{"id":298,"date":"2013-08-22T03:16:16","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T08:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/kb\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2018-03-03T16:14:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T22:14:36","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/easyre\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Easy Recovery Essentials (EasyRE) for Windows is a system repair and recovery CD, designed to automatically find and fix problems with your Windows PC. EasyRE\u00a0<strong>is a bootable CD<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; you don&#8217;t run it from within Windows; instead, you burn a downloadable file (ISO image) onto a CD, and boot from it on the PC in need of repair. This way, even if you&#8217;re not able to turn on your PC and get into Windows, you can still use EasyRE to fix your computer.<\/p>\n<h2>Video Intro<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 560px; height: 315px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mt8Eb1N7frU\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Getting Started<\/h2>\n<p>To use EasyRE, the first thing you will need<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A working PC or Mac with an internet connection<\/li>\n<li>A copy of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/EasyRE\/\">EasyRE for Windows<\/a>\u00a0(available for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8)<\/li>\n<li>A blank CD, DVD, or USB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Getting EasyRE<\/h3>\n<p>You will need to obtain a copy of EasyRE before anything else. On a working computer (it doesn&#8217;t matter if it&#8217;s Windows, Mac, or Linux), go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/EasyRE\/\">http:\/\/neosmart.net\/EasyRE\/<\/a>\u00a0and download a copy of the correct system recovery CD for the computer that is not working.\u00a0<strong>The version of EasyRE you choose to download should match the Windows version on the damaged PC, not the PC you&#8217;re downloading it on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After selecting the correct version of EasyRE for your recovery need, you will be taken to the checkout page where you can choose to pay with your credit card, PayPal, or Google Checkout account. Once payment is complete, you will be taken to the download page, where you&#8217;ll see a link you can use to download EasyRE for Windows.\u00a0<strong>If you are not automatically taken to the download page, check your email for a download link.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Burning EasyRE to a CD, DVD, or USB<\/h3>\n<p>EasyRE can be used with a blank CD, DVD, or USB. A blank CD is highly-recommended and is the easiest and most reliable method of using EasyRE.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You must follow these instructions very carefully and to the letter, as the process of making a bootable CD, DVD, or USB differs greatly from that of burning a normal file.<\/strong>\u00a0Please read and follow all instructions carefully!<\/p>\n<p>View instructions on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/burning-iso-images-to-a-cd-or-dvd\/\">how to burn EasyRE to a bootable CD or DVD<\/a>, or view instructions on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/easyre\/getting-started\/creating-a-bootable-usb\/\">how to burn EasyRE to a bootable USB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Using EasyRE to recover your PC<\/h2>\n<p>EasyRE has a number of recovery options, including both automated and manual repair tools. You can read more on how to use EasyRE to fix your PC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/easyre\/recovery\/\">EasyRE Recovery Basics<\/a><br \/>\n<!-- Page-list plugin v.5.9 wordpress.org\/plugins\/page-list\/ --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"page-list \">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-305\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/easyre\/recovery\/automated-repair\/\">Automated Repair<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-307\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/easyre\/recovery\/system-restore\/\">System Restore<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-3637\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/easyre\/recovery\/virus-scanner\/\">Virus Scanner<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4769\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/easyre\/recovery\/browsebackup-files\/\">Browse\/Backup files<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4790\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/easyre\/recovery\/partition-editor\/\">Partition Editor<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4795\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/easyre\/recovery\/internet-browser\/\">Internet Browser<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4802\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/easyre\/recovery\/command-line\/\">Command line<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy Recovery Essentials (EasyRE) for Windows is a system repair and recovery CD, designed to automatically find and fix problems with your Windows PC. 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