Imaging with free Macrium

I think Kari's way of making an initial image is a good approach to endless updates and installing software.
An Old School Geek’s approach to Installing & Setting Up a Windows PC

Wolfgang I tried to make the rescue disk this afternoon but whatever blank disk I put in it rejected. Now I know I can make a rescue USB stick but it seems that that is only using s very small part of the stick and I am thinking it in turn is not able to be used for anything else.

So what am I doing wrong?? The pic shows the message I get.

What type of DVD are you using John?

kado897 said:

What type of DVD are you using John?

I have tried a blank CD and a DVD-R so I ma guessing ti has to be a DVD?

A blank DVD-R might work (not sure) but it may have to be a DVD-RW.


BTW there is a link to a pre-built PE rescue disk at the beginning of the tutorial. You just need to burn it to DVD with Imgburn.

kado897 said:

A blank DVD-R might work (not sure) but it may have to be a DVD-RW.

Ok mate I'll try the DVD-RW:)

ICit2lol said:

Now I know I can make a rescue USB stick but it seems that that is only using s very small part of the stick and I am thinking it in turn is not able to be used for anything else.

John, you can indeed copy other information to the USB - thats no problem. I have several like that here, and they work flawlessly.

Golden said:

ICit2lol said:

Now I know I can make a rescue USB stick but it seems that that is only using s very small part of the stick and I am thinking it in turn is not able to be used for anything else.

John, you can indeed copy other information to the USB - thats no problem. I have several like that here, and they work flawlessly.

Ok mate cos I have now tried five brand new disks DVD and CD and it just rejects them

Well i suppose if I make that the first file on the stick I should be ok or does it work form anywhere within that stick? Seems odd though it keeps rejecting these disks

You can create a multiboot usb if you follow Colin's tutorial.MACRIUM REFLECT - Create Bootable Rescue USB Drive

kado897 said:

You can create a multiboot usb if you follow Colin's tutorial.MACRIUM REFLECT - Create Bootable Rescue USB Drive

Yep got it fixed now mate just cannot work out why the DVD's won't work but......:)