R.Wieser wrote:
Frank,

The fact that you selected 3.1 implies that you have a Windows
7 system. Is that correct? (You didn't respond to my earlier "I
don't remember which Windows version you have." comment.)

My apologies for not responding. I've got an XPsp3 system, and did chose
3.1for no other reason than that all other numbers where higher. The next
choice, v4.0 , mentioned something about XP, but it was unclear to me what
it actually ment.

Windows PE 4.0 "Supports UEFI / secure boot, USB 3.0 and HyperV
Generation 2 virtual machines". Unless you have a rather new computer
with Windows XP, it's unlikely you'll need this.

Did you try to download all the (relevant) Windows PE versions
at install time, like I suggested? If not, why not.

Ehrmmm ... Isn't that what that downloader is supposed to do ?

You can download the Windows PE when you *install* Macrium Reflect or
*later* when you select 'Create Rescue Media' from *within* Macrium
Reflect, i.e. after installation.

Because you apparently have some weird network problems when
downloading the Windows PE from the 'Create Rescue Media' function, I
advised to do the download during the installation of Macrium Reflect.

And to the "why not", some time ago I've searched my ass of for links to
such PE software, and came up zilch. If you have some links to those
versions ...

I meant the Windows PE software which Macrium Reflect can download,
either during installation or during the 'Create Rescue Media' function.
I.e. I did not mean any other non Macrium-related Windows PE software.

I would only use (the latest version of) v7. v6 and v5 are no
longer updated and you might run into a problem which is fixed
in v7.

Currently I'm runing into a problem that, so to speak, crept into V7 and has
as of last week not been fixed.

In my Macrium Reflect 7.1, I just did a 'Create Rescue Media' and
selected Windows PE 3.1. Macrium downloaded the Windows PE 3.1 software
(142.2MB I believe), built the Rescue 'image' and happily progressed
till the last 'Burn Rescue Media' phase, where you can burn the Rescue
Media to a CD/DVD or write it to a USB device/stick.

So I don't have any problem downloading the Windows PE 3.1 software,
which AFAIR is your main problem.

However this is not a purely apples to apples comparison, because my
system is Windows 8.1, while your is XP, and my system is 64-bit, and
your system is most likely 32-bit. (I think 32-bit versus 64-bit is
selected during installation time and probably can not be changed
later.)

So for some reason you have a (Windows PE 3.1 software) download
problem which we don't have.