Try a new reply. In this reply click "More Reply options" lower right

Then you have the possibilty to add a file (the log in question).

Maybe a file with extention "log" is refused by the forum. Then zip the log.

Peter

• High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression
• Supported formats:
  • Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
  • Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR and Z.
• For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
• Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
• Self-extracting capability for 7z format
• Integration with Windows Shell
• Powerful File Manager
• Powerful command line version
• Plugin for FAR Manager
• Localizations for 87 languages

I have a software which reques it. I want to make an minimal image for Virtual Box. I'll try other readers. My software has a certificaton. I don't know if others support it.
 
Is it possible to add http://reboot.pro/to...dobe-reader-xi/? How?

I do not recommend to add acrobat. It is about 120 mb in size. Use Sumatra or PDF XChange Viewer instead.
 
To write your own scripts, see the instructions at http://reboot.pro/to...te-own-plugins/
 
To add PDFs, you can

• either write a script just copying them to the build and (optional) having shortcuts (when *.pdf is defined in registry HKLM\Classes).
• or copy them to a subfolder of <basedir>\lib\Develop, e.g. C:\WinBuilder\lib\Develop\PDF

When Develop contains the empty flag file "docopy", everything under Develop is copied to the PE. In this way you can add applications to the PE bypassing the build functionality. For script development I use this mechanism e.g. to have Depends.exe and ServiWin.exe .
 
Peter
 
BTW: I'll see to find some time and write a portable PDF plugin.

I'm in real doubt, how this post can bring any new aspects to the topic.

Peter

Sorry, my name For Bill Gates is Billy the Door

Peter

Are you sure that "D:\TORRENT\FULL\Windows 7 with SP1 U Russian" contains an original source created by Billy the Door?

Peter

This post:

You know what ? Frell it, I'm just gonna "juggle" those CD's.

But if someone would provide\point to a tutorial and a WinBuilder (preferably GUI one) version, that it works with, and a step by step (♪ oh, baby ♪) tutorial for making plugins, I would appreciate, and (probably) use it when I have more time.


Thank you all, for (trying to) help.

gave me the impulse to react here.

For those who do not know me: I'm one of the first members of this forum, joined 14 Jul 2006.

Since that time I'm besides Nuno co-developer of the Winbuilder (delphi edition).

When in 2013 the new Winbuilder 20?? was published, I was main composer.

The time I spent to develop WinBuilder, has been nearly "full time", because I was retired and had no more professional intentions.

And I did not do this work in order to earn money.

Since that time besides two 5 Euro / 10 Euro donations I did dot get any money for my work.

So as a result: I do not feel well, when somebody demands for additions for something he got for free.

He should try to develop the wanted results with the community.

Peter

• Many supported file formats (click here the list of formats)
• Multi language support
• Thumbnail/preview option
• Paint option - to draw lines, circles, arrows, straighten image etc.
• Toolbar skins option
• Slideshow (save slideshow as EXE/SCR or burn it to CD)
• Show EXIF/IPTC/Comment text in Slideshow/Fullscreen etc.
• Support for Adobe Photoshop Filters
• Fast directory view (moving through directory)
• Batch conversion (with image processing)
• Multipage TIF editing
• File search
• Email option
• Multimedia player
• Print option
• Support for embedded color profiles in JPG/TIF
• Change color depth
• Scan (batch scan) support
• Cut/crop
• IPTC editing
• Effects (Sharpen, Blur, Adobe 8BF, Filter Factory, Filters Unlimited, etc.)
• Screen Capturing
• Extract icons from EXE/DLL/ICLs
• Lossless JPG rotation
• Unicode support
• Many hotkeys
• And lots more

Uploaded version 2015-03-07

What's New in Version 2015.03.07

Peter

You need a very simple PE which only offers two distinct applications.

On the first view this looks very easy to be solved, but on the next view there appeare several MUSTS:

(Just as example!, I did not check whether the apps really need these dependencies):

• Audio support
• MSI Installer
• .Net Framework.
• ....

