Backup and Restore with Macrium Reflect  

Kari said:

I've had that happen sometimes on a system where I have added Macrium to Windows boot menu, then a Macrium update has been downloaded and installed:

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Removing the boot menu entry using BCDEDIT, then adding it again has always resolved the issue for me. Don't ask why, I have not a faintest idea!

I remove and re-add the boot option as a matter of course. Every time there's a new MR version. I just use msconfig to delete it, go back to MR and add it. Works every time.

f14tomcat said:

I remove and re-add the boot option as a matter of course. Every time there's a new MR version. I just use msconfig to delete it, go back to MR and add it. Works every time.

Interesting TC, maybe thats why my MR does not have the issues some folks are having with MR telling them a new update is available ....as I did not install MR into my boot option on this computer.

OldMike65 said:

Interesting TC, maybe thats why my MR does not have the issues some folks are having with MR telling them a new update is available ....as I did not install MR into my boot option on this computer.

See all these creation dates for the files in C:\boot? (The MR folder) They're all the last time I did a rebuild of the WinPE....yesterday. Maybe a clue for those having the problem. It is not broken here.

Well, I just went into MR, selected "No Menu" (to remove MR from the boot menu), rebooted, checked, and recovery media still wanted an update. Updated it again, added MR back to the boot menu, checked, and it still wanted an update. Interestingly, the first ISO made is different in size to the other two I made (which are identical). Oh well.

SIW2 said:

Boot menu is not related. It is just the standard bcd entry for booting wim from drive.

Not sure how you can say it is not related when the MR entry is on the Boot Menu.

Adding boot entry makes Macrium to check the recovery media. If not built yet, Macrium will build it (as in screenshot all other options but PE 10.0).

@f14tomcat said:

Not sure how you can say it is not related when the MR entry is on the Boot Menu.

Yes, He's correct.

I remove and re-add the boot option as a matter of course. Every time there's a new MR version. I just use msconfig to delete it, go back to MR and add it. Works every time.

This is redundant, you should not have to do this. Each time you update the Rescue media, everything is in C:\boot\macrium folder is updated. The file and folder structure is unchanged except the contents were updated. The entry in the BCD is the same as shown:

Code:

Windows Boot Loader
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identifier              {9a3187f8-d684-11e6-ba06-002683327ad9}
device                  ramdisk=[D:]\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media\sources\boot.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
path                    \windows\system32\boot\winload.efi
description             Macrium Reflect System Recovery
osdevice                ramdisk=[D:]\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media\sources\boot.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
systemroot              \Windows
detecthal               Yes
winpe                   Yes

NOTE: To avoid the folder C:\boot\macrium is over written if you happen to restore Windows then the old PE will replace the updated PE. Use Advanced option in Macrium to relocate the PE file to another partition. e.g D: