System Repair Disc Not Bootable in Win10

Anonymous
2020-07-11T09:42:19+00:00

I am running Win 10 Pro 64bit version 1909. I used Control Panel, System and Security, Backup and Restore (Windows 7) to create a system repair disc. That worked fine, no error messages, until I went to use it. I tried to boot my pc from the CD drive where the repair disc was inserted but got an error message, non system disc or words to that effect. I had done this previously with Win7 without any problem. Any thoughts as to why the same process is not working in Win10?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-07-20T00:50:39+00:00

    Hi,

    The Recovery Disk\Drive is simply a basic re-installation of Windows hat is created from residual files already on the machine, and take hours to make, as compared to simply downloading a ISO in some fashion and burning it to DVD or Flash Drive..

    The Repair CD is Repair only... Such as Recovering an Image, a Startup Repair, System Restore, Command Prompt, and etc..

    The Installation Media will do all of the above, in addition to an actual installation of various types..

    You can restore a Macrium image residing on a backup drive plugged into USB, but this must be done after booting the machine with the Macrium CD or Flash Drive.. I am not aware of any Imaging program that can restore an image to a drive that is currently actively running Windows..

    It may be able to restore an image to an extra drive connected to the computer that does not have the Windows installation running on it..

    That is why when doing a System Image using Windows 10, that when the Image is completed, you are asked if you want to burn a Repair CD.. It is required to recover the image just created.. It does not mention that bootable Installation Media and it's Repair can do the same.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-07-19T18:18:13+00:00

    So, can I do away with the System Repair disk as long as I have the Install/Recovery disk?

    You can't restore a Macrium image residing on a backup drive plugged into USB?

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-19T17:29:43+00:00

    Hi,

    Yes, to your comment concerning the System Repair Disk.. It contains the WinRE for repair type features and Command Prompt, as well as recovering a System Image.. It is not capable of a installation..

    Macrium Reflect has a free version for home use.. I'm not sure what the difference is with the purchased version.. You will need to create bootable media to recover a Macrium Image, but that applies to most all imaging type programs.. I personally prefer to use the bootable version to create the images as well..

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-07-19T15:42:22+00:00

    Responding to your suggestion about Macrium Reflect, I have downloaded and installed a trial version for a 30 day evaluation. So far, I've used it only to do image backups. Comparing it to the Windows function of Backup and Restore, Macrium is a whole lot faster. I have yet to do a restore from Macrium so I can't comment on that. A backup is only as good as the end result of a restore.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-07-19T15:32:18+00:00

    Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the System Repair disk, created by accessing Control Panel, System and Security, Backup and Restore (Windows 7) a skinny down version of the Install/Recovery disk that I created from an ISO file using Media Creation Tool?

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