I've searched the forums, but was not able to find an asnswer

I have extracted the Microsoft Corporation.Img and BootCatalog from my toshiba recovery dvd, I set nero for boot DVD using no emulation and Number of loaded sectors to 4 but it doesn't work. I know its not XP but its a no emulation image

Are the loaded sector settings different? or can it not be done this way

The Problem

Vista Newbie

Toshiba Sattelite bought secondhand

HDD Recovery Utility - Not functional

Toshiba gracious enough the send me the recovery DVD's @ 40$

However the preinst4.swm is corrupted, i got a look at the HDD recovery partition and preinst4.swm has been omitted, i am trying make a boot dvd omitting preinst4.swm and try again, but it will not boot

Any ideas..... but please do not say call toshiba

you use \boot\etfsboot.com with Vista

create an Iso with CDIMAGE or mkisofs.exe and then burn with Nero is easiest. I'm currently converting to mkisofs myself

CDIMAGE -lVISTA_UA -t07/11/2008,03:39:40 -h -j1 -m -bE:\uaDVD\boot\etfsboot.com E:\uaDVD E:\ISO\VISTA_UA.iso

Edited July 12, 200818 yr by maxXPsoft

Thanks for the reply

Not to be thick headed but I take it you cant just burn it with the same settings as xp it requires an iso of the files first?

And if thats the case......... brain freeze........ alright at least I have a start point I can work on the rest.... thx

Edited July 12, 200818 yr by Corn~Julio

Ok I got it to boot, if it bombs out thats ok @ least the booting is one problem solved