Do you have to create the Windows Defender Offline bootable media on a similar computer to the...

[KeithTarrant]

Do you have to create the Windows Defender Offline bootable media on a similar kind of computer to the one you'll be running it on?

- Can one be Windows XP SP3 32-bit and the other Windows 7 64-bit?

- Can one have an AMD processer and the other an Intel processor, etc?

- Can one have a CD drive and the other a DVD drive of a different make.

In other words, does the bootable media creation process copy anything from the creating computer's operating system, or does it get all its files from the download from Microsoft? Does the bootable media creation computer have to resemble the destination computer in anyway other than they both be running legitimate and supported versions of Windows.

1. I realize that the 32-bit Windows Defender Offline bootable media can only be run on a 32-bit computer.
2. I realize that the 64-bit Windows Defender Offline bootable media can only be run on a 64-bit computer.
3. My question is about creating the bootable media.

Thanks for your time in responding!

- Keith

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