system：

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AOMEI Backupper

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ambakdrv

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ammntdrv

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\amwrtdrv

(2) Locate the following path, and then delete the "amreboot" value.

For 32bit system:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

For 64bit system:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

(3)Locate the following path, and then select and rightclick "UpperFilters"-->Modify-->delete the "ambakdrv" value. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{71A27CDD-812A-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}

You can check the link to purchase the version with lifetime free upgrade.
https://www.ubackup.com/purchase.html?hot=true&ref=en.nav.store
Also, you can contact AOMEI Support Service.

Bill,
It seems that the previous failed to be uninstalled completely. Please try to delete the registry items of AOMEI Backupper, and then install it again.
Please check the following items:

You also need to check and delete something in Registry. Please press Win+R to open run box, then type into "regedit" in the box labeled to "Open" Registry.

(1)Locate the following and delete them:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AOMEI Backupper

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ambakdrv

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ammntdrv

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\amwrtdrv

(2) Locate the following path, and then delete the "amreboot" value.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

(3)Locate the following path, and then select and rightclick "UpperFilters"-->Modify-->delete the "ambakdrv" value. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{71A27CDD-812A-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}

AOMEI, It's a little late now since the GAOTD offer has expired. Furthermore, none of the above Registry items was found. Before the offer expired, I even tried to install the Standard Version of Backupper and it came up with the same "Setup has detected...." It appears that I cannot install any AOMEI product.

You can check the "Home"-"Properties" of the backup task so you can check where you store your backup image.
About the email notification fails, please upgrade to the newest version of Backupper and check again.
Any other problems, you can also contact AOMEI Support.

lmb, I haven't found a place to even register it. Where is it located?

Usually, you can register by clicking "Menu"-"Register".
If there is no such button, it means the program has been registered automatically.
The program would retain the registration information automatically.

lmb, anybody? Still license invalid...

Alex McLeod, there should be a 'register' button at the bottom after installation and as well righttop..

lmb, You're right. There should be...But what I downloaded and installed had nothing for activating the software. I deleted the previous version at the suggestion of the install and now I have nothing that allows me to activate.

ben, at least in my case it asked me if i want to uninstall Backupper, since i had it already installed and if i want to keep the license record.

I'd assume it's the same for you?

senzai6293,

In my case your tip did not work, because every time I pressed the NO button and proceeded to install this version, the installer kept popping up again and again the small window asking if I want to uninstall the older version, and I pressed the NO button, it would not install the new version without first uninstalling the previous version.

ben, you can download the newest version of Backupper from the following link: http://www2.aomeisoftware.com/download/adb/AOMEIBackupperStd.exe
You can register with your code.

AOMEI,
THank you for reply but you have not answered my question!

Is there any way to install this AB Pro 5.3 (1-year)
WITHOUT
affection my previous (Lifetime) 4.0.2 version?

Can I have BOTH on my computer?

The previous version is a 'lifetime' version, which you'll have to remove to install this '1 year' version.
So don't do it.
There are probably improvements, but the core of the program (creating an image) hasn't changed.

This is only of benefit if you've not tried AOMEI before. It is, after all, a 1 year trial. Its not even 'shareware' with nags. In one year it will be unusable.

frank,

I also have (had v4.6.2) Pro, which was unlimited in license.

I made the mistake of installing this version WHICH IS NOT lifetime.

My bad.

You on the other hand should keep your logic to yourself as it is faulty.

Frank D, have a look at the changelog and see for yourself, if you want to trade a lifetime license (you have) for a one year one (todays offer).

https://www.ubackup.com/changelog.html

ktseng, the registration code is the SAME for all, make sure you copy&paste it exactly as given in the readme file. If that fails, try manually to write the code into the registration box.

senzai6293,
Thanks, I managed to resolve it by uninstalling the old copy and reinstalling the new copy and it worked!

frank, Wrong.
The free version is always a version (or minor version) below the real version, so when you come to restore, you cannot use v4 to read a v5 image, or even v5.1 to read a v5.2 image.
The full version can read a free version image (backwards compatible) but not the other way round.

