Creating Acronis USB on Windows

Summary:

To create a bootable Acronis USB stick on Windows, follow these simple steps: 1. Format the USB drive as FAT32. 2. Download and unzip Syslinux from

(http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Download). 3. Open Command Prompt, navigate to the "win32" directory of the unzipped Syslinux files, and run `syslinux.exe -m -a E:` (replace `E:` with your USB drive letter). 4. Unzip Acronis files and copy `kernel`, `ramdisk`, and `syslinux.cfg` to the root of the USB stick. 5. Verify the USB stick by trying to boot from it on another computer, or use a tool like Linux Live USB Creator.

Details:

To create a bootable Acronis USB stick on Windows, follow these steps: 1. **Format the USB Drive as FAT32**: Ensure your USB drive is formatted as a FAT32 file system. This can typically be done through Windows Disk Management or by using third-party formatting tools like GParted if you are more comfortable with command lines. 2. **Download Syslinux**: Download the latest Syslinux zip file from

(http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Download). For this example, use syslinux-4.05.zip. 3. **Unzip the Syslinux File**: Extract the downloaded zip file into a directory on your computer. Navigate to the "win32" folder within the extracted files. 4. **Open Command Prompt**: Open a command prompt and navigate to the "win32" directory where you found syslinux.exe. 5. **Install MBR to USB Drive**: Run the following command, replacing `E:` with your USB drive letter (be very careful here as it will format the drive): ``` syslinux.exe -m -a E: ``` Note that there won't be any visual confirmation of success; you must check if the operation was successful by looking for errors or warnings in the command prompt output or using other diagnostic tools. 6. **Extract Acronis Files**: Unzip the acronis-files.zip file and copy the following three files to the root of your USB stick: `kernel`, `ramdisk`, and `syslinux.cfg`. 7. **Verify the USB Stick**: Once everything is copied, you can use a tool like Linux Live USB Creator or directly try to boot into the USB from another computer to verify that it's bootable. By following these steps, you should have a bootable Acronis USB stick ready for use in case of system recovery or reinstallation.

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