So it is not only the question how to add your favoured apps to the PE. The real question is the dependencies.

In your special case I suggest a multiboot CD / UFD using Grub4Dos, to start your needed applications.

When you want to try WinBuilder 2015 (unlike paraglider said, it is now public) I'm ready to help (But I do not know right now whether your intention will work correctly).

Peter

Wait till you leave it somwhere and forget where it is.

Peter

Theoretically everywhere in your project.

A good place would be a script which logically deaqls with keyboard or accessibility.

Because I do not know your project, I cannot guess the script.

But be sure that it is between something like 

RegHiveLoad,WB-Default,%target_sys%\config\default

and

RegHiveUnLoad,WB-Default

line.

And the line itself should be in this case (many possible syntaxes, but they must fit)

RegWrite,HKLM,0x1,WB-Default\Control Panel\Accessibility\StickyKeys, "Flags"="511"

Peter

New WinBuilder version 2015.03.02 is uploaded.

Peter

Let's go back to abacus and slide rule.

There is no chance for hackers to spy!

Maybe some calculations take some more time ...

Peter

The new winbuilder is great.  It is pretty easy once you have everything setup.  It is being worked on to get some of the kinks out and more plugins will be made soon.

Peter

I think there is a bug they are working on where some of the portable exe's do not expand automatically.  So you may need to go online and download  the portable exe and install it manually into the directory specified.

See here.

Peter

@Siginet: That works only with the test version I sent to you.

BTW: Win7PE is not needed to be separatelly installed, it is included in WinBuilder.

@Rootman: I tried several methods to manually install. There is no workaround with the old WinBuilder.

@Nuno: Maybe it is time to publish the new version.

Peter

There is nothing wrong with WinBuilder 2013, the corresponding Win7PE project and / or the plugins.

But there is something wrong in the reboot.pro forum software, which now does not perform previously working downloads.

Peter

Peter

There is an issue when Gotcha! inside the PE wants to start Internet Explorer.

But that has been the fault of WinBuilder and is fixed.

http://winbuilder.ex..._2015-01-31.zip

Plugins are not changed, but for the record:

http://winbuilder.ex..._2015-01-31.zip

PWD unchanged

Peter

When I download the file from the linked page (http://reboot.pro/fi...ha-data-backup/) I get a ZIP file that does not contain a script.  I even changed the extension to .script and it won't work.

 

It contains

main.bsh

plugin_app.zip

settings.html

settings.xml

 

What am I doing wrong?

The whole contained contents is the "Script".

WinBuilder 201x will install it into the downloads\540-Gotcha&#33; Data Backup directory.

The known syntax of winbuilder 8x is not used an more.

Instead of "Scripts" there are now "Plugins"

Peter

@Siginet

I uploaded the current Winbuilder development snapshoot to http://winbuilder.ex..._2015_01_28.zip.

The attached plugins contain the different types:

• Attached to plugin: e.g. PiriformCCleanerPortable
• Downloaded once during install: e.g. HxD
• To be provided by the user into \plugins: e.g. NVDA

To include a plugin to the build: Command "INSTALL <plugin>"

    Unique name fragments are sufficient. Instead of "install 502-FileZillaPortable" you can use "install zilla"

To remove from the build: Just delete %BaseDir%\downloads\<plugin> 

    Attention: do not delete <plugin>.zip !!

Please watch your PM to get passwords, personal developer keys etc.

Peter

What Microsoft does with their OS (and with their support policies) is essentially their business and often it has nothing to do with customer satisfaction or with easing the life of software developers, the point I was trying to make is that until something is in use and in numbers that are not-so-trifling it cannot be properly called "100% retired", of course "not supported anymore by MS" or "in declining use" is perfectly accurate.re-add it than the XP related ones...

I fully agree

I still use XP as my standard system.

I like that XP accepts me as the boss.

Win7 and friends always think that they know better than me, what I want to do.

Peter

Is the next Winbuilder going to follow the 2013 plugin rules?  Or will we be seeing a new style?

