You boot the Windows 7 computer directly from this USB drive.
Acronis True Image does not exist as an official "portable" application in the traditional sense (e.g., a standalone .exe that runs without installation). Instead, users achieve portability by creating , which allows you to run the software’s full backup and recovery tools from a USB drive or CD/DVD on any machine, including Windows 7, without booting into the operating system. Windows 7 Support Status acronis true image portable for windows 7
This portable environment is a game-changer because: You boot the Windows 7 computer directly from this USB drive