need help dual booting

June 26, 2017, 12:30 am

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hi all

I have used the factory restore cd to install a fresh Vista on an old laptop.

it created a recovery partition and the rest was used for the installation.

I deleted the recovery partition and then moved the OS partition to the start of the HDD then shrank it down to 20gb. rebooted to test and all is working so then I made a partition image of this with clonedisk.

next i reformatted the HDD and used rufus with W7 and installed fresh on a 50gb partition.

w7 is working fine. next i made a 2nd primary partition of 20gb with w7 diskmngr and shutdown W7 and rebooted from usb then used clondisk again to restore the vista onto the 2nd partition.

next i used EasyBCD and loaded the BCD store of the W7 and added a new entry for the vista on 2nd partition.

rebooted to the new entry and it starts ok but the first thing i notice is the "windows is preparing your new desktop" message then it doesnt complete and a rundll32.exe error popup appears which says "windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. you may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."

i click "ok" and then gets stuck with black background with cursor. if i hit cntrl alt del I cant select options for taskmanager, log off, etc. but cant get desktop working.

does anyone know what the issue could be or where to start to try and find it?

thanks

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WDpassport 2TB USB3HDD wont boot on some systems

June 26, 2017, 8:20 pm

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hi all

I have a WD passport 0820 2TB (~1875GB useable) USB3.0 HDD

it has three primary partitions and one extended with six logical partitions.

P1 is Fat32 and the rest are NTFS

I can boot multiple (countless) OS from this on most systems but today I found a second system that does not even recognize it as a bootable USB.

both systems that do not recognize it for booting were toshiba laptops (years apart) but they both recognize all other USB HDDs I have tried.

when i first got this WD USB3.0 HDD, the first thing I noticed was that it prompted windows needing a driver (WD SES Device)

it came with the drivers but i never install them and it always works without them. im not sure if that has anything to do with the booting problem though. i just thought it was odd that it needed drivers and this is my largest USB HDD.

both the laptops that wont boot from it are older one with usb2.0

has anyone else run across USB HDDs that do not show up as bootable? both systems that wont boot it, see it fine when its plugged into them while they are running.

thanks

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grub4dos usage example

June 27, 2017, 12:41 pm

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Hi,

not sure if this information is already documented in the forum or wiki but if not:

I use grub4dos to create my own rescue USB stick with various Linux Live ISO images and some Windows images for maintenance and rescue purpose.

The documentation for the USB stick is here:

http://bnsmb.de/Rescue/Rescue_USB_Stick.html

Probably the most interessting part is the Howto section with instructions how to use more then one Casper based live image on an USB stick, how use more then one live-initramfs live image on an USB stick, how to use more then one Knoppix based live image on an USB stick and so on.

regards

Bernd

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splashimage does not like my bitmap anymore

June 27, 2017, 1:49 pm

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until recently I used grub4dos 0.4.4 2009-03-31 for booting my USB stick without problems. Recently I installed the version 0.4.6a 2017-06-18 because the find --set-root command in 0.4.4 did not like ext3 partitions.

Everything works fine now except that grub4dos does not show the configured splashimage anymore - instead there is only a blank screen if I add the statement

splashimage /tuxbsdxp.xpm.gz

to the menu.lst . The behaviour is the same if I use the uncomressed xpm file or if I try the splashimage command in the command line from grub4dos

The splashiimage command with this xpm file worked in 0.4.4 without problems...

I already tried this command

find --set-root /tuxbsdxp.xpm.gz && splashimage /tuxbsdxp.xpm.gz

and some other formats for the splashimage command but the result is always a blank screen.

The image itself is on the 1st partition on the USB stick which is formated with FAT.

Any hints how to resolv this issue are welcome

regards

Bernd

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How to create a FreeDos Boot-Usb ?

June 27, 2017, 5:31 pm

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Hello & Thanks ,

My windows 10 , x64 , died .

How to create a FreeDos Boot-Usb ?

I have been told (they say) that plain dos cannot boot from a usb .

So I am looking at FreeDos .

I have downloaded and installed Rufus on usb ,

but it looks like I need these programs:

aufdos.exe

E172IMS.10R

flash.bat

flash_me.bat

I can't find them anywhere .

Does FreeDos get installed on top of all that ?

If so, I need to know 'How to install FreeDos' on USB.

I am leaning toward FreeDos because I am a bit familiar

with ms-dos from the old days , but Linux is a whole different animal to me .

Thanks for your help !

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Cannot boot on new computer

June 28, 2017, 10:24 am

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Hi my grub4dos usb with tools cannot boot on new computer which may have UEFI and GPT partition.