The next WinBuilder will have 2014 rules, like or similar to the description in the "plugin_template", I mentioned above. (There is some compatibility with 2013).

Edit:  Sadly I can not see the hidden template.   I'm blind... or it is well hidden.

Seems that only a .script developer, but not a developer, can see the hidden posts.

You should PM Nuno and ask for an upgrade to .script developer. As admin I could do this upgrade, but i have the feeling that I'm logically not entitled to do so.

I'd like to begin learning the syntax so I can try chipping in to help with the new method.  I'm a big fan of WinBuilder.  Always have been.  Nuno and many others here have done a lot of awesome work here.

Several month ago Nuno decided to let serious members take part in the development  of WinBuilder.

IMO you are a candidate for this. I'll PM you an "how to". Tomorrow, now it's after midnight local time.

Peter

I think that you as developer can see the hidden file downloads > winbuilder > plugins > plugin_template.

Sorry, the first version of winbuilder only installs plugins from reboot.pro download.

And a download by WinBuilder is currently not possible because of a server glitch. See here

With the new version of WinBuilder the user can write his own local plugins. Only god (in this case Nuno) knows whether and when it will be published.

Peter

Maybe there is a forum's software glitch due to the download section.

The script "LCARS" has been uploaded . Because it came from a new member, it wasn't approved.

After uploading, the author uploaded version 2, also unapproved, of course.

I approved the script.

Now the strange situation:

Clicking on "download", you see

If you try to download a different item with also multi versions (e.g. multiPE), the download of the latest version immediatelly happens, without the choice dialog.

Peter

There is the MSI component in the Windows 7 PE SE that allow you to use MSI files while booted in PE...

Sorry that I cannot help here.

I'm not familar with win7pe_se, and I do not intend to become familar with it.

Peter

I never exceeded the maximum post allotment...

 

Here is the link for the script:

http://reboot.pro/fi...trieval-system/

 

Does somebody have to ok the script?

 

I know that some people can see it... I have shared a link on another site and I think that is how I am getting views.

I approved the download.

It looks ok and seeems to be free. The mentioned URL IMO is non - commercial.

Peter

Just brainstorming:

I'm rather sure that no tutorial can be written, because IMHO nobody did process MSI files in a project / script before.

There should be (to be developed!) a script which unpacks the MSI and adds files / registry entries etc. to the build, according the contents of the MSI.

Some month ago I tried the "alternate way":

During build:

Copy the MSI setup to the PE

Copy the *.msi file to the  PE

In the PE:

Setup MSI

Install the app from *.msi

Result: Trying to setup MSI, brought the error, that this is not possible in a PE

Peter

With our discussion you are on an unusual way

Best is to active take part on interesting discussions, or create an interesting topic.

Maybe you create a topic about your script.

Peter

Crud, I think I might have to have a certain post count for that too... It is not there...

Maybe that this is also a restriction for new members. ..

I remember new members, which really were spammers, writing commercial links into the signature ...

Peter

How do I change my signature?

Open your profile by clicking "Elliot Labs", (hint test "Your profile")

In the menu use "My Profile"

Click "Edit my Profile"

Choose "Signature" in the left

Peter

I never exceeded the maximum post allotment...

 

Here is the link for the script:

http://reboot.pro/fi...trieval-system/

 

Does somebody have to ok the script?

 

I know that some people can see it... I have shared a link on another site and I think that is how I am getting views.

As you can see by the pink color, the script is hidden for usual members.

Only people with admin rights in the download area (and maybe tha author) can see it.

I could make it visible, but currently I do not want to do so. I first would like to test.

Peter

Hi Elliot Labs!

Welcome in our community.

As you assume there are a couple of restrictions for new members.

Serval functions are only available, when the member has exceeded a certain amount of posts. Sorry, I do not know the dependencies between functions and minimum number of posts.

But I'm suprised, that you did not get an error or warning hint.

Peter

The issue seems to be solved. Now I can see other visitors like google, bing, but also some members known to me.