Magnolia, after 1 year, it reverts back to the Standard Edition.

Have a comparison table here:
https://www.ubackup.com/edition-comparison.html?ref=en.nav.for-home

If you want a unlimited license, you 'll have to buy it ofc, they offer different Editions, depending on your needs, those are all listed in the link given.

Simon,

Your email was added to the block list. Please note that our download letter includes two links - one to download the program and another to unsubscribe from our emails in case you received it accidentally.

Looks like you clicked the wrong one some time before.
Now your email is restored and you should have no problems with getting the download.

GOTD team

Helen, that worked, thanks.

senzai6293,
I think I understand. They took it as an unsubscribe click, blocked his email not to send out any more emails, there is no other way of unsubscribing. It was not necessarily blocked from the download link. If I am wrong, you are right.

ricohflex, you get the free version and keep going.

When my computer crashed, the full version had expired, and free version did not work. I am left with bad experiences about AOMEI.

Because of the difficulty making rescue disk, I am tired of it.

I am trying with Ashampoo backup, and hope I never have to use it, but if I had to I will see how it goes.
I have also installed macrium reflect free. Again, time will tell... I never know if there is one program that I can truly depend upon.

ricohflex, the Standard Edition is pretty capable of restoring EXISTING backups, just install this free version and you are good to go

Have a comparison table here, for what it can do:
https://www.ubackup.com/edition-comparison.html?ref=en.nav.for-home

ricohflex, others have given a link to the comarison. This is what it says about that: "After upgrade, you can use the new version to restore backup images created by old versions and perform other operations." This applies to both standard and pro versions.

Mr Melby, I use both, just in case one doesn't want to work :)

Mr Melby, I had a backup using windows backup and it refused to restore because I assume it was a new HD and was in Windows words "different architecture than the backup" AOMEI Backupper restored with no problem.

danceasy,
In my understanding, if you have a backup utility installed on your system and backed up your computer, then as long as you have that same version software (or later) installed on a portable device or USB ... Then say in 3 years wanted to restore that backup it should still work! Whether it is a periodical, incremental or adhoc backup... It should restore the backup same as it was at the time of backup!

Vinny D.,

That may well be your "understanding". But when it comes to disaster recovery, your "understanding isn't helpful.

Can SOMEONE from AOMEI explain how the license works for the GOTD version of Backupper?

danceasy,

As I understand it, according to this page purchasing today's Pro version 5.3 (priced here at $39.95) would include updates to version 5.x only; whereas the $49.95 price in that comparison table (with the "Lifetime Upgrades" box checked) includes unlimited version updates/upgrades (5.x, 6.x, 7.x, etc.):

https://www.ubackup.com/edition-comparison.html

It seems worth the additional $10.

I wish they offered a home/non-business multi-machine license (say, 3 computers) priced the same as their business-use single workstation license, making the cost/machine reasonable.

Vinny D., Sorry Vinny D., but your answer has absolutely nothing to do with my question, that anyway only could be answered by gaotd or Aomei. The point is, that the 1 year license offered here does not appear on the purchase page of Aomei, but for $39.95 (the same as for this gaotd offer) you get a so called Current License which is valid, how the name says, for the current version, without upgrades, in this case 5.3. My logic tells me, that this would not be a 1 year license, but - much better - an unlimited license for 5.3. Capisci? But, like mentioned before, this question would have to be answered by gaotd.

HMarx,

I just found where they are offering special prices on bundles (you can uncheck only 1 title which raises the price on the remaining ones):

https://www.aomeitech.com/landing/aomei-product-suite.html?navi=undefined&ref=at-en.nav

danceasy,

As casper improved posted: "Can SOMEONE from AOMEI explain how the license works for the GOTD version of Backupper?"

