How to create a recovery partition with unattended install?

[elc79]

Hi, i want to create a recovery partition with unattended install, something like these branded pc's with a hidden partition that you can access it push F6 from BIOS screen and has recovery tools and a unattended install. I installed WAIK for W7 but i dont know how to create that partition, i know it's possible with WAIK but i dont know how to do it, can you help me?

[grabben]

Take a look at Anarethos OEM Recovery over at MDL Forums. There are other software out there to make it easier. I bet Acronis trueimage has its own solution.

[Tripredacus]

Hard disk based Recovery for Windows 7 is not in the WAIK. It was not made public until Windows 8 ADK which does not work for Windows 7. In order to have recovery for Win7 you'll need to use a software program that does it for you like Acronis.

[jaclaz]

Hmmm.

 

SetupFailOver.cmd (that can obviously be adapted it if needed to the specific needs) came out with Vista, maybe it isn't in 7 WAIK but only because they forgot putting it in, as at first sight I cannot see why it shouldn't be usable with 7 also:

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/128727-cant-access-repair-my-pc-option-via-f8-startup/

start from around here:

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/128727-cant-access-repair-my-pc-option-via-f8-startup/?p=950779

 

The Windows 7 version is (publicly) documented here:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744525(v=ws.10).aspx

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744280(v=ws.10).aspx

etc.

 

Once you are booted in the WinRE, you are to all effects running a Windows PE in which you can do *anything* you want, including applying a .wim to another partition or run an install (attended or unattended).

 

jaclaz