Macrium WinPE .iso download

[whs]

Capdileo,

ad 1) Yes the Linux recovery disc has a lot of restrictions. I have not used it in ages so I am not up to speed on all restrictions. But if you use the WinPE disc, you will be able to select a target partition.

ad2) I am not really sure what you were trying to do. Just burn the .iso you downloaded from my Fileswap to a CD (I use ImgBurn for that). Then you should be in business.

I have the feeling that you were handling the .iso like one would handle the WAIK. But that is a completely different program and the .iso IS already the final product (the WinPE recovery disc file). You only need to burn it to CD.

 

[capdileo]

Hello whs. Thanks for responding.

Yes you are right. I handled your shared iso as WAIK to create a bootable rescue cd from the macrium program. I thought that the iso was the downloaded WAIK. I seem to be wrong then. I did wonder why the WAIK download from microsoft was 1.7 gb yet yours was just 164 mb! Lol

So then i did burned it to a cd like i mentioned in my above post. I am just being appreshensive now about restoring since the restore wizard warns me of so many missing drivers. Need i not worry about those?

 

[whs]

Just ignore the driver messages and continue. They have no relevance.

I suggest you make yourself a little 2GB test partition, move some data into it (I always use some picture folders) and take an normal image of that test partition. Then remove some data from this test partition. Then restore the image with your WinPE CD. If all folders you originally had are back, then you know it works.

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

Wolfgang will this also work for future releases/updates of macrium or will it need updating from time to time.

Danny

 

[whs]

Wolfgang will this also work for future releases/updates of macrium or will it need updating from time to time.

Danny

This is hard to say. Depends what they invent in future releases. If I could look into the future, I would probably be rich. But thanks for trusting me for that ability.

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

Wolfgang will this also work for future releases/updates of macrium or will it need updating from time to time.

Danny

This is hard to say. Depends what they invent in future releases. If I could look into the future, I would probably be rich. But thanks for trusting me for that ability.

Yes sorry didnt mean for it to come across like that I meant more after they release the general staggered updates for the program itself would the iso need updating to or is it good for atleast this version

Danny

 

[Bumpkin]

@Danny

Who knows what Macrium will do with future software releases?

But I can say the Win PE restore .iso file whs has made will work with images made with previous versions of Macrium Reflect.

 

[whs]

Right, why don't we wait and see what happens in the future. Should there really be a major change that requires a new WinPE, I promise to upload a new one.

 

[mjf]

Wolfgang will this also work for future releases/updates of macrium or will it need updating from time to time.

Danny

Macrium will use the base Winpe.wim to build the upgrade. You can add drivers to make a custom Winpe.wim and use that as the base (select the "custom" button).
But if the 1.7GB download is too big I would think WHS's download is the way to go.
I don't update my repair pe every time Macrium has an upgrade.

 

[kado897]

As I understand it even the V4 WinPE disk will be OK to recover v5 images so if you have a version that works on your PC you probably don't need to upgrade.

 

[mjf]

I think there was a critical upgrade stage for V5 or later that you should use. I can't remember what it was but I think it would have been before WHS made his ISO.

 

[0pTicaL]

I'm starting to use Macrium for my imagining needs as Acronis is causing too many problems.

I'm really confused regarding the WAIK 1.7GB download so please correct me if I understood it wrong.

Do I need to download WAIK if I'm running Windows 7 x64 SP1? I'm reading here that it's only needed if running Windows XP.

The rescue iso whs posted is only 170MB after unzipping and the WAIK is 1.7GB. What am I missing here? Is the 1.7GB WAIK needed just to create a 170MB rescue disk?

Is the WAIK useless after creating a Rescue disk or is it required every time to create one?

Is there any reason I should download the 1.7GB WAIK? Instead of using whs's iso and creating my own?

When creating a rescue disk in Macrium Reflect FREE the two Windows choices are, 1) Standard Windows PE and 2) Custom Windows PE. For option 1 when they say "Only available with the full edition of Macrium Reflect" does it mean it's only available for the paid versions (Standard, Pro, Enterprise)?

 

[kado897]

1. The WAIK contains much more than is needed for the Macrium WinPE ISO, that is why it is so much smaller.
2. The paid version of Macrrium has the 170MB ISO built in. They claim they cannot supply it with the free version because of licensing issues with Microsoft.

 

[0pTicaL]

Reading what SIW2 posted here, does that mean I can use winre.wim file that came with my Win7 SP1 install in C:\Recovery to create a Rescue Disk instead of downloading the 1.7GB WAIK?

 

[kado897]

You could but you can't build it using the Macrium tools. SIW2 is a bit of a genius with WinPE and has written a tool to do it. I can't find it at the moment but there is a reference to it somewhere on the forum.

 

[whs]

As Keith says, just download and burn the WinPE that I have posted. Then you need not worry about any of the rest.

I produced that WinPE the same as you would do when you downloaded the WAIK. But I thought it might be more convenient for you guys to deal with the small WinPE file rather than the massive 1.7GB WAIK of which most is not needed for the production of the WinPE.

 

[0pTicaL]

Thank you for your replies kado897 and whs!

 

[kado897]

I hope they were useful 0pTicaL.

 

[mrapi]

Hi !
Thanks for sharing your iso,just one question : it is your file updated ?
Macrium was updated on 12 June 2012.
Thanks !

 

[whs]

Hi !
Thanks for sharing your iso,just one question : it is your file updated ?
Macrium was updated on 12 June 2012.
Thanks !

This .iso is from May. But it works just as well.