But that are only very few members. Did the popularity of the forum decrease rapidly, or is there still a glitch in enumerating active users?

Peter

I tried with a new installation and got the same result.

I'm sorry, there is a general reboot.pro server issue.

See here

Peter

Downloading win7pe should be done in several seconds, usually below a minute.

Last time there have been some troubles with the reboot.pro server.

Usually downloading win7pe should not be an issue.

Try again the "auto" command. Do not worry, because you already have the source CD, it will not be re-downloaded. Winbuilder will just start with "download win7pe".

Peter

I'm incredibly anxious to hearing what solutions you have in mind for this problem.

Please have in mind, that there are never problems here, there are only issues!

Peter

Maybe it helps to know, how I solved a similar situation with my Lenovo, delivered with Win8.1, booting with UEFI.

It also has no DVD reader.

• Using Parted Magic, I made the win8 partition smaller and created an additional new one for Win7 x64.
• I extracted the Win7 CD onto an USB stick (not necessary to have it bootable, no RUFUS etc.).
• Added a folder "Lenovo" to the stick and copied Lenovo drivers into it. That were proprietary drivers not contained in the Win7 setup. Which are needed, could be found only by try and error:
  • Realtek LAN driver from Lenovo
  • Intel Wireless from Lenovo
• Depending on your Hardware you need other/additional drivers, maybe a SATA driver, as Wonko said.
• Booted from 8.1 and ran setup on the stick, choosing to install into the new partition. When setup needs some drivers I pointed to the prepared folder drivers.
• In the running win7 I downloaded, installed / ran:
  • Microsoft .NET installer: http://download.micr...ull_x86_x64.exe
  • Lenovo system updater: http://download.leno...-09-16-2014.exe

Good luck!

Peter

The above post was reported to admin as spam.

I'm not sure whether this post is spam. Maybe it is a bit "personal advertising"

The member has the same nick name as the site where the post is pointing to.

On the other hand the member does not hide his personality, and can be found at several places under the published links.

The offer is clear: To get official M$ licenses (I hope that they are official, I have no chance to check) for a price much below the M$ price.

My personal situation: Since some time it is allowed in EU to sell an operating system CD w/o a new PC, a lot of OS's are offerred from well known companies, for a price which is much less than at M$.

Some days ago I bought a "DELL win7 x64" for less then 40 €.

I'm rather sure that getting a M$ license in the mentioned URL will give a valid license. (My opinion, no guarantee!)

I suggest that odosta moves the post to "Websites".

Peter

I do not understand why a discussion is created here.

TheHive gave a hint to a tool which is usually commercially sold, but currently (not sure whether expired) for free download.

Why discuss here the sense / nonsense of Open Source / Closed Source?

BTW: From my personal point as (long ago in the ice age) commercial developer, I fully agree to Agent47's opinion.

Peter

I got it.

Most windows applications contain a more or less localised description as resource.

As far as possible I use this description as shortcut caption.

Peter

Congratulations to Mikorist and you!

Peter

Everything "Readable by 'ASCII' user" is part of the question.

Peter

I'm working on a (win7) PE which follows my old "native" concept. Everything should be only used from the source CD.

That avoids some well known and often used script constructions like "When language is xx, copy xx.files from wim, and import xx.reg into registry; but when language is yy, ..."

My current stage seems to be well.

But I see some items, where I do not know whether they are originally by Billy the Door, or can be avoided by me.

Unfortunatelly I do not have "strange language" OS installed.

So my simple question:

On your PC installation: Do you see something comparable with my screen shoot, or do you see everything in your language?

Here my screen shoot for zh-TW, but I'm sure that this can be expanded to other languages, because it's only an image.

Thanks!

Peter

Are you doing on-demand-scripting elsewhere?


Wonko

 

can you convert following tool to script file.

https://www.mediafire.com/?0n0qzlpaq8qnal8

Yes. I'm very sure that I can.

If your question would have been "Please convert ...", my answer would have been "No".

I do not intend to write scripts for users here. But I intend to help as much as possible.

