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PE is a windows based environment. The same one that you use to install Windows itself Macrium 5 uses the latest version 3.1. Linux is of course the open source Unix derivative.
PE is a windows based environment. The same one that you use to install Windows itself Macrium 5 uses the latest version 3.1. Linux is of course the open source Unix derivative.
Here's some details on Windows PE:
Windows Preinstallation Environment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It has a lot more flexibility than the Linux disc, but you may not need any of it. It can't hurt and may be more likely to boot.
I tried to create a bootable Linux disk with Macrium 5.0 Free Edition. I made the disk, but it would not boot.
Instead, I made a Win PE disk which does boot--and I can still boot from a Linux disc I made with an earlier version of Macrium. The Linux discs produced by Macrium may or may not be bootable--you have to test them.
So there are:
1. WPE - which is available only in Macrium paid version.
2. Linux bootable recovery disc - which is available to burn on a disc through Macrium Reflect
3.
And the last one is...USB?
How do I create a bootable USB?
I want the simplest boot-able recovery disc, the smallest and not all the advanced features, yet.
Okay thank you now everything is clear!
I appreciate your thoughtful help!
Well that is the point of having effective anti-virus that scans any files you download no matter where you save them. My anti-virus usually has a few false positives but has never let any malware on to my system. Restoring an image will get around most malware issues and since I have used my method for at least a decade without any malware of any sort then I would assume it has been successful. Choose whatever method you think will work for you.
I should add that I run with the Devil by operating as administrator so theoretically I should be at more risk than other more sensible people.
Last edited by pincushion; 15 Nov 2011 at 05:48. Reason: addition
Understand your concern ... because the FREE version, after installation, connects to the Internet when it is first launched. That's because it comes with an embedded key -- and needs to verify that. I know, that's weird for a FREE version -- but that's how it works. It will also connect to the Internet again every time you launch it -- but that's because it looks for product updates, thus preventing you from having to do that yourself.