Macrium Reflect and Secure Boot

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1. Does secure boot need to be disabled to boot to the Macrium Reflect Free boot disk? I've got a friend I am helping remotely and she has been unable to get the disk to boot in order to restore an image I made for her a while back. I assume secure boot is enabled on her Win 8 machine.

2. From what I've read, the pay version of Macrium Reflect seems able to allow you to open the application in Windows, set up the restore, and then it reboots automatically into the Macrium recovery environment. Would secure boot interfere with that operation?

Thanks
 

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If she selected pe4 or (preferably) pe5 when creating the macrium boot media, it will support secure boot.
 

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OK thanks for that info.

I am thinking of upgrading her to the pay version of Macrium Reflect. Will an image created with the free version be restorable using the pay version if I configure a restore operation within Windows where it is set to automatically reboot the computer to the Macrium Reflect rescue environment on the next reboot (without needing a boot disk)?

Thanks
 

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Vincenzo said:
OK thanks for that info.

I am thinking of upgrading her to the pay version of Macrium Reflect. Will an image created with the free version be restorable using the pay version if I configure a restore operation within Windows where it is set to automatically reboot the computer to the Macrium Reflect rescue environment on the next reboot (without needing a boot disk)?

Thanks
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It should. :)

I've never had to use my boot disk.
I have the paid version.

You can test it without actually restoring.
 

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I experimented with Macrium.

I made a series of screenshots.
Whether they will help remains to be seen.

Screenshots:

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I hope this helps in some way. :)
 

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@DavidBailey:

When you respond, you REALLY respond. Hopefully, the OP will acknowledge your efforts. Nice work!
 

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my2cents said:
@DavidBailey:

When you respond, you REALLY respond. Hopefully, the OP will acknowledge your efforts. Nice work!
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Thank you.
I like making screenshots. :)
 

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Thanks, David, those screenshots are useful in understanding Macrium.

And if my friend ends up doing a restore, I'll have her access them on her iPad as a guide.

Your last screen says you need to proceed using the boot menu. Does the Macrium installation create the boot menu entry automatically, or do you need to instruct it to do so? And is there a way to make the Macrium recovery environment be the default boot choice temporarily when the computer reboots? I seem to remember seeing a YouTube video that showed that.

She has been unable to get her computer to boot from the Macrium disk, I may have her install the pay version if I can confirm to her that her image made with the free version will work with the pay version.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
Vincenzo said:
Thanks, David, those screenshots are useful in understanding Macrium.

And if my friend ends up doing a restore, I'll have her access them on her iPad as a guide.

Your last screen says you need to proceed using the boot menu. Does the Macrium installation create the boot menu entry automatically, or do you need to instruct it to do so? And is there a way to make the Macrium recovery environment be the default boot choice temporarily when the computer reboots? I seem to remember seeing a YouTube video that showed that.

She has been unable to get her computer to boot from the Macrium disk, I may have her install the pay version if I can confirm to her that her image made with the free version will work with the pay version.
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1- make macrium image.{format usb as NTFS}

2-- Make boot environment.

Insert image usb.
restart.

Wait for the boot options to appear & follow the prompts.

How to add boot options menu:

screenshot_46.jpg
 
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    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
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    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
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