>>I too am in my mid 70's and Windows is testing my nervous system. Anyway, I recommend Macrium reflect imaging program free b/c it makes a WinPE disc for you in case you have UEFI and also makes a Linux disc for the older BIOS.Hi
If you aren't already aware of it you can use "Imagburn" to make a bootable DVD from the ISO file.
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
Mike