Veracrypt bootloader and VeraCrypt Rescue Disk problems

[ziedje]

So I encrypted my ssd yesterday. I chose to encrypt the entire drive. With Wipe mode I chose 7 pass. Since I don't have a cd burner on my pc I used rufus to burn the ISO on a 4GB USB stick. The root directory of the usb now looks like this: http://i.imgur.com/IWHiL7y.png
When I rebooted my pc. It only shows this: http://imgur.com/dvdE54v (The text "Veracrypt Boot Loader" and under that line "_" flashing.)

I thought since I chose the 7 pass wipe option that it would take a long time, so I went to sleep and came back 9 hours later or something. It was still the same exact screen. So I shut off my pc, plugged the USB in, let it boot from that USB and got this screen: http://imgur.com/a/QplCQ there are only two options (to choose the keyboard language format) and no repair screen option or something. If I choose one of them it gives me a command line: http://imgur.com/a/9Cqtc

What am I doing wrong? Could anyone help me? Note that according to VeraCrypt, that the drive isn't encrypted yet until I succesfuly boot from that test boot loader thingy.
I hope I gave you enough details, thanks
Btw, I have a really powerful computer, the ssd is a Samsung 950 Pro in a AngelBird wings PX1 adapter to cool off the 950 Pro

I would like to remove the bootloader so I just can use Windows again, I don't want to encrypt my ssd anymore.

 

[Paul NZ]

You selected freedos in Rufus not the ISO option. Thats why youre seeing what you posted.

Thats why it says freedos in your pics.

You have to run Rufus again select GPT partition if your BIOS is UEFI. MBR if it isnt. Then click on the disk icon then add the ISO

Wait for it to finish then boot from the flash drive.

 

[ziedje]

When I click on the iso image option and select the iso file, on the left bottom corner it says "no image selected". So when I click on run it says I have to select an image.
The Rufus version is 2.11.995

 

[ziedje]

Also the iso file is 1.7mb and when I open it with winrar it is empty. Is this normal?

 

[Paul NZ]

Win10 ISO is 3-4 GB not 1.7 MB. So I dont know where you got that ISO

 

[ziedje]

That iso is the veracrypt rescue disk image that veracrypt generated when you encrypt a drive. It's not a Windows iso

 

[Paul NZ]

Oh well, I dont know what that is or how to use it.

 

[ziedje]

I think I know why the the usb is like that, I used rufus and when I select the ISO it auto removes it for some reason, I have a UEFI bios, but I heard that the rescue disk should be a zip but mine generated an ISO, is this a reason? Also how should I flash it on a USB correctly?

 

[Paul NZ]

I have no idea about veracrypt.

If you mean a windows ISO select GPT (If the pc has a UEFI BIOS), or MBR then add the ISO then boot from the flash drive after it finishes with the ISO

 

[ziedje]

Finally fixed it, tried with 3 different usb drives but none of them worked, the fourth one worked so I think that the other ones had some kind of protection. I used this guide https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/discussions/644091#post1457184 to recreate the drive.
Pro tip: use windows to format your usb instead of the program since I had issues with it. I used the USB to remove the veracrypt bootloader. Kinda sucks that I couldn't encrypt my ssd.

 

[Paul NZ]

Cool good to hear you fixed it. If you use rufus even if windows formats it, it'll format it after you add an ISO