Need advice how to create multi-boot grub4dos usb stick for those new computer.

Thanks

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TFTP client : Blocksize no taken in account ?

June 29, 2017, 4:40 am

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Hello,

I'm developping a TFTP server on an hardware board, and trying to test it with TFTPD64 in client mode. PC directly connected to board with cable.

Works very well when specifying blocksize=512

But if I use value 1024 for example (or 1428), the actual block size received on my server is still 512 bytes, and my server consider this is the end of the file and terminates the transfer.

What's wrong ?

Thanks

Aurelien

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menu not displayed

June 30, 2017, 4:24 am

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hello everyone,

I created a multi-boot usb (fat32 formatted) with winsetupfromusb on my uefi system (secure boot enabled) and,

while I get a menu showing me the two windows 10 & 8.1 entries I created,

I cannot see the initial menu or the options for the custom iso bootable images (grub4dos),

any ideas?

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Change BCD Path in bootx64.efi

June 30, 2017, 6:57 am

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Hello ,

I have made an PXE server that boot to a GRUB menu with grubnetx64.efi.

I have a menuentry "WINPE" which chainload BOOTX64.EFI.(it's work perfectly)

The problem is when I create a second menuentry for a WINPE located in /WINPE2/BOOTX64.EFI , the second BOOTX64.EFI take the BCD in /boot/BCD of the tftp root.

I want to install one more WINPE so I ask you if there is a solution to modify in the bootx64.efi file to change the BCD path like :

/bootx64.efi-1
/bootx64.efi-2
/boot/BCD-1
.........../BCD-2

The boot process will be :

grubnetx64.efi -> grub.cfg -> bootx64.efi-1 -> BCD-1 -> boot.sdi -> boot.wim-1
.......................................................-> bootx64.efi-2 -> BCD-2 -> boot.sdi -> boot.wim-2

Thanks

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MULTIBOOT HARD DRIVE DIFFERENT PARTITIONS

July 1, 2017, 8:09 am

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I have two drives:

The first one is a SSD with my OS (Windows 10 last update).

The second one is a HDD, internally connected by my CD/DVD bay slot.

I want to convert my HDD into a multiboot drive, with 5 different partitions.

First partition is going to have a kind of Tool-Disk (like Hiren-boot etc). Second partition, is going to have an Antivirus Rescue Disk (Avast). Third partition is going to have the Windows Media Creation Tool. The other two partitions don't need to be bootable, because are going to have just folders and files backups.

I succeeded to do this by using YUMI 2.0.4.9 on my HDD. However, I can only do it if I put all the three ISOs in the first partition. I couldn't do it by putting each ISO in different partitions. For personal reasons, I need to use different partitions (so, I am not interested in other solutions like using just one partition, or an external USB, CD etc).

I confess that I already read a lot of about the subject, but is still difficult for me to find the right tutorial, perhaps because I am a very basic computer user.

Please, my questions are:

1) How to configure my BIOS for my HDD?

Legacy? UEFI? Both?

(my SDD already uses UEFI for Windows 10).

2) How to format my HDD?

MBR? GPT?

Primary?

Active?

NTFS? FAT32?

Etc?

3) My HDD is not recognized as an USB or external drive! Every software I tried to use (Rufus etc) in order to make my HDD bootable, didn't recognize my HDD.

Please, what kind of software do I need? How to use it for Hard Drives? I ask because most of these software seem to be only for USB. I couldn't find tutorials for Hard Drives.

4) I tried to manually install Grub4Dos in the first partition of my HDD. It didn't work (perhaps because my lack of know-how!).

I tried in two ways, by putting ISOs files in each partition, and the second way by extracting all the ISOs content directly on each partition. It didn't work.

Is Grub4Dos the right software for my case? Please, how to use it in my case? Or, where I can find a tutorial for my case?

5) Is this forum the right place for my questions? Do you recommend me another forum?

Thanks a lot in advance!

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DisCom

July 2, 2017, 4:02 am

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What folders/files are needed in the winsxs folder for a mini windows 10 32-bit?

July 2, 2017, 6:11 am

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refer :

http://reboot.pro/topic/18593-vhd-w7-compact-make-mini-7/

http://reboot.pro/topic/18467-vhd-w8-compact-make-mini-8/

In the portable and mini windows created by the above the size of the winsxs folder has been reduced from GBs to approx 110MB (compressed). How does one decide what to retain in that folder?

I'm trying to make a compact Win 10 32-bit. The uncompressed size now is 5.8GB of which 3.4GB is the winsxs folder.

