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Edwin, I was hoping that the Macrium disk image would be the right thing for booting in an emergency. It seems to say so in the Macrium program.
I believe I am, after all, seeing the Hp Splash screen but it is white on black instead of white on blue as depicted on some sites.
Here goes another try -- with the usb plugged into a port on the back of the pc. I'll try esc and F12 as possibilities.
Also note, Windows 10 fast startup will interfere with the ability to get into the BIOS boot menu or setup after a normal shutdown and power back on.
Ok, I was able to raise a menu by hitting esc then F12. Nothing much helpful in the menu re booting from the usb drive.
NavyLCDR. I believe "bootable Macrium Reflect rescue drive" is what I did make. I'll go back to Macrium and double check.
Also, I will remake the drive after formatting for NTFS.
Maybe it would be simpler just to make a repair DVD and use the backup as a resource to reinstall programs.
Just for giggles I tried to boot a repair dvd from a previous computer. I know it's ok. This system failed to see it. When I got the boot menu with esc it would only allow me to boot with UEFI. I think I need a different computer. Isn't the system supposed to sense the presence of a dvd and suggest booting to it?
Oh. Well, I don't actually need the dvd. I'll make a fresh one for this setup.