Therefore my request for the log.

With the log I can see what you are doing wrong, and give you hints how to correct / improve.

Peter

Please publish the log here.

Peter

Of course only existing restore points can be restored.

They must be created previously in the well running OS, either manually or by system, e.g. before updates.

IMO recenv restores files and registry entries. They should be architecture independent. But I do not know ...

Peter

Recenv can only work when you really have a win7 partition with restore points visible to Win7PE.

Then the name and drive of the partition is visible (and NVDA hearable) in the list. Make your choice in the list and continue.

For a test, you can create a new restorepoint named TEST in your Win7 system, and restore from Win7PE to this restore point.

That's the way I tested, and it did not bring any harm to the running system.

I got the behaviour you explained, when I booted Win7PE in VirtualBox. There is no win7 partition visible, and RecEnv suggests to reboot etc.

Peter

Would You redesign The scripts so explorer.exe will not display folders and drives in treewiev mode?

I can not switch it to list and i like standard wiev which exist when user uses Windows 7 operating system which is installed normally.

I hope, that it would not require many coding.

Would You add runscanner with remote regedit link and with The run with run scanner context menu item?

I do not understand standard / tree view mode. Can you explain?

I'll have a look to runscanner. When possible, I'll write a plugin.

Peter

It is sad, that recenv can apply previously system image made by previous backup, but system restore point can be only used when You restart Windows so out of The PE with screen reader support.

I cannot confirm that.

My pc has a partition with win7, where I previously set a restore point for the actual content.

To test, I made a Win7PE containing NVDA and recenv.

I wrote the ISO onto an UFD, prepared with rmprepusb / easy2boot and booted from this UFD.

The started recenv showed me the initial GUI, and NVDA explained every line in the recenv window.

Going on, new windows appeared, and NVDA could read and tell them all.

Finally I could restore my win7 to the latest snapshoot.

Peter

How to use recenv.exe?

Just start in the running Win7PE <Start button> Programs Recovery Recenv.

You'll get the standard windows recovery GUI.

What you can do here, depends on the saved configurations of your standard boot OS.

Peter

Check your PM.

Peter

Dear developers,

Does somebody of You know about The procedure, which would enable me to restore offline Windows from an restore point?

I mean Windows 7, not WIndows XP.

I have issue, that special tool from Microsoft, which can enable me to restore The system can not be fully run from WIndows PE environment. It will reboot The system and i can not use screen reader to choose an restore point to restore Windows 7.

I know, that XP system can be only restored from commercial tools from Microsoft

MSDaRT.

And i can not find official link to access The download page from Microsoft.

 

It is sad, that i can not restore Windows 7 because special tool from Microsoft do not allow me to choose The restore point from running WIndows PE environment.

Does somebody of YOu have An advice?

This should be possible with the new WinBilder's "RecEnv" application.

The new WinBuilder is still in development, but there is a "nightly" version available for download at http://winbuilder.ex..._2014_11_14.zip.

I'll send you the password by PM.

A "please": When you have the new WinBuilde version, please send comments, suggestions, etc. to enhance it to visible impaired people.

To hear something wich is not "seen" by NVDA:

After starting WinBuilder, execute "TTS smart" and restart WinBuilder. This will give you some vocal information abot WinBuilder's actions.

To install NVDA, create a portable NVDA copy in <BaseDir>\lib\plugins\Accessibility\NVDA.

Execute "Install NVDA"

Excecute "Source"  and define a valid Win7 source CD extraction directory.

Execute "Auto"

Peter

@cdob!

I think I should add your script to the multiPE project.

Does it replace sata2 or is it additional to sata2?

Peter

@Janusz

I think that you misunderstand something. multiPE version 77 has a SATA2.script included at <basedir>\Projects\multiPE\Drivers\4 Storage.
When you copy cdob's script into this directory, the driver should be added to the PE.

I tried and can run the script without errors. I cannot test the PE because I do not have the hardware.

Please understand that I prefer to spend time in the new WinBuilder 2014 project rather than in the legacy Winbuilder version 8x.

