How to install Windows from USB- WinSetupFromUSB with GUI

[BzowK]

Good Morning -

I've been using WinSetupForUSB for a while now and love it! It's the only app that I've ever been able to find that does just what I need it to do. Currently, I have a 64g USB/eSATA Kanguru drive with multiple WIndows installations, Linux Dists, and utility discs.

Here's my issue: I use SCCM to deploy operating systems (OSD) at my work. To do this (since I don't have PXE), a 150 mb boot disc is used which is basically Windows PE. I have 4 major discs that I use for two different distribution points and the x86 and x64 versions of each. I also frequently use a different Windows PE image to copy WIM files from images.

I tried to add each of these images with WinSetupFromUSB by extracting each to different folders, then adding them under the Windows7/PE section. The problem is that when I went to edit each of their titles in the menu.lst, I was that each of the 5 images I imported had the exact same entry (below)

title Start Windows PE x86

map --unmap=0:0xff

map --unhook

root (hd0,0)

chainloader /bootmgr

I also tried adding the ISO itself under the Linux ISO section. It copied successfully to by USB drive. When I booted to the menu and loaded it, I was surprised to see that it actually started loading Windows PE, but gave error messages soon after it loaded the GUI.

Does anyone have any suggestions to how I can get all 5 different images onto one drive?

Thanks!

[jaclaz]

Check FIRST post of this thread.

Particularly this part :

- Vista/Windows 7/Server 2008 setup to different primary partitions. Multiple Vista sources in the SAME partition are NOT supported. Place your second Vista/7/Server 2008 setup in another partition. It can be placed in any primary partition. If looking for several Vista/Server 2008/7 sources in the same partition have a look here or if just for 7 or Vista here. The first ling would require you manually to put everything to the USB disk, if using the second you can point the program to the prepared AOI source.

I presume you want to follow this approach:

http://sites.google.com/site/rmprepusb/

http://sites.google.com/site/rmprepusb/tutorials/how-to-create-a-usb-drive-that-will-install-vista-win7-and-server-2008

or this:

http://sites.google.com/site/rmprepusb/tutorials/winiso

or this:

http://sites.google.com/site/rmprepusb/tutorials/multiisoimdiskautounattend

(or something "in between").

jaclaz

[BzowK]

Great - Thanks for the thorough reply. It's exactly the information that I needed - Thanks Again

[ilko_t]

@Pulento

How far did you get, any updates?

[kadetov1]

Hi! I need some migrate utility for changing a drive letter to U: of my USB stick! I want to change manual a drive letter to U: of the USB stick under Windows 7. I tried to do it by MkmigrateInf3.cmd, but when I start installing XP, drive letter is D: Anybody can help me?

Edited May 11, 2011 by kadetov1

[ilko_t]

If I got the question right you don't need any external program, just use the built-in disk management and drive letter reassignment.

If you have something else in mind please clarify.

[kadetov1]

I use WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta 7 for creating USB stick with XP os. It assigned me U: drive letter, all right. But I want to assign a drive letter manual (under Windows 7) without using WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta 7, such as MkmigrateInf3.cmd . Example: I just copied all files that created WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta 7 to another USB flash (install grub, etc), but when I boot from this flash it doesn't assign U: drive letter. And I want to assign a drive letter manual without built-in disk management. What is the program in WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta 7 package that assignes U: drive letter? How do it? And where can I get lastest version of MkMigrateInf.cmd that works perfect under Windows 7?

How to creat it manual (assign U: drive letter) such as do it WinSetupFromUSB (under Windows 7):

[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"

[Addreg]
HKLM,"SYSTEM\MountedDevices",,0x00000010
HKLM,"SYSTEM\MountedDevices","\DosDevices\U:",0x00030001,\
5C,00,3F,00,3F,00,5C,00,53,00,54,00,4F,00,52,00,41,00,47,00,45,00,23,00,52,00,65,00,6D,00,6F,00,76,00,61,00,62,00,6C,00,65,00,4D,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,23,00,37,00,26,00,31,00,38,00,30,00,63,00,38,00,34,00,65,00,38,00,26,00,30,00,26,00,52,00,4D,00,23,00,7B,00,35,00,33,00,66,00,35,00,36,00,33,00,30,00,64,00,2D,00,62,00,36,00,62,00,66,00,2D,00,31,00,31,00,64,00,30,00,2D,00,39,00,34,00,66,00,32,00,2D,00,30,00,30,00,61,00,30,00,63,00,39,00,31,00,65,00,66,00,62,00,38,00,62,00,7D,00

