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Boot with 7 / 8 / 7PE and use WinNTSetup2.exe to Install Windows 8 using mounted Win 8 Setup ISO file. That works OK !

Or you can use: Install of XP or Windows 7 from USB After Booting with 7 PE and by using WinNTSetup2_x86.exe and Setup ISO file in Virtual drive http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=24424

This initial code works, but it needs further improvement depending on your purpose ...... :: ========================================================================================================================== :: ====================================== Make_XP_BT.cmd ==================================================================== :: ========================================================================================================================== TITLE Make_XP_BT.cmd - Make XP Setup Bootfolder $WIN_NT$.~BT @ECHO OFF CLS SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION ECHO *** Make Temporary Folder usb_xpbt with Custom XP Setup BootFiles *** ECHO. ECHO Parse DOSNET.INF for making Windows XP Setup Bootfolder $WIN_NT$.~BT ECHO. : change according to your location of XP source SET xpsource=H: IF EXIST usb_xpbt\nul rd /S /Q usb_xpbt IF NOT EXIST usb_xpbt\nul MD usb_xpbt :: Make Destination directories for XP Setup Bootfolder IF NOT EXIST usb_xpbt\$WIN_NT$.~BT\nul MD usb_xpbt\$WIN_NT$.~BT IF NOT EXIST usb_xpbt\$WIN_NT$.~BT\system32\nul MD usb_xpbt\$WIN_NT$.~BT\system32 SET cpyflag=0 FOR /F "tokens=1,2,3* delims=, " %%G IN (%xpsource%\I386\DOSNET.INF) DO ( SET FTAG=%%G SET FTAG=!FTAG:~0,13! IF "!FTAG!"=="[FloppyFiles." ( SET cpyflag=1 IF "%%G"=="[FloppyFiles.x]" SET cpyflag=0 ) ELSE ( SET FTAG=!FTAG:~0,1! IF "!FTAG!"=="[" SET cpyflag=0 IF "!cpyflag!"=="1" ( SET btfile=%%H IF "%%I"=="" ( SET btfile=!btfile:~0,-1!* xcopy %xpsource%\I386\!btfile! usb_xpbt\$WIN_NT$.~BT /i /k /r /y /h ) ELSE ( copy /y %xpsource%\I386\%%H usb_xpbt\$WIN_NT$.~BT\%%I ) ) ) ) IF EXIST usb_xpbt\$WIN_NT$.~BT\NTLDR DEL usb_xpbt\$WIN_NT$.~BT\NTLDR ECHO. ECHO Making Windows XP Setup Bootfolder usb_xpbt\$WIN_NT$.~BT - READY ECHO. ENDLOCAL pause EXIT :: ========================================================================================================================== :: ====================================== END Make_XP_BT.cmd ================================================================ :: ==========================================================================================================================

EFI\Boot\bootia32.efi created by Win8 bcdboot.exe to boot x86 Win-8 VHD does not boot. Then renamed bootia32.efi as BOOTX64.efi but again NOT working for booting x86 Win-8 VHD on UEFI computer ......

I just can confirm that x86 Win8 VHD fails to boot on UEFI computer, whereas x64 Win8 VHD is OK for UEFI Secure Boot. http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=25269

- *** Update Make_PE3_45 package *** Update - SxS registry files for support of Win7 SP1 DVD as Source Thanks to JFX and to SEAKZ for solution of winsxs problems when using x64 Win7 SP1 as Source http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/143529-make-pe3-program-to-create-portable-windows-7-pe/page__view__findpost__p__1034813 http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=23931&view=findpost&p=170835 Thanks to SEAKZ for solution of winsxs problems of .NET Framework 2 when using x86 Win7 SP1 Source http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=23931&view=findpost&p=171032Changed - Program Version - latest version is 4.5 Download - Make_PE3_45 It is required to extract Make_PE3_45.exe to the root of your drive. Make_PE3_45.exe does not contain Adobe Flash - You need to make use of the NEW plugin. The plugin has the same folder structure as Make_PE3 and to insert the plugin you can Extract Make_PE3_Flash_V11.exe to the same drive as where Make_PE3 folder is located. Make_PE3 can be used in Windows 8/7/XP Multi-Boot environment Source can be fresh installed Win7 SP0 without Updates or Win7 DVD SP0 or SP1 - x86 or x64 versions Adobe Flash V 11 plugin supports x86 and x64 version of 7 PE

The $WIN_NT$.~BT and $WIN_NT$.~LS dirs can be made easily with WinNTSetup2 using XP Setup ISO file. It might be interesting for you to read this thread http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=24424 Install of XP or Windows 7 from USB After Booting with 7 PE and by using WinNTSetup2_x86.exe and Setup ISO file in Virtual drive The advantage is that you never boot from USB during XP Setup and that makes everything much more reliable and you have full control of what you are doing. Also using a single XP Setup ISO file mounted in ImDisk Virtual drive is much more reliable than having a bunch of XP Setup files on USB.