Past giveaway offers for AOMEI software never expired -- I had a couple for years -- but the GOTD Backupper giveaway from earlier this year and today's GOTD both added the 1year disclaimer.

"Then say in 3 years wanted to restore that backup it should still work! "

For a disk/partition image to be useful it should be done MUCH more frequently than once however many years. To me, valuable data should be backed up immediately, while Windows 10 gets backed up at least twice monthly, once after each round of patching.

Vinny D.,

WHY do you keep posting "your understanding"???

You are not speaking for the vendor which is what we ALL want.

Andy Percox,
System restore will restore something that has gone wrong or disappeared, but what if and when system restore packs up with everything else (as happened to me once)? Wisecare 365 did no end of damage including disabling system restore.

Andy Percox, I guess I used the wrong words. System Backup is what I meant. My favorite feature.

Clearly you are blaming AOMEI for YOUR failure! Anyone who has used this software should be able to
confirm that its very stable & impressive. I have used many alternatives over the years until
migrating to AOMEI about 5 years ago.

drvajra, I've been using this for years on a weekly basis, NOT ONE SINGLE PROBLEM so look somewhere else for your failure

dbnnet, It's not stable and it's not impressive at all....check their forum

drvajra,

"Creating rescue disk is a major problem."

4 or 5 years ago I tested the bootable USB sticks you create with AOMEI Backupper, and found it wouldn't work on one of my devices. They've changed & improved the way those USB sticks are created since then, so it may be worth another try if you like the software GUI & options, which of course is up to you.

"If there are safer backup programs, don't touch this one."

All of the better known disk/partition image backup apps are safe -- there's just not that much involved in copying raw data from disk to backup archive, and back. Where they differ is in added features, speed, and the usually WinPE-based bootable USB sticks that they can create. You do Absolutely have to Test ANY backup solution on the hardware you want to use it with, rather than leave it up to luck whether it'll work when you need it. That includes the drive or media where you'll store those backup archive.

"Clearly you are blaming AOMEI for YOUR failure!"

" I've been using this for years on a weekly basis, NOT ONE SINGLE PROBLEM so look somewhere else for your failure"

If there was Any user failure it was in not testing beforehand.
The biggest weakness with disk/partition image backup software, as well as partitioning software, is the bootable USB sticks the software creates. There are Lots of potential issues because each make & model of device has it's own, unique BIOS. And many [most?] of those BIOS can use legacy or UEFI booting, or some combination of the two, so what works with one device may not work with another. As above, external USB drives used to store backups are also a Very Common point of failure.

drvajra, idk what version you were using but the program received fastillions of updates since it's initial version number.

I'm not saying the program wasn't the culprit but you should also reconsider and maybe give it a new try, due it having been updated so often.

Changelog: https://www.ubackup.com/changelog.html

senzai6293, As suggested by you, I gave it a try. I tried to make a Windows PE UEFI bootable dvd and clicked on 'download Win PE environment...". After 99% it ejects the disk. Does not complete 100%.

This has been a problem with AOMEI... I thought they must have fixed it... apparently not.
Do have any suggestions?

drvajra, after the disk ejects its good to go otherwise when you use it it will boot and let you do a restore works every time for me it just stops at 99 percent but still works when booting from the disk

steve, many thanks.
Is there a way to make sure if it will work?
I don't want to wait for a crisis and find out if it works or not.
If I can test it and find it works, that will give peace of mind.

drvajra, yea just put the boot disk in your cd drive and make sure your bios is set to boot from the cd drive it will take it a minute to load the aomie program if you don't want to restore right away just exit out

steve, ive used t many times

PaulF, I thought that, too, but during the install process it says at the bottom right "path>" and clicking that lets you choose the destination. Not as intuitive as it should be, which is a shame as it's good software.

PaulF, as DawkinsDog correctly pointed out, in the bottom right corner of the installer, you can change the install location.

DawkinsDog, Senzau6293: thank you to both of you

David Coutts, Start the software, look to the top right and click on the three lines next to where it says "upgrade", you should see the option "Register" in there.

