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alacran
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20 March 2019 - 11:53 AM
Well, I think now this thread has all info, I'm going to make a summary of all relevant post you need to follow to be able to Create and Ramboot from a Wimboot VHD and also how to make a compressed copy (to keep as backup) of the coupled files required to wimboot.
I started this thread thinking the smallest the best, and was able to run a 512 MB VHD, as the name of the thread says, but during the development of this thread I change my mind and decided that a 1.5 GB VHD is a good size to load a VHD in RAM on an acceptable time, and this size VHD is also capable to Ramboot on PCs with a minimum of 4 GB of RAM.
Introductory info and required programs: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209470
Making the VHD: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209472
Optionally apply unnatend.xml, services modifications and control Telemetry during install: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209480
Install your programs, SVBus driver and Capture Wimboot Image: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209483
Apply Wimboot Image to a 1.5 VHD: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209485
Installing your Wimboot VHD on a USB device and Ramboot: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209488
You may consider this as an Hybrid Ramboot: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209518
Selecting to use wimlib on WinNTSetup: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209568
What I put on my VHD: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209602
Improve Portability: http://reboot.pro/in...showtopic=21957#entry209809
EDIT: I finally found some info about the WimBootCompress.ini file located on WinNTSetup\Tools\, see: https://wimlib.net/f...wtopic.php?t=16
cdob comments: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209834
Making copies of coupled files (VHD + wimboot wim file) for backup pourposes: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209917
cdob suggestion for redirect on the VHD the path to source wim file: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209947
WimBootCompress.ini very last version from 2020-05-18 (MBR only) and 2021-02-23 (MBR/UEFI): http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry214854
karyonix suggestion for redirect on the VHD the path to source wim file: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209952
More cdob comments: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209976
Redirect the VHD path to wimboot wim file is finally a success: http://reboot.pro/in...957#entry209979
NOTE: When relocating the files, edit the BCD(s) may be required, better check to be sure all will work fine.
EDIT: If for any reason you want to reduce the source wim file see: http://reboot.pro/in...showtopic=21972
New version of WinNTSetup with new features, for more info see: http://reboot.pro/in...showtopic=22119
Capture and apply Windows Full Flash Update (FFU) images: http://reboot.pro/in...showtopic=22182
DismMountService (DMS) a GUI for Dism by Retokener: http://reboot.pro/in...showtopic=21534
Procedure to make Wimboot VHDs using DMS: http://reboot.pro/in...showtopic=22182
Useful info for WinPEs, Wimboot and Compact installs: http://reboot.pro/in...showtopic=22333
Hope this can be of any help for some of our members.
Best Regards
alacran
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