Thanks JFX for your solution for winsxs problems when using x64 Win7 SP1 as Source. Thanks also to jaclaz for communicating this solution to other users Next version of Make_PE3 will certainly have this fix integrated ....

- *** Update Make_PE3_44 package *** Added - Adobe Flash Version 11 Plugin for Make_PE3 - file Make_PE3_Flash_V11.exe Changed - Program Version - latest version is 4.4 Download - Make_PE3_44 It is required to extract Make_PE3_44.exe to the root of your drive. Make_PE3_44.exe does not contain Adobe Flash - You need to make use of the NEW plugin. The plugin has the same folder structure as Make_PE3 and to insert the plugin you can Extract Make_PE3_Flash_V11.exe to the same drive as where Make_PE3 folder is located. Make_PE3 can be used in Windows 8/7/XP Multi-Boot environment Source can be fresh installed Win7 SP0 without Updates or Win7 DVD SP0 or SP1 - x86 or x64 versions Adobe Flash V 11 plugin supports x86 and x64 version of 7 PE - Browsers IE8 Or Portable Firefox Opera or QtWeb More Info - http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=23931

Thanks JFX and Happy New Year !

http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=23553 XP Setup Source according to the described procedure works fine with WinNTSetup2 Additionally after XP Setup then Install (= Sysprep) the extra MassStorage Drivers so that they can be used when booting on diifferent hardware. Install the extra MassStorage Drivers by using USB_XP_Fix.exe or IMG_XP_Compact.exe or IMG_XP_Restore.exe WINDOWS\DriverPacks makes XP just as (or even more) powerfull as C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository is doing for Windows 7

Now that UEFI computer can boot Windows 8 from USB-harddisk with EFI folder in FAT32 partition and Standard Win8 MBR, it would be interesting to get more feeling on how actually the bootsequence is working. I may be wrong but it feels like: UEFI > MBR bootcode > parttion table > FAT32 bootsector > EFI\Boot\bootx64.efi > EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgr.efi reads BCD > bootmgfw.efi EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD OS entry > NTFS partition > \Windows\system32\winload.efi I feel a bit confused about the files bootmgr.efi and bootmgfw.efi in folder EFI\Microsoft\Boot Can you give more explanation ? Windows 8 booting from USB on UEFI computer = Parted Magic ISO booting from Grub4dos on UEFI Computer = Portable XP-2-P VHD booting via Grub4dos on UEFI computer = =

UEFI and PE4 x64 booting from USB and from CD is working OK here. I have no experience with PXE boot ...... but did you try booting from USB or CD ?

Install of Win 8 on USB using UEFI computer and latest beta version of WinNTSetup is OK Did not use any other tool. - en-GB Default detected and used OK - FAT32 format Win 8 bootsector detected OK - Boot and EFI folders made OK and it allows booting Win8 from USB on UEFI and on BIOS computers I unchecked the Checkbox - USB Boot of Windows 7, since it is NOT needed for Windows 8 May be better to uncheck that box default in case of Windows 8 It might quite well be that Win8 can be installed this way on USB for any UEFI computer. Booting Grub4dos on UEFI computer is a different story. In that case you really need to have the option to switch in UEFI the Advanced OS Setting from Win8 into Win7 / Other. UEFI Setting Win8 boots via EFI folder and Grub4dos does not work UEFI Setting Win7 / Other boots via Boot folder and Grub4dos works on UEFI computer The Win7 / Other Setiing in UEFI might be called "BIOS compatible" Thanks for making this very good program WinNTSetup

Windows 8 was used to format the FAT32 partition of the USB-harddisk. May be the Default Language en-GB can be used, since after Install of Win 8 the first question is to select the proper Language from a list.

