You will first need to download the VSS SDK.
Install it and play with it.
I hope The Finder will love it.
if this post is placed in the wrong subforum, Jaclaz
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Posted 20 December 2008 - 06:58 PM
Posted 20 December 2008 - 07:22 PM
I may, if I only could understand what it does or it is supposed to do.I hope The Finder will love it.
if this post is placed in the wrong subforum, Jaclaz
will move it where it's more appropriate.
The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is a new service in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. It is essentially a framework facilitating communication between applications, storage subsystems, and storage management applications (including backup applications) in order to define, persist and exploit point-in-time copies of storage data.
The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is a new service in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
It is essentially bla-bla, storage bla-bla, more storage bla-bla (including backup applications) in order to bla-bla, bla-bla, bla-bla copies of bla-bla.
Posted 20 December 2008 - 08:15 PM
virtual disk listed in Device Manager under Disk Drives and can be manipulated with 'Disk Management' snap-in (well not exactly, rather it communicates with the Logical Disk Manager service) & DiskPart.@strawtarget
FYI, VDK.EXE already creates a "PhysicalDrive" type of connection, though still not "good enough" to also work with device manager/disk manager.
Commands: install - Installs the Virtual Storage Driver uninstall - Uninstalls Virtual Storage create - Creates a drive remove - Removes a drive insert - Inserts a disk into the drive eject - Ejects a disk from the drive resize - Resizes a disk in the drive query - Displays information about the drive list - Lists all drives created on virtual storage help - Displays detailed help for commands vstorcontrol help <command> displays detailed help
Precompiled x86 versions of provider and kernel virtual storage driver as well as installation scripts
Edited by bilou_gateux, 20 May 2009 - 09:26 AM.
Posted 20 December 2008 - 09:48 PM
vstorcontrol create fixeddisk -size 256M -memory
diskpart> list disk Disk 3 Online 251 MB diskpart> select disk 3 Disk 3 is now the selected disk. diskpart> list partition There are no partitions on this disk to show. diskpart> create partition primary DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition. diskpart> list partition * Partition 1 Primary 251 MB diskpart> list volume * Volume 6 Partition 251 MB Healthy diskpart> exit
dosdev -a|find "PhysicalDrive" dosdev -a -r Z: \Device\Harddisk3\Partition1 rem or dosdev -a|find "Volume{" dosdev -a -r Z: \Device\HarddiskVolume6 rem format the new partition echo VDISK|FORMAT /FS:NTFS /Q /V:VDISK /A:512 Z: /Y
dosdev -d -r Z: vstorcontrol remove \\.\PhysicalDrive3
Posted 20 December 2008 - 10:16 PM
I've bolded the part that's importtant to me. VSS allows you to "fork" a disk, allowing one "fork" to change and preventing the other "fork" from changing. It, or its equivalent, is how all backup programs and imaging programs work in modern multitasking operating systems. How do you make an image which requires finite time to create when the contents of the disk are constantly changing on time scales far smaller than the image creation? A shadow copy.The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is a new service in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. It is essentially a framework facilitating communication between applications, storage subsystems, and storage management applications (including backup applications) in order to define, persist and exploit point-in-time copies of storage data.
Posted 20 January 2009 - 01:09 PM
At least we have gotten vss running under 2k3 in a preinstallation environment. See my thread at http://www.911cd.net...showtopic=22533 about StorageCraft ShadowProtect Server edition that is dependant on vss. It could be possible here by adapting the procedure to fit vista. Remember vista has a more matured version of vss than xp and 2k3 had. Check it out.Nobody's gotten VSS running in VistaPE, so DriveImage XML can't back up NTFS partitions in VistaPE. Kind of limiting. Ghost implements its own equivalent and works in VistaPE.
Posted 20 January 2009 - 08:17 PM
At least we have gotten vss running under 2k3 in a preinstallation environment. See my thread at http://www.911cd.net...showtopic=22533 about StorageCraft ShadowProtect Server edition that is dependant on vss. It could be possible here by adapting the procedure to fit vista. Remember vista has a more matured version of vss than xp and 2k3 had. Check it out.
Posted 13 September 2009 - 04:48 PM
Posted 15 September 2009 - 07:49 AM
Nothing much useful
, just the usual bunch of simple batches.
Posted 15 September 2009 - 08:25 AM
this driver is one of my favorite and i like command line tools but sometimes a right click is very handy.