Can someone guide me in reducing the size that folder.

Hope @wimb can help out.

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Discalot

July 2, 2017, 9:30 am

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Choose a custom boot sector or two (UEFI), to extend boot options.
Various options for file system (UDF, Joliet, ISO 9660) are provided.
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Select your custom oscdimg.exe to use, in the GUI.
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files now think they're directories

July 3, 2017, 6:30 pm

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i have a usb hard drive formatted with NTFS that is giving me trouble. I have a media player connect to my tv that, via the network, accesses this drive on my laptop. i believe the player is linux based.

i tried moving some files on the usb drive using the media player and now most of those files are corrupted. for some reason files such as .txt and .avi now are showing as directories. if i try to delete them i get errors like 'cannot delete, invalid directory name'. the files all now have folder icons.

anyone know of a way to fix this? i downloaded a MFT editor but i don't know what to edit to let the system know that this IS a file and not a directory (or vice versa).

thanks in advance,

andy

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How to overwrite HDD that hangs the machine when plugged in (either directly through motherboard's SATA or external USB port)?

July 4, 2017, 2:07 pm

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Hello, everyone!

Since (being newly registered user) I'm not allowed to post in "Hardware" forum, I'll be posting my question here.

My laptop's HDD became non-responsive after I ran CHKDSK with /F command from Windows 8.1 OS that was installed on it. The system couldn't boot from the disk thereafter. It hang every time at start-up screen where manufacturer's logo was displayed. Not only couldn't the OS boot from the HDD but it also couldn't boot from the DVD although BIOS settings had been set appropriately to allow OS installation in this manner (and this startled me).

At that point I decided to use a USB enclosure to connect the disk to another laptop. Now every time I connect the disk via USB, I can see it in the Windows Explorer under "Devices and drives" section. However, my system slows down considerably (Task Manager shows high disk usage) and I can see a progress bar (built-in into the background of the path field of the Windows Explorer window) moving fast at first and then slowing down at the end but not disappearing. Fortunately, I've been able to transfer the data.

The part I consider to be the most interesting: when the disk is plugged-in via USB I neither can launch DISKPART nor management console's "Disk Management". DISKPART halts at copyright banner. Mangement console's "Disk Management" displays blank window instead of disks and status bar with "Connecting to Virtual Disk Service..." message. When the disk disconnects, everything works as it normally does: disk usage drops, DISKPART launches properly and Disk Management lists all the disks.

Turning the original laptop on with no disk inside makes it possible to launch OS installation from DVD but as soon as the disk is plugged-in (USB), the cursor switches to "wait" status (can be moved around) with installation window hanging (buttons and links not clickable) until the disk is disconnected. When the disk is disconnected, all becomes normal: cursor is an arrow, "Refresh" link and other buttons work.

I've tried to format the disk by right-clicking on it in the Windows Explorer. The "Quick Format" was set as default so I went with this option. What surprised me again was that formatting progress bar wasn't moving and completed in an instant a few minutes later when the formatting ended successfully. This procedure haven't changed the odd behavior of the disk but freed-up its space.

Windows Explorer being the only means of interaction with the disk, one thing I can do is try to format it again but this time with "Quick Format" box unchecked and wait up to several hours with my fingers crossed (no progress bar). Another option is to ask for your advice.

P.S. I've launched CHKDSK with the disk's volume as parameter but so far it looks like it's stuck showing "The type of the file system is NTFS" message for the last 15 minutes or so. I think it's the furthest CHKDSK is going to go.

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Looking for 'legacy Winbuilder' portable apps.script

July 7, 2017, 1:26 am

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Looking for 'legacy Winbuilder' portable apps.script

I'm Just starting to play with portable apps.

Sorry, I know I have a lot to catch-up on.

I do like their convenience, portability, and updateability.

I'm Looking for a 'legacy Winbuilder' portable apps.script.

I know Amalux was 'King' on this, back when.

I did all my usual google-fu homework, and nada for working links.

Any Suggestions, Links, Please Advise.

I know the concept is pretty simple.

What I am looking to do, is have a minimal XP build to boot from.

Tailored for minimal hardware, perhaps some video drivers added in later builds.

I plan to boot from a Sandisk U3 device which presents itself to BIOS as a USB hub, with USB/removeable drive + USB/cd-rom

Notes: In BIOS, USB legacy must be enabled for U3 device to work.

I can load and boot to most .iso's on U3 USB/cd-rom with the appropriate tools.

Also, I can load and boot to most any .iso on the U3 USB/removeable drive, using G4D, or other tools.