DawkinsDog, I clicked on that, there is no "register" option to select.

All it has is "Settings, Reload, User Manual, Check Update, Cancel Control, Help and Update.

it does say AOMEI Professional though.

btw, I had an older (pro) version already and installed this over that.

David Coutts, If you had a previous, registered version of this software, it might take the registration code from it. That is what happened to me.

DawkinsDog, Thanks for the information but there is no option to register. Uninstalled and reinstalled still no option in the dropdown menu to register.

David Coutts, run the setup, it should ask, if you want to uninstall your current version, it also asks if you want to keep your registration info, select NO and proceed uninstalling/re-installing.

NB: If you had a previous version registered, it may have been picked up by todays offer (the license that is, so you didn't need to register), so check if your current license is limited or lifetime before you proceed with the above.

I too didn't have to register after installing todays offer (i'd assume i wrecked my lifetime license) and re-installed, including removal of the existing license.

So think twice.

David Coutts,

Please reinstall the program. When uninstalling it, it will prompt that you retain the license information, please click "No" to remove the previous license information so that you can register again with the new license code.

Ryszard Wojdowski, very small revision done, mostly cosmetics, keep the old one, no difference in the functionality.

Mike, thank you. Best regards.

Ryszard Wojdowski,

I regret having this version install, remove my previous (v4.6.2) and install this one (v5.3). I *think* v4.6.2 that was offered last May was a "works" forever, but support ends at one year release for GOTD.

This one appears to stop at one year, and the options for the actual application are limited in comparison to the previous release (I think) as the interface is completely different, and there is a sells plug at the bottom that says "-> Get lifetime version with a biggest discount"

If you (like me had v4.6.2) installed the previous, I would KEEP the older version. I don't think that one actually dies at the one year mark where this one likely will.

Ryszard Wojdowski,

I forgot to add that at the completion of the install, this web page was pop'd to:

https://www.ubackup.com/install-abprorecommend.html?rec=qd_yjc_gotd

Which ALSO makes me think licensing for "Pro" version of this defaults to the 30 day trial version after one year. Unlike the version previously installed (v4.6.2).

Ryszard Wojdowski, check the

Changelog: https://www.ubackup.com/changelog.html

Mike,

Thank you, You saved me a lot of trouble, too.

casper improved, did you have a backup made if you did just restore

Dattatraya Vaidya,
If there are some external devices, please remove them and then start the program again. If you still get the same problem, please contact the support of AOMEI to check further.

AOMEI, I tried that it did not work. Anyway, I stay in India. Now by the time I get your response, the 24 hours of offer would have been over. Never mind. Thanks for the response

shegeek72,

"I've tried other backup and restore software, including Macrium, and Aomei is the only one that's consistently worked."

Now That's surprising. Seriously, that's the 1st time I've ever read of Macrium Reflect Free not working [I've used it probably thousands of times now]. Hmmmm...

"It employs "hot backup" meaning it performs the back up while the OS (Windows) is running. There's no need to exit the OS then boot into the backup software, "

Just FWIW, I'm not aware of any of the major brands of backup software that cannot do a *hot* backup -- since VSS appeared in Vista AFAIK they all use it. That said, I've found the backup archives are slightly smaller if you clear out the temp folders, delete any system restore data, boot to another copy of Windows, delete the pagefile.sys & swapfile.sys files for the copy of Windows you're backing up, and then perform a disk or partition image backup.

Robert P., I m with you on this...Creation of bootable pen drive with the Aomei is really bad...And I can't boot from it either when ISO is "burned".... Macrium is my favorite!

Robert P., Interesting comment.
I just don´t understand why you guys insist on the pendrive.
I use Easeus Todo Backup FREE wich allows to be installed in the master partition, giving me a 5 seconds window to either boot normally or go to my external HD, where I have my backups.
I presume this "PRO" software should have the same option...