The legacy Winbuilder is dead. It has been killed when version 82 has been burn.

BTW: The new WinBuilder project based on win7 can add NVDA to the PE.

Peter

When do you start to take lessons to become ready?

Peter

Unfortunatelly, no simple help.

I stepped with debugger through old SVN version 145 (which is base for the published WinBuilder) and found, that there is really a linux / windows path separator bug.

As our SVN version is now above 300 (with many logical changes), it is not so easy to fix the version 145. I'll try nevertheless.

A supposed workaround to get a bootable ISO:

1. In your 'output\wim-boot' directory copy plugins\Internet\InternetExplorer\ieproxy.dll to Windows\System32

2. There are some 'Number' directories like '2' or '5'. Move their contents to the 'Windows' directory. Take care of correct subdirectory levels!

3. In the WinBuilder GUI execute "build wim; build iso;".

That should (I hope) create a bootable win7pe ISO.

Peter

You can use macrium reflect, which supports uefi + gpt backup and restore.

 

http://www.macrium.c...eflectfree.aspx

 

The free edition works fine, just won't do differential or incremental backups, or dissimilar hardware restore, without paying for it.

I fully agree. I use reflect (paid 'Standard' version) on a Lenovo S540 with customised partitions.

Peter

Script format is totally different from the original winbuilder scripts so most of us prefer the original winbuilder.

If that works, I admire you as voodoo magician!

How is the service created?

Peter

Change my batches for your suggestion "Install No"

Peter

Please suggest alternate batches!

Peter

You need only three files of the kit:

• Instexnt.exe
• autoexnt.exe
• servmess.dll

Unfortunatelly, thanks Billy the Door, you must download and install the complete kit.

I'm not a good teacher / explainer.

Maybe you find all you need in the attached batches.

Peter

 autoexnt.zip   778bytes   547 downloads

Let me try to make a conclusion.

(IMO minlogon is a 'lite' winlogon replacing winlogon and running at the same boot time. If I'm wrong, please explain, and forget everything I wrote here.

I have Winlogon on my system)

If there are no voodoo effects, the PID of a task shows the order when it is started.

An extract of task manager PID's, when the system is booted with AutoExNt starting notepad:

Winlogon: 292

Services: 360

Notepad: 1500

Explorer: 2560

As a result:

v77 is right with

And winlogon is the one that starts the Service Control Manager, and so, the services, and so, your AutoExnt.bat. This means that winlogon is necessarily started before AutoExnt.bat.

But also the requirement of Squid

Is there another place in the hives which could be utilized to launch a process before Explorer.exe in the normal bootup chain?

is solved with this method.

Peter

I don't understand how this service can work... The ImagePath value is supposed to be a REG_EXPAND_SZ string which specifies the executable started by the service manager. And ErrorControl is supposed to be a REG_DWORD...

Thanks that is a mistake I made by copying into the spoiler. I copied from an intermediate batch rather from the final.

Corrected

Peter

I should read the first post more careful

Here a batch which seems to work under XP SP3 OS.

And please allow me to doubt how the OP will use/need a Winbuilder .script for a XP SP2 (which is NOT a PE).

I'm not sure whether I understood you correctly.

See the attached screen shoot of a dutch XP SP2 build (unfortunatelly my italian xp2 is corrupt. Maybe you provide one for me)

Peter

Ugh.  Best laid plans . . .

 

 

We need a revolution!

 

( )

I do not like revolutions.

Therefore I tried something like a step backwords, remembering the good old time of DOS and NT4.

XP still contains the ability to use the old NT AutoExNt mechanism.

The resulting script you can download here

I think that you can adapt it to a live OS.

