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What happened to the CD Boot version of Acronis 2014?

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I am a longtime user of Acronis TI and have had to use the CD Boot version of TI many times to recover a system. I just installed TI 2014 Build 6614 and I don't see an option to create a Bootable CD. Am I missing something or is it called something else.

Also, I saw several posts that TI 2013 does not work with Windows 8.1. I updated today to TI 2014 in a panic!! However, the backup size for my system partition looks about the same size for both versions?

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Restart the downloaded install program and see if you are offered an option to nstall the Create bootable media. Perhaps this was missed as part of the installation.
Otherwise, download the bootable media iso file from your account and burn that to CD.
Once the iso is downloaded, you can RIGHT click on the file and choose the open with Windows Disk image burner.

Start the program. Click the Tools and Utilities tab. Look in the Protection tools section and click Rescue Media Builder.

Been there done that several times. I have created an ISO file and burned to a Disc and I have let Acronis create a Disc. I always end up with an nice Disc with a folder called "Recovery Manager" and a bunch of files in the folder. However, it is not a boot Disc or at least the ASRock MB BIOS doesn't recognize it when I hit F11 at boot time.

Sorry for my stupidity! I now have a bunch of Boot Recovery Discs that work! The problem was in the way I had the MB BIOS setup. I had the optical drive connected to a SATA port that was not setup for Booting. All is well at this point. Thanks for the responses, it made me get to the bottom of my problem.

Sometimes, ATI bootCDs won't boot on some PCs that are running on UEFI and you have to set them to run legacy BIOS to use the boot CD. Apparently not your problem but other people looking here run into that.

All bios running under win8 and 8.1 are using UEFI or so I read in another forum. How do I set my bios to run legacy or how do I check to see if it's already running legacy. I've found that WIN8 has made it hard to get to the bios. I have a new HP pavilion laptop that user manual says hit esc and f10 but no dice. I went to settings and change pc settings but could not find an option to open the bios. I need to change the boot order to my dvd drive and make a disc. I have a win8 recovery disc made but afraid it wouldn't help if needed because never changed boot order.

A lot of folks call UEFI a type of BIOS. Actually, BIOS is the old interface system used on small computers; UEFI is the new system. Most PCs running UEFI can also run BIOS for legacy purposes. To boot up under BIOS you would enter the UEFI while the start-up is first starting (check your PC maker for how this is done--usually by tapping one or another F key) and under Boot settings, if your machine supports BIOS, it will have a setting to boot via BIOS or Boot Legacy.

Some motherboards (ASUS Maximus VI, e.g.) have a button on the motherboard for booting directly into the UEFI/BIOS.

Windows 8 doesn't make it hard to get into the bios. The PC manufacturers have made it more difficult with clunky UEFI configurations. If you're repeatedly tapping esc or f10 when the bios screen loads with no response, fast start may be enabled in the bios. Windows 8 actually provides a way to access the bios from windows. First pull up the charms bar. Next click settings. Then click change pc settings. Next click Update and recovery. Then click recovery. Then under Advanced startup in the right pane click restart now. (From here you can click Use a device and then select EFI DVD/CDRom to boot your recovery disc in uefi mode) Otherwise, to continue to your bios menu click Troubleshoot. Then click Advanced options. Then click UEFI Firmware settings. Finally click Restart and the computer will reboot and load the BIOS menu. Check under the Advanced tab and see if Boot Speed is set to fast or normal. If it is set to fast it will only boot from the internal hard disk. You can also change the boot order, but from my experience, the UEFI Acronis boot loader always hangs unless I tap f12 to load the boot menu as the PC restarts and then select EFI DVD/CDROM.

There is no Acronis version for boot cd to uefi. Acronis cd will not boot to uefi. Acronis cd will boot in legacy mode but does not recognize uefi partitions. We can save a lot of time if an Acronis staff can verify or deny this. I am close to giving up.

It depends on the machine. For example, I have a Sony and I have to set it to legacy boot mode for it to boot up the Acronis 2014 CD. I have another machine and it boots up the CD fine without having to change it from UEFI mode.

The problem is the machine's code that grabs the bootstrap. They don't all work the same way and they don't all play together well. Possibly ati2015 does better with a higher number fo machines. I haven't tested that. But ati2014 is such a nice set of features compared to the stropped down 2015 and not nearly so many features as the commercial version, which is rather difficult to master. Anyway, I don't mind settign the laptop to legacy boot mode -- it still backs up, and restores properly.

Legacy Mode Backup and Restore. Please help me understand. I installed Acronis 2014 on an Acer laptop whose default is to run in UEFI mode. I made a full backup to an external hdd. I can boot from the Acronis disk if I change the setting to legacy mode. The laptop has a GPT hdd. If I understand your post correctly, you are saying that I can restore my GPT hdd by booting into legacy mode. Do I have that right? Do I need to keep it in legacy mode, or can I reset it to UEFI mode and have the restore working as it should?

I know your post is several months old, but I hope you can help me sort this out.

Yes. I have to do that on my crapbox Sony vaio. It works. It legacy mode you are still putting on the hdisk the the gpt image.