Emir, i am with you i tried the others making and restoring with usb drive a nightmare IF you can get them to work ...Macrium Reflect easy as 1..2..3

andario, macrium has option to add PreOS too. Pen drive is important when your OS is not bootable.

Emir, I may be wrong, but I´d say there´s a good chance your OS may not be bootable, but the MBR will still boot, therefore giving you the option to recover...
In any event, does this software have "PreOS"?

andario, I don't think Aomei have PreOS option like Easeus og Macrium. My PC is configured with UEFI and unfortunately I can't give you answer about MBR in case of un-bootable operative system.
I've never had trouble with that.
Have a nice day Andario ;)

andario, and when the master partition gets corrupted ? you have a windows install disk available right and have all the command prompts available right? i just plug in my pendrive and done

txtim, master partition=MBR

txtim, Master Boot Record :)

txtim, I guess... I can´t remember the last decade my MBR got corrupted...

Emir, If it doesn´t have it, good enough reason to install it, for me. It´s actually my favorite feature.
Good day to you too!

Robert P.,

"I had a lot of difficutiles to create the Aomei PE bootable pendrive.. With another notebook, I had to download Windows ADK software (2.5 Gbytes) to create a bootable pendrive."

Unfortunately Microsoft won't let any of the software companies distribute the files for WinPE -- it's only available as part of a huge download -- so your experience isn't that uncommon. Several disk/partition image backup apps will nowadays use Win10's Recovery partition instead [including *I think* AOMEI], which makes it not so bad.

"after the notebook booted from this Aomei PE pendrive, I had to enter the Licence Key of Aomei Backupper gaotd version."

I had come across that with earlier versions... I always save a text file with the AOMEI key in the app's folder. It's Important to test USB boot sticks -- they often won't work -- so it was never a big deal... just rebooted back into Windows, copied the key, booted to the USB stick & entered it. Once I did that the USB stick continued to be registered.

Robert P., the user interface might be too simple. There is no utility to create a bootable media like most other programs (Easeus, Macrium). Reading the manual, I only find a short note: "If you can’t boot into windows to run the program for the restore, you can create WinPE bootable media of AOMEI Backupper in advance, and then boot from WinPE media to do restore". I find this a very primitive explanation for an essential functionality.

Robert P.,
We will optimize the problem after. Maybe you can try to use AOMEI PE Builder to create WinPE, which will integrate AOMEI Backupper automatically. You can download the tool from here: https://www.aomeitech.com/pe-builder.html?ref=en.nav.utilities

AOMEI

TK, I appreciate the info. I understand pre-OS it´s useless on a broken HD, it has never happened to me on a system disk in like 20 years...
The pre-OS of my EasesUS works great on my system, fast and utterly unintrusive.
I´ll give this software a go, anyway.
Thanks!

Barry, Click on the 3 hamburger icon upper right, on pulldown menu select register, paste or enter code, away you go!

RustyBones, I clicked on that, there is no "register" option to select.

All it has is "Settings, Reload, User Manual, Check Update, Cancel Control, Help and Update.

it does say AOMEI Professional though.

btw, I had an older (pro) version already and installed this over that.

Barry, Just checked on mine again, and your right it no longer has that option after registration. I can only surmise your program has somehow already completed registration?? Probably because it picked it up from your older version!

RustyBones,
For what it's worth, I have the same problem of no place to register and I did not have a prior installation/registration.

Barry, well, then it's already registered, otherwise it would display "Trial" or similar in the programs topbar.

Marc, the program may auto-activate with a previous license entered, sure you didn't activate a earlier version? I did and had the same problem.

Barry,

Please reinstall the program. When uninstalling it, please don't retain the license information so that you can register again with the new license code.

AOMEI

Jono, Tell us more. What feature makes it so good?

Jono, how many did you actually test? One?

D Murphy, Used it a long time better than most other backup progs , never failed to reinstall Win 10 when things go wrong , very easy to use , no problems at all

onderzoeker, what you mean by one? used a few actually and this one is by far the best