CD /D %~dp0before the:
in both batches.IF %1.==. GOTO :Usage
Posted 26 September 2009 - 05:03 AM
Posted 27 December 2009 - 07:47 PM
Posted 11 April 2010 - 09:12 AM
vstorctl create fixeddisk -memory -blocks 65536
@ECHO OFF set DEBUG=1 if "%DEBUG%"=="1" (set TRACE=echo) else (set TRACE=rem) %TRACE% Running script: %0 set ID= For /f "tokens=2 delims=:" %%? in ('vstorctl list ^|find /I "ID"') Do ( call :__ParseDesc "%%?") if defined Desc call set "ID=%Desc%" set Desc= %TRACE% [%ID%] set NB= set DEFINITION= For /f "tokens=2 delims==" %%? in ('dosdev -a^|find /i "VirtualBus#GenDisk#%ID%"^|find /I "\Device\HarddiskVolume"') Do ( call :__ParseDesc "%%?") if defined Desc call set "DEFINITION=%Desc%" set Desc= %TRACE% [%DEFINITION%] set nb=%DEFINITION:~-1% %TRACE% [%NB%] set DL= For /f "tokens=1 delims==" %%? in ('dosdev ^|find /i "%DEFINITION%"') Do ( call :__ParseDesc "%%?") if defined Desc call set "DL=%Desc%" set Desc= %TRACE% [%DL%] format %DL% /fs:FAT /v:TMP /q /y md %DL%\Temp goto :eof :__ParseDesc set "inVar=%~1" %TRACE% Parsing: [%inVar%] Call :__TRIM %inVar% if not defined Desc set "Desc=%inVar%" set inVar= goto :EOF :__TRIM Set inVar=%* GoTo :EOF
vstorctl remove %DL% -surprise
:__CleanTemp for /F "tokens=* usebackq" %%G in (`dir "%temp%" /A:D /B`) do ( for /F "tokens=* usebackq" %%H in (`dir "%temp%\%%G" /A:-D /B /S`) do ( del /Q "%%H" ) rd "%temp%\%%G" ) del /Q "%temp%\*" goto :eofNB:
@ECHO OFF&SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS :# create call %0\..\newFD32.cmd :# format call %0\..\FormatFD.cmd :# Clean Temp dir call %0\..\ClnTmp.cmd :# linkd "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp" %DL%\Temp call linkd "%Temp%" %DL%\Temp :# Installshield with MSI call %0\..\ISMSI.cmd :# Clean Temp dir call %0\..\ClnTmp.cmd :# Delete link call linkd %TEMP% /D :# Delete Temp dir RD /Q /S %DL%\Temp :# Re-create Temp dir in %USERPROFILE% MD "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp" :# Unmount Ram disk call %0\..\VStorumnt.cmd
:# http://unattended.sourceforge.net/installers.php ISMSI_installer.exe /S /v/qn
Posted 25 August 2010 - 04:49 AM
hddimage.cmd G:\Bootland\Test.img 250MIf I use the following command to create(actually mount) the above image as a removable drive using VSS
vstorcontrol create removabledisk -image G:\Bootland\Test.imgthen a removable drive is created, it is shown in WinXP->Control Panel->Admin Tools->Computer Mgmt->Disk Mgmt
Posted 25 August 2010 - 08:22 AM
That's a good thing, notwithstanding what you think.it is NOT identified in HPUSBFW.EXE(HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool). Is there any way to befool the system to recognize the mounted image as an USB drive? If this can be done, then the process of experimenting with USB drive & then simulating in VMware will become easier.
None AFAIK/AFAICR, most probably one should write a Filter Driver for it to happen, and don't think it's an easy task.Is there any way to befool the system to recognize the mounted image as an USB drive? If this can be done, then the process of experimenting with USB drive & then simulating in VMware will become easier.
Posted 25 August 2010 - 12:17 PM
The HPUSBFW.EXE shuld now be put to rest, it has served us well (mostly) for years
but the numbers of problem it creates is much largter that the ones it solves.
Posted 25 August 2010 - 01:48 PM
1) Yes, this is NOT an assumption, is a fact.Am I correct with the above assumptions?
YESDoes it do something extra?
UPATCH sourcefile Patches sourcefile with "HP" USB/int13 modification (sourcefile must contain 2K/XP MBR code)http://www.boot-land...?showtopic=2246
Mainly, an unbalanced CHS/LBA.What problems does it create?
YESBTW, is WINBOOT.SYS a standard DOS boot file?
Posted 25 August 2010 - 03:33 PM
Posted 25 August 2010 - 05:21 PM
If there is any word in ur vocab which I can substitute for "Thanks", plz let me know.
Posted 25 August 2010 - 11:52 PM
Wait until I suggest you to peek inside the HP utility with 7-zip...
I had a look at the .exe and it seems like it downloads on-the-fly the HP utility from:
http://h50178.www5.h...550/SP27608.exe
Which is even worse, it means that the tool is useless if you are offline AND that as soon as HP will change, as it often does the file location, it will become TOTALLY useless.
Posted 26 August 2010 - 11:44 AM
Jaclaz was talking about SamK's tool, not the HP tool.But I've used the tool offline many a times.
Posted 26 August 2010 - 12:25 PM
I guess I am entitled to clarify what jaclaz was talking aboutJaclaz was talking about SamK's tool, not the HP tool.
Posted 26 August 2010 - 01:32 PM
I guess I am entitled to clarify what jaclaz was talking about
, which is:
- NOT the HP tool
About the lazyness of the HP "packagers" (I cannot find ANY reason to call them "engineers" or "programmers") I simply have no words:
they removed the possibility (included originally in the program) to create a DOS boot disk from internal files BUT left the files inside!
Posted 26 August 2010 - 02:26 PM
Decompressing HOW?Decompressing the HP utility 2.0.6 produces the following eight files:
Read, this time slowly:1) Then why the utility still asks for DOS system files to create a dos boot diskette when it is apparently seen that the utility itself comes with almost the entire distro (It would b complete if it would include IO.SYS & MSDOS.SYS on its bare minimum) with some redundancy?
The step you are missing (lack of historical info) is that theAbout the lazyness of the HP "packagers" (I cannot find ANY reason to call them "engineers" or "programmers") I simply have no words:
- they removed the possibility (included originally in the program) to create a DOS boot disk from internal files BUT left the files inside!
Well, well, that's the kind of things you should actually learn to find out yourself.2) Is it an SFX archieve? If not, then what sort of compression mechanism has been used?
Posted 16 January 2011 - 05:39 PM
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