HKLM,"SYSTEM\MountedDevices","\DosDevices\V:",0x00030001,\
5C,00,3F,00,3F,00,5C,00,53,00,54,00,4F,00,52,00,41,00,47,00,45,00,23,00,52,00,65,00,6D,00,6F,00,76,00,61,00,62,00,6C,00,65,00,4D,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,23,00,36,00,26,00,31,00,38,00,30,00,63,00,38,00,34,00,65,00,38,00,26,00,30,00,26,00,52,00,4D,00,23,00,7B,00,35,00,33,00,66,00,35,00,36,00,33,00,30,00,64,00,2D,00,62,00,36,00,62,00,66,00,2D,00,31,00,31,00,64,00,30,00,2D,00,39,00,34,00,66,00,32,00,2D,00,30,00,30,00,61,00,30,00,63,00,39,00,31,00,65,00,66,00,62,00,38,00,62,00,7D,00

HKLM,"SYSTEM\MountedDevices","\DosDevices\W:",0x00030001,\
5C,00,3F,00,3F,00,5C,00,53,00,54,00,4F,00,52,00,41,00,47,00,45,00,23,00,52,00,65,00,6D,00,6F,00,76,00,61,00,62,00,6C,00,65,00,4D,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,23,00,38,00,26,00,31,00,38,00,30,00,63,00,38,00,34,00,65,00,38,00,26,00,30,00,26,00,52,00,4D,00,23,00,7B,00,35,00,33,00,66,00,35,00,36,00,33,00,30,00,64,00,2D,00,62,00,36,00,62,00,66,00,2D,00,31,00,31,00,64,00,30,00,2D,00,39,00,34,00,66,00,32,00,2D,00,30,00,30,00,61,00,30,00,63,00,39,00,31,00,65,00,66,00,62,00,38,00,62,00,7D,00

Edited May 12, 2011 by kadetov1

[ilko_t]

Windows Vista and above calculate MountedDevices keys for removable drives in a different way. MkMigrateInf does not work with them. The algorithm calculating the needed values is built in the latest versions of the program, no external program is used.

[jaclaz]

Windows Vista and above calculate MountedDevices keys for removable drives in a different way. MkMigrateInf does not work with them. The algorithm calculating the needed values is built in the latest versions of the program, no external program is used.

I guess that the question was "can you post a snippet of the AutoIt code you have in WinsetupfromUSB (or make a selfstanding little app)?"

@kadetov1

Some info is here, though not really "finalized" AFAICU:

jaclaz

[photobias]

Hi. Can I install a 64bit version of xp? thanks!

[ilko_t]

Yes, you can. Use the latest beta version.

[luppes]

hi folks,

i have the same problem as mentioned from "Elendil0" earlier in this thread

Of course I used to extract iso first. I use 7zip for extracting to an HDD folder, then select this root folder in 5th step of RMPrepUSB as you tell me and this solves the error.

(I make this from win XP 32bits system.)

But now I have an error at w7 intall beginning :

" A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing ..."

It seems to come from a "corrupt" iso file (?) (or IDE bios settings but I checked this it's ok), so I will try to download an original iso file of my edition (Win7 pro x64, french) and test with.

Edit: I test with the other iso file and got the same error "required CD/DVD..."

Another advice is welcome.

i used the latest beta of WinSetupFromUSB to make an multiboot usb-hdd with 3 primary partitions and an additional 4th partition for some files and stuff (all as NTFS).

1st partition = win XP sp3 x86 (unattended) + win XP sp3 x86 (normal) + win 7 (All In One, selfmade with WAIK from the 2nd link in first post)

2nd partition = win 7 custom selfmade version (patches and stuff, x64) for testing

3rd partition = win 7 custom selfmade version (patches and stuff, x86/x64) for testing

all installed in this order. the win xp installations / setup works fine at my test-laptop (an old asus extensa 4100), no problems here. but the win 7 setup hangs at the same point described in the quote above.

the win 7 AIO iso burned on a dvd-r works perfect on my test-laptop.

How large is install.wim in \sources folder?

When you see this message press shift + F10, and type:

diskpart
list disk

Is the USB disk listed? To quit diskpart type "exit".

in diskpart i just see the intern installed laptop-hdd, no usb hdd

any advice to solve this problem?

thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english

Edited May 22, 2011 by luppes

[ilko_t]

That remind me of this issue:

http://reboot.pro/9076/page__view__findpost__p__123824

http://reboot.pro/9076/page__view__findpost__p__124025

Once in diskpart, replug the USB disk and type rescan. Does it appear now?

What's the exact model of the USB disk?

[luppes]

hi ilko_t and thanks for your fast reply!

omg...that worked.

the usb hdd (WD My Passport Essential, 500 GB) is now listed in diskpart. but a review of the device to be installed didn't worked - still the same error-message.

then i just closed the started installation-process, so i came back to the win7-setup startscreen and clicked again the "start installation now" button and the installation runs as normal.

now i need an other pc to test this.

is it possible that this problem only appears on my old laptop or on newer machine too? maybe an problem with my usb hdd?

thanks

[ilko_t]

I don't know why that's happening. Most likely the combination BIOS, Windows drivers and USB disk.

Do the Win7 setups from the other partitions work?