Ideally, I would like to boot to:

U3 USB-->cd-rom--> G4D--> xp.iso,boot.rom build minimal, and portable apps will live on the U3 USB/removeable drive.

The object, is to boot to PE.iso on USB/cd-rom, and then have U3 usb removeable drive/portable apps available in booted PE.

Thanks in advance folks.

Regards

RoyM

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grub UEFI + wimboot - error: kernel too old.

July 8, 2017, 5:20 am

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Hi there

I am keen to know if anyone could get wimboot + grub UEFI pxe boot working.

Heres my steps

download Fedora-Xfce-Live-x86_64-24-1.2.iso
extract \EFI\BOOT\
- BOOTX64.EFI
- grubx64.efi
- grub.cfg

setup tftp to serve BOOTX64.EFI

Add entries in grub.cfg

menuentry 'wimboot 1' {
    linuxefi /boot/wimboot
}

menuentry 'wimboot 2' {
    linuxefi /boot/wimboot
    initrdefi \
        newc:bcd:/boot/boot/BCD \
        newc:boot.sdi:/boot/boot/boot.sdi \
        newc:boot.wim:/boot/boot.wim
}

After booting from UEFI pxe and selecting wimboot 1 or 2, there is an error message

error: kernel too old.
error: you need to load the kernel first.
Press any key to continue...

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VeraCrypt patch for arbitrary container offsets

July 8, 2017, 4:04 pm

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It is based on the original TrueCrypt patch from 3 years ago; http://reboot.pro/topic/19690-truecrypt-patched-for-supporting-arbitrary-offsets/

Patch is based on VeraCrypt sources from commit 0be1ce8c3fe4, on 5th of July 2017. VeraCrypt is the continuation of TrueCrypt, with active development (by IDRIX); https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/

The new thing that is introduced here is an /i argument where you can specify an offset to the container. Must use decimal notation. Offset must be sector size aligned.

Only mount operations are supported with offset. You can't create a container in some file at offset X. For this I previously made a collection of tools to facilitate creation of such special containers. Now hosted at github;

https://github.com/jschicht/MakeContainer

The binaries in this package are incompatible with the original public VeraCrypt version. So, do not mix files from this package.

Where are the source files?

As this is mostly about having fun, why not make it a little excercise. After all, people having interest in the source code would anyway be technical enough.
Attached you find the rebuilt binaries with the patch.
In the container folder, you find the original veracrypt-x64.sys. It has a container injected using this tool; https://github.com/jschicht/MakeContainer/tree/master/MakeContainer-Authenticode
Btw, did you know the digital signature is still all good (check it yourself)? And that the driver still works all fine on v1.21!
To open the volume, run this command using the rebuilt binaries;
VeraCrypt.exe /v "%CD%\container\veracrypt-x64.sys" /l x /a /p joakim /i 634880
Then next step..

Tested OS:

Tested on fully updated Windows 7 and 10 as of 8 July 2017.
On 32-bit it just works as is.
On 64-bit you need to configure TESTSIGNING ON in the boot configuration with bcdedit.exe. That is because 64-bit Windows since Vista require a driver to be properly signed in order to load it. And my files are only signed with a test certificate.

Warning:

Even though it seems working fine, consider it experimental. Don't come crying to me if you ran into some corrupt data.

The steps for creating a proper container;

Run the VeraCrypt wizard and create a container. Don't put anything inside it yet.
Run any the tools in this collection to hide the container in some other file. A bat file will be generated with an example command line for loading it later on.
Run the patched VeraCrypt with a command like the one specified in the example bat file that was generated in step 2. Now you will have to format the the volume once more after it is decrypted. This is because the physical offset changed. When the volume is formatted the second time, it is ready for use. This is the same for both standard and hidden volumes.
Make sure the host file that contains the hidden container does not get modified at the offsets where the container bytes are stored. Static files are of cource safest to use, but is for instance possible to store the container inside a text based logfile as long as all new log entries are written to EOF and the logfile is not recycled.

Download package;

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1M9FFDeCvMpU2JSWTFTNzB6ek0/view?usp=sharing

password:test123

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Mapping the shared folders

July 9, 2017, 12:38 am

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In Windows PE/RE of Windows 10 v1704, what is the procedure to find the shared folders on the network and how do I map them?

Thanks

Bye

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What Windows 10 tools to back up bootable USB?

July 10, 2017, 8:36 am

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I need to backup my bootable USB stick because I have to format it. But I do need a complete dd-like 1:1 copy because I want it still to be bootable after recovery. I can only use Windows 10 for this. Which tools would be good?

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