BackupAssist v 8.4.2r1 (8.4.2008)
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials 64-bit
Backup location: network storage on a dedicated Windows Server 2012 File Server
I never really attempted the RecoverAssist Media recovery process until today. And the recovery media does not boot.
I created the recovery media using the Recovery Tab and selecting "Bootable media based on the installed version of Windows". I added no extra driver, files, or apps. I selected the USB flash drive for the media. I reboot and change the BIOS so that the USB Flash UEFI boots first. The system then goes into a perpetual reboot cycle. The usual Windows splash screen with the animated dots going in a circle loads for a minute or so, and then it reboots and repeats. The same thing happens when I turn off EFI security and select non-efi USB to boot first.
I then did the same as above, but instead of selecting the USB flash drive, I created an ISO. I manually formatted the flash drive as Fat32 and active; then mounted the ISO and copied the files onto the Flash drive. I reboot with the Flash drive to boot first, and it skips right to WinServer2012 on the HD. I then change the BIOS to boot only from the USB (disable the HD entirely) and it just reboots back to the BIOS menu.
I then did the same as above, but instead of manually copying the files to the flash drive. I use the USB flash drive boot utility Rufus to create the bootable flash drive from the ISO. I get the exact same result as above (boots directly to the HD).
I was wondering if my BIOS was glitchy. And so I put my original Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials USB install drive into the computer and boot. And voila, that USB drive boots fine.
So I'm just wondering, how exactly do I get the RecoverAssist Media to work on my system?
Please help!!