Hello everyone, I have been using Macrium (free) for a couple of years to back up and store images of my OS drive and some other data files. When I first setup the program (with my Windows 7 machine), I completed several full restores to ensure that I had the basics down in case of a real emergency. Over time, I got away from 'testing' the restore process and now I feel lost.
I decided to update my rescue media today, and believe I did so successfully onto a thumbdrive, using Win PE 5.0. However, I'm not sure that my computer is booting up properly in order to conduct a simulated restore.
I changed the 1st boot device to 'Removable Device,' but the computer seems to boot up like it always does in to Windows. It's been a couple of years since I actually performed a real restore, and I would like to know if this is normal. I believe I booted up previously using a Linux bootable rescue CD, and from what I recall that was bare bones and went straight in to the Macrium restore options. This is not happening now, instead it goes straight to my desktop like any other normal boot up.
Does a Macrium Rescue Disk boot up using WinPE 5.0 look just like a regular system boot up? If so, I suppose I'm good and will proceed to complete a full restore. If not, I have to figure this out.
Thanks in advance for your input,
PCG
I decided to update my rescue media today, and believe I did so successfully onto a thumbdrive, using Win PE 5.0. However, I'm not sure that my computer is booting up properly in order to conduct a simulated restore.
I changed the 1st boot device to 'Removable Device,' but the computer seems to boot up like it always does in to Windows. It's been a couple of years since I actually performed a real restore, and I would like to know if this is normal. I believe I booted up previously using a Linux bootable rescue CD, and from what I recall that was bare bones and went straight in to the Macrium restore options. This is not happening now, instead it goes straight to my desktop like any other normal boot up.
Does a Macrium Rescue Disk boot up using WinPE 5.0 look just like a regular system boot up? If so, I suppose I'm good and will proceed to complete a full restore. If not, I have to figure this out.
Thanks in advance for your input,
PCG
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 10 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Studio XPS 8100 in Corsair 200R Case
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-860 processor, (8MB Cache, 2.80GHz)
- Motherboard
- Dell (Chicony - DH57M01)
- Memory
- Corsair 16GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz-4x4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 760, 2GB DDR5
- Sound Card
- OEM Integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell ST2410, 24" Flat Panel Monitor
- Hard Drives
- 256GB Samsung SSD 840 Pro-MZ-7PD256BW,
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Blue-WD10EALX,
2 Western Digital 2TB Black WD2003FZEX,
1 Western Digital 6TB Green
- PSU
- Corsair CX600M (600 Watt)
- Case
- Corsair 200R mid-tower
- Cooling
- OEM
- Internet Speed
- Broadcom Netlink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet Card.
- Other Info
- This Dell XPS 8100 was transplanted in to a Corsair 200R mid-tower case in June 2015; The only Dell remnants are the motherboard and cpu, which will be upgraded some time in the future...