Here is the result. da-DK is the first Language in the list and apparently that was used by WinNTSetup <LANGUAGES> <LANGUAGE>da-DK</LANGUAGE> <FALLBACK LANGUAGE="da-DK">en-US</FALLBACK> <LANGUAGE>de-DE</LANGUAGE> <LANGUAGE>en-GB</LANGUAGE> <FALLBACK LANGUAGE="en-GB">en-US</FALLBACK> <LANGUAGE>es-ES</LANGUAGE> <LANGUAGE>fr-FR</LANGUAGE> <LANGUAGE>hu-HU</LANGUAGE> <FALLBACK LANGUAGE="hu-HU">en-US</FALLBACK> <LANGUAGE>it-IT</LANGUAGE> <LANGUAGE>nl-NL</LANGUAGE> <LANGUAGE>pl-PL</LANGUAGE> <FALLBACK LANGUAGE="pl-PL">en-US</FALLBACK> <LANGUAGE>pt-PT</LANGUAGE> <FALLBACK LANGUAGE="pt-PT">en-US</FALLBACK> <LANGUAGE>sl-SI</LANGUAGE> <FALLBACK LANGUAGE="sl-SI">en-US</FALLBACK> <LANGUAGE>sv-SE</LANGUAGE> <FALLBACK LANGUAGE="sv-SE">en-US</FALLBACK> <DEFAULT>en-GB</DEFAULT> </LANGUAGES> Another strange thing is that BOOTMGR PBR of FAT32 partition gets a red cross in WinNTSetup allthough it has a BOOTMGR type bootsector. @jaclaz It might be that some UEFI behave differently, but for the present case the MultiBoot result is quite useful.

Actually using computer with UEFI firmware then I can Install Windows 8 on normal USB-harddisk having MBR and three primary partitions. The first Boot partition E: is FAT32 (Win8 Format Tool) and contains only the EFI folder and the second partition M: is NTFS and filled by using WinNTSetup. The Win 8 Setup ISO is for a LanguageGroup where nl-NL to belongs but WinNTSetup sees it as da-DK. I used manually Win 8 tools bootsect.exe to reset MBR and FAT32 PBR according to Win8 and bcdboot.exe to create the EFI folder on FAT32 partition. bootsect.exe /nt60 E: /force /mbr bcdboot.exe M:\Windows /l nl-NL /s E: /f UEFI And that works for me. In what xml file is the Language info ? I cannot find such file. May be that is why da-DK is used .... After Install of Win 8 then with Win8 tool I add Boot\BCD and made entry for booting Windows 8 from USB on BIOS computer and I added Grub4dos entry in Boot\BCD for booting Image files Now I can boot from USB-harddisk on BIOS and on UEFI computers with Win8 (flat) and with Grub4dos using all kind of Image files (Linux + LiveXP + 7PE + Portable XP or Portable Win7) Grub4dos booting Image files on UEFI computer is only possible after switching in UEFI the Advanced OS setting from Win8 to Win7 / Other For booting Windows 8 then the UEFI Advanced OS setting Win8 is used.

When using WinNTSetup on computer with UEFI firmware for Install of Windows 8 NL on USB partition, then I found may be some bugs. A default boot entry for Windows 8 was made in EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD (which is good), but for my existing {default} entry Grub4dos in Boot\BCD the description was modified to Windows 8 (which is wrong). Also my Windows 8 Source DVD was identified as da-DK whereas I have NL version.

tapisrv and PPPoE are working in Make_PE3 See file PE3-SYSTEM_WLAN.reg in Make_PE3\PE3_mod\PE3_reg\x86 ; RasMan + ShellHWDetection + SstpSvc + TapiSrv services needed for Broadband PPPoE - ADSL Connect ...... ; PPPoE package Support - Added Oct 26, 2010 ....... [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\PE3-SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Winlogon\Notifications\Components\Sens] ........

Using RyanVM Integrator to prepare my XP Setup Setup Source is going very well. I am using Dutch XP Post- SP3 UpdatePack v12.10.0 Oktober 2012 NL and I never use nLite http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=24424 Afterwards you need to use DPsBase.exe to integrate DriverPack Massstorage with TXT Mode Enabled. Use DPsBase.exe to Integrate DriverPacks Chipset + Processor + MassStorage + LAN + WLAN DriverPacks. http://driverpacks.net/downloads

Most likely your winnt.sif file in $WIN_NT$.~BT has wrong setting for MsDosInitiated MsDosInitiated="0" is for Setup from CD and when missing then you will get the CD Error which is given the confusing Error message that you described (cd corrupt) Did you replaced WINNT.SIF after preparing USB disk ? Keep original after prepairig USB and modify winnt.sif to your needs. Far better is to use different program or other method for Install of XP from USB http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=24424

Update of USB_MultiBoot_10.zip for compatibility with Windows 7 (solved USB-drive Not Valid) End of Support

Strange USB Boot behaviour might be related to USB-stick. Please try small size Portable USB-harddisk instead. Is much faster and stable. Western Digital 320GB Elements Portable 2.5"

Thanks and Congratulations with the Release of the FINAL Version.

See here EDIT 30 Sept 2012 Update of USB_MultiBoot_10.zip for compatibility with Windows 7 (solved USB-drive Not Valid) Download - USB_MultiBoot_10.zip - mirror with SFX