Using Macrium Reflect On Failed Clean Install

Hi, I posted a question about Clean Installing Windows 11 24H2 on another thread, and have a question about Reflect, which I thought I should post in this Thread.
I'm planning to do a clean install of W11, and during the process I need to delete all available partitions that I am allowed to. I have Macrium Reflect v8 8.1.8325 and I would do a System Image then uninstall Reflect and remove the Licence. I have the Macrium Boot Menu set up and also the Rescue USB.
If things went wrong during the process after deleting the partitions, can I use Reflect to restore an image either using the Boot Menu or USB, or is it too late at that point, and what would the best way to do this? Would the Boot Menu also be deleted - I would not delete it myself when uninstalling Reflect. Hope someone can give me some pointers on this. Thanks again.

Mitch said:

Hope someone can give me some pointers on this

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You can always use the Macrium USB Rescue Media.
It has it's own copy of Macrium Reflect, on there.

Thanks @Ghot If I delete partitions is the Macrium Boot Menu also deleted and could I still access it instead of the USB Rescue? Thanks again.

Mitch said:

Thanks @Ghot If I delete partitions is the Macrium Boot Menu also deleted and could I still access it instead of the USB Rescue? Thanks again.

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I have no idea. I never used the Boot Menu option.
I've only used the USB Rescue Media.

The BOOT Menu option is located on the C: partition... if you delete that partition, the BOOT Menu will be unavailable and the Rescue Media will be rerquired.

Mitch said:

I have Macrium Reflect v8 8.1.8325 and I would do a System Image

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Use a bootable USB flash drive with the Macrium program to Backup all Windows System partitions
1. 50-100Mb(EFI)
2. 16Mb(MSR)
3. 50Gb(and more) - Windows
4. 520-800Mb(Restore)
... Now you can Restore all these partitions, even if you completely delete them from your disk.

As oreyro has stated, this is what i do whenever i do a fresh install.
Once everything is up and running to my satisfaction (and programs i want are installed) i can delete this image at my leisure.

Thanks very much . If I need to I'll fall back on the Rescue USB but hopefully won't have to. Mitch.

It's nice to see someone planning ahead and not thinking of backups only after a problem occurs. Good job!