Peter

For maintenance purposes

Here the quick and clean version:

[Process]
Retrieve,FILEVERSION,%SourceDir%\Setup.exe,%_version%
StrFormat,LEFT,%_Version%,3,%_Version%
If,%_Version%,EQUAL,5.1,Set,%SourceType%,XP
If,%_Version%,EQUAL,6.0,Set,%SourceType%,Vista
If,%_Version%,EQUAL,6.1,Set,%SourceType%,Win7
If,%_Version%,EQUAL,6.2,Set,%SourceType%,Win80
If,%_Version%,EQUAL,6.3,Set,%SourceType%,Win81
If,EXISTVAR,%SourceType%,Run,%ScriptFile%,Process_%SourceType%
Else,ECHO,"Type of source CD not known"

[Process_XP]
// Put XP code here

[Process_Vista]
// Put Vista code here

[Process_Win7]
// Put Win7 code here

[Process_Win80]
// Put Win80 code here

[Process_Win81]
// Put Win81 code here

@QuentinX5: As a small challenge to you:

Expand to distinguish x86 and x64

Peter

Alright, you said that was the quick way. Myself being a programmer, I take it that that would be the "improper" way of doing it, so what would be the non-quick way of doing it? Would it be writing it to work depending on the OS type?

I avoided to say "quick and dirty way". The suggestion brings you an quick result to solve your issue with the known disavantages.

You are right, there are "universal" solutions possible, but I did not want actually to spend time to query for XP and Win7PE recognisation in all existing WinBuilder projects.

May be we can do it together.

BTW: I'm also a programmer, doing this job since the ice-age before Billy the Door ...

BTW2: For every new project, you can add a

[Process_????]

section, and finally may have "unlimited" process sections.

Peter

The quick way:

[Process]
Run,%ScriptFile%,Process_%ProjectTitle%

[Process_LiveXP]
...
// XP code here

[Process_Win7PE]
...
// Win7 code here

Of course the [Process_????] must contain your real project title.

The disadvantage: The real project title may vary from installation to installation. When you copy the script to a different installation, you perhaps have to adapt the ????

Peter

I'm afraid that you are right ...

Peter

HOW EXACTLY it is started?

  Hive_Load,HKU
  RegWrite,HKLM,0x2,%reg%\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce,_easydriveletter,"%SystemRoot%\System32\easyDriveLetter.exe"
  Hive_UnLoad,HKU

Maybe you have a method to check, whether it is really executed before explorer.

Or Squid checks whether it fullfills his requirement.

Peter

Maybe it will help when you add an universal display driver to the build.

http://reboot.pro/to...3-video-driver/

It works on most video hardware.

Peter

The primary question is solved in MultiPE.

Here the application easyDriveLetter is started before explorer.

It can start a lot of applications, controlled by easyDriveLetter.ini.

Maybe you can adapt it for your purposes.

Peter

[LaunchPC]
Count=19
Launch1=%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe|setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection HDAudio_Device 132 X:\Drivers\HDAudBus\hdaudbus.inf|SILENT
Launch2=%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe|setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection MS_MMMCI 132 X:\Drivers\audstub\wave.inf|SILENT
Launch3=%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe|setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection MSPCLOCK 132 X:\Drivers\MSPCLOCK\ksfilter.inf|SILENT
Launch4=%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe|setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection WDM_SYSAUDIO 132 X:\Drivers\sysaudio\wdmaudio.inf|SILENT
Launch5=%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe|setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection USBAudio 132 X:\Drivers\usbaudio\wdma_usb.inf|SILENT
Launch6=%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe|setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection StreamIP.Device 132 X:\Drivers\streamip\streamip.inf|SILENT
Launch7=%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe|setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection HdAudModel 132 X:\Drivers\VIAHdAudAddService\oem81.inf|SILENT
Launch8=%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe|setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection L1e.ndi 132 X:\Drivers\L1e\oem24.inf|SILENT
Launch9=%SystemRoot%\System32\HwPnp.exe|-all +@Network|SILENT
Launch10=%SystemRoot%\System32\HwPnp.exe|-all +@Media|SILENT
Launch11=%SystemRoot%\System32\HwPnp.exe|-all +@System|SILENT
Launch12=%SystemRoot%\System32\HwPnp.exe|-all +USB\ /a /p /d /s
Launch13=%SystemRoot%\System32\mountUSB.exe||SILENTNOWAIT
Launch14=%SystemRoot%\System32\RemapDrives.exe|/x X: /x R: $@$???$@$
Launch15=%SystemRoot%\System32\ReloadEnv.exe|
Launch16=%SystemRoot%\System32\IconRefresh.exe||SILENT
Launch17=R:\Programme\NVDA\NVDA.exe||SILENTNOWAIT
Launch18=%SystemRoot%\System32\PENetwork.exe||NOWAIT
Launch19=%SystemRoot%\System32\MountStorPE.exe|-h

