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j52c · 25-09-2014, 07:23

I wonder if someone could help please. You cannot now make a System Restore disk in Windows 8.1 instead you have to make a bootable USB Recovery Media. When I first installed Win 8 I did make the System Restore disk and I would like to know if I can still use that disk to restore an Win 8.1 system image. Some info I have found by searching says that you can't. I have made the USB recovery media but of the 2 sticks I have used neither support being made bootable. I used to use Acronis 2013 version but that does not work properly on Win 8 and I was thinking of upgrading to the new 2015 version, so, if I did use 2015 after installation would that allow me to recovery my 8.1 system image after making an Acronis recovery disk. Thanks for any answers anyone can come up with.

25-09-2014, 07:23	#1
j52c Inactive Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: next door to my neighbour Posts: 508	Restoring a System Image of Win 8.1 I wonder if someone could help please. You cannot now make a System Restore disk in Windows 8.1 instead you have to make a bootable USB Recovery Media. When I first installed Win 8 I did make the System Restore disk and I would like to know if I can still use that disk to restore an Win 8.1 system image. Some info I have found by searching says that you can't. I have made the USB recovery media but of the 2 sticks I have used neither support being made bootable. I used to use Acronis 2013 version but that does not work properly on Win 8 and I was thinking of upgrading to the new 2015 version, so, if I did use 2015 after installation would that allow me to recovery my 8.1 system image after making an Acronis recovery disk. Thanks for any answers anyone can come up with.