[WinPE 2.0]

I actually didn't follow those directions; I went the way of creating a "customized" PE image. I'm positive you're somehow not getting the WIM into bootable format with the commands they have you follow, so I suggest doing this instead:

Make a C:\winpebuild\build directory

Make sure you have a directory named C:\Winpe, with subfolders Sources\ and Boot\

Make sure bootmgr is in C:\Winpe

Make sure the contents of the C:\Winpe\Boot folder match that of your bootable Vista CD

Then do the two items below:

ximage /apply C:\winpebuild\winpe.wim 1 C:\winpebuild\build (do NOT use boot.wim, use Winpe.wim)

ximage /capture C:\winpebuild\build C:\Winpe\Sources\boot.wim "Description" /boot /compress max

You'll now have a bootable boot.wim stored in the C:\winpe\Sources folder. Basically you can now do the OSCDIMG like you did before:

oscdimg -n -b\\<CD path location>\etfsboot.com c:\winpe c:\winpe.iso

I got it working. The part i didn't do from day 1 is ximage /apply. Where did you get your winpe.wim image file? I actually used boot.wim and got it working. I am now in the command prompt. I need to do more research on what I can do next . I have WDS set up and I am goign to see if I can ghost that machine up as a WIM image file. Right now it has the Windows XP SP2 base image. If you have any insights on this please let me know. Thank you so much for the help.

Sammycat

[WinPE 2.0]

Sammy,

While he said it a bit quickly, Fizban has the answer. The problem is the last step of the Windows PE help file tells you to perform an XIMAGE /Export on the WIM file you created. Don't do that, because you lose it's bootable format. Just copy it straight into your Sources folder rather than doing the export.

That'll fix your Winload issue.

I appreciate your help. However, I am still getting the winloader.exe error after copying the file directly from the original directory. The file I used was: F1_WinPE.wim. The steps I followed are below: (I did not use the ximage /expport command). Should I have used a different WIM file? Thanks.

Step 1: Setup a Windows PE Build EnvironmentOpen a command prompt window.

Create a local Windows PE build directory, for example:

mkdir winpe\boot

mkdir winpe\sources

The \winpe directory will be used for creating an .iso image.

Step 2: Create an .iso imageCopy boot files from Microsoft Vista OPK CD or Windows PE CD to local build location. Create an .iso using oscdimg tool. For example:

copy \\<CD path location>\bootmgr C:\winpe

xcopy /cherky \\<CD path location>\boot C:\winpe\boot

ximage /export /compress max C:\winpebuild\boot.wim 1 c:\winpe\sources\boot.wim

oscdimg -n -b\\<CD path location>\etfsboot.com c:\winpe c:\winpe.iso

[WinPE 2.0]

Sammy,

While he said it a bit quickly, Fizban has the answer. The problem is the last step of the Windows PE help file tells you to perform an XIMAGE /Export on the WIM file you created. Don't do that, because you lose it's bootable format. Just copy it straight into your Sources folder rather than doing the export.

That'll fix your Winload issue.

Alright! Thanks for your help. I will try it first thing in the morning.

How far did everyone get with WDS?

[Create Windows PE Bootable CD]

I followed the instructions to create the Windows PE 2.0 bootable CD. Everything worked fine execept I got the "winloader.exe" is corrupted error when I tried to boot from that CD. I have tried to recreate the image, using different medias, but I still got the same error. Anyone got any insights on this? Thanks a lot for your help.

[WinPE 2.0]

Sure. There are a few wims inside tha cab. I built my pe cd from there for i386 architecture and the procedure described in the docs sort of worked. Except for some missing device drivers as always.

So.. read the docs.. it's all there. Step by step.

Thanks. I found the procedure you were talking about and mad ethe first bootable CD. However, it would not get past the winloader.exe stage. I used the boot.wim file from the VISTA DVD. I think other people ran into the same problem too. How did you create your bootable CD? Please let me know. Thanks.

[WinPE 2.0]

WAIK is now available at the Connect website, it is huge 1,242MB.

I cannot find WAIK at the Connect website. Where can I find it please?

Has anyone built a WinPE 2.0 bootable CD yet? I notice the big CAB file in the WAIK image but never found out how to make that into a bootable image/CD. If anyone had any success please share with the group. Thanks.

[WinPE for Vista]

I have used WinPE for some years now and figured this new version would be easy to setup, but so far i have been running into the same problem. When I make a bootable (iso) image of the new WinPE, it boots fine and then says to please wait while files are being loaded. After the progress bar has completed, I get an error that \windows\system32\winload.exe is missing or corrupted and I can't figure out why its doing this. I used the BCDedit.exe to look at the Bootmgr and the path is correct???? Any help would be appreciated. I'm using the PEimg.wim from the latest WAIK.

How did you make the ISO image of WinPE 2.0? Did you use the WinPE.CAB file in the WAIK ISO? I have been trying to figure out a way to make a bootable CD too. Thanks.

[Using Symantec Ghost to create Dual Boot Image]

Sammycat, just download the WAIK and create a WIM of the drive, that should work much better for you

That's the next thing I am going to do - Create a WIM image. Have you done it in your test environment yet? We are looking into different deployment method. I don't think WDS can deploy the WIM image through the server..

[Using Symantec Ghost to create Dual Boot Image]

odd

Did you try it in your environment and got it worked??

[Using Symantec Ghost to create Dual Boot Image]

When you restore them are you putting them in the same order?

My ghost image is on the entire disk. I didn't do it on partitions. So when I restored the image I restored to the disk. I even tried to do it partition by partition but it failed.

Thanks.

[Using Symantec Ghost to create Dual Boot Image]

Are you putting the installations in the same partitions?

No. They are on separate partitions. I installed Windows XP first and then installed Vista on another partition.

[Using Symantec Ghost to create Dual Boot Image]

I have managed to get the dual boot of Windows Vista and Windows XP working on my laptop. I used Ghost to create the ghost image successfully. However, when I try to load that image on to the same machine the machine can't boot into either operation system anymore. Has anyone tried this? I am wondering if it is because Vista is not supported under Ghost yet. Thanks.

[Build 5308 Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)]

Confirmed. Microsoft just released it. I got it downloaded. Thanks.

[Build 5308 Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)]

Micrsoft made the announcement that the tools were already out. Has anyone got the tools? Where can I find the tools if I can't see them on Microsoft Connect site? Thanks for your help.