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Count=5
Launch1=%SystemRoot%\System32\RemapDrives.exe|/x X: /x R: $@$???$@$
Launch2=%SystemRoot%\System32\ReloadEnv.exe|
Launch3=%SystemRoot%\System32\IconRefresh.exe||SILENT
Launch4=R:\Programme\NVDA\NVDA.exe||SILENTNOWAIT
Launch5=%SystemRoot%\System32\PENetwork.exe||NOWAIT

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xRes=1280
yRes=1024

[VMScreen]
xRes=1024
yRes=768

[PCScreenAlt]
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[VMScreenAlt]
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Newletter=X:

FIshing in the dark for LiveXP_20100908_Official_2_Recommended_v888.rar.

The "Download Latest" (from Winbuilder.net) on "main" LiveXP page brings to "page not found".

 

While fishing in the dark I might try MultiPe. Or al_jo's.

You can have a remake of the "original" LiveXP (before the baker's revolution) here. Then you need the older WinBuilder version 080  (Unfortunatelly the link is broken)

Or you can use the adapted LiveXP here. Then you need the actually released WinBuilder version 082 (Which has been the trigger for the baker's revolution).
 

Or you can have multiPE with included WinBuilder version 083. All(?) or at least most version 82 known bugs fixed.

Peter

BTW: IMO the only solution, where some support is possible, is the multiPE alternity. As you may know, it is my child, and in interesting situations, maybe I step down from the WinBuilder 2014 development to the legacy.

New version uploaded.

New version is uploaded.

The link http://reboot.pro/about/license does not work.

Peter

A new version 2014.08.15 is uploaded.

It adds the ability to compare a registry hive with a second registry hive.

The result of the compare is written into a .reg file.

Importing this .reg file into the second hive will make the second hive identical (?) to the first hive.

This function can be used to track registry changes e.g. due to a tool installation.

It is activated across the context menu of the root key in the GUI.

Command line syntax:

RegeditEx COMPARE <hive file path> <compare hive path> [<diff reg file path>]

Full command line syntax is shown by

RegeditEx /?

Depending on your OS "RegeditEx" must be replaced by e.g. java -jar "RegeditEx.jar"

Peter

Let's first check whether the issue is generated by the project, or by Rufus.

Burn a physical CD and boot from it. When it has the same issue, the project is the originator.

When it boots well, Rufus is the bad boy.

Peter

Sometimes it helps to do a "Walk around" when the direct way cannot be gone.

But maybe I'm thinking too fundamental, or I really did not understand the root of the issue.

Peter

Maybe you can use paraglider's remapdrive, do give the PE the drive letters like in the living OS.

Peter

Maybe you have a look at the multiPE project.

What do you think is told by the name?

Peter

Hey please answer my query posted earlier...Thanks..

Please have a look at the Board rules, specifically the "common sense" advice b!

Peter

I just saw that VHD_XP_Setup - Install XP in VHD - 85 by wimb climbed nearly to the top of the downloads number.

On the second view I have some concerns: Why is a file with about 16000 views downloaded 78000 times?

IMO up to 40, sometimes up to 70 percent downloads of the views look reasonable.

Maybe some bots have been very active here.

When you look through all downloads, similar situations can be found.

I suggest, that administration adjusts the download counter. That avoids new members thinking that they download a top file, even it is not.

BTW: wimb's file IMO is in the range of top.

Peter