Solved Macrium - Create bootable rescue media - FAILED?

[Jaidee]

Updated Macrium free to latest version - 7.2.440
Windows 7 SP1 now on a SSD.

Wanted to create a new CD-RW rescue media and ended up with this message on the log -

Build process started
PEVersion: Windows RE
Architecture: x86
Building WIM...
WIM creation success, building rescue media...
Creating optical media...
Generating ISO file at C:\Users\GPT\AppData\Local\Temp\Rescue.iso
Using hpcde Interface to generate ISO...
Rescue media generation failed at the media creation stage

I am a bit confused as the location specified shows an ISO file of 206,924KB

Any thoughts from anyone?

 

[Jaidee]

I am even more confused as there is a second file called waiklog.txt

"The operation completed successfully.
Adding settings to the Windows PE registry...
Creating reflect.cfg...
Unmounting the wim - 29/08/2019 11:50
"C:\Windows\system32\dism.exe" /unmount-wim /mountdir:"c:\boot\macrium\WinREFiles\mount" /commit

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7601.24499

Image File : c:\boot\macrium\WinREFiles\media\sources\boot.wim
Image Index : 1
Saving image
Unmounting image
The operation completed successfully."

I can post the full text if that is needed...........

 

[RolandJS]

Did you restart pc after the update? Have you already made a USB boot? I sometimes have the same problem with my MR7. Usually, I try again, making sure I "told" winpe to update. I am at school, do not have MR in front of me.

 

[Jaidee]

Thanks for responding but not sure what you mean?

Oh ok no I did not reboot after updating the software.
USB boot - no as I was trying to use a disk.

As mentioned the two log files are completely contradictory so not sure what is going on.

Forgive me this probably stupid question but can I test the disk to boot without it affecting any of the current settings especially registry changes made since the rescue media was initiated?

 

[RolandJS]

Yes you can test boot any USB and DVD. Simply do nothing and exit.

 

[Jaidee]

Yes you can test boot any USB and DVD. Simply do nothing and exit.

Thanks.

Tested original disk which hung at loading for ages so switched off. Then created a new bootable disk which said it had completed. Ran that and it went through to start to load some USB drivers so I switched off.
I am presuming it is now working