CoolInstall is a Windows system installation tool developed by WK78.COM @YamingGrhapati that supports WIM SWM ESD GHO ISO format system image installation. supports multiple installation methods (Wimboot Compact VHD VHDX UEFI BIOS), supports multi-system installation, and automatic repair of multi-system boot.
Concise Mode
Advanced Mode
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About
About the plugin
You can add your own system to automatically call a third-party program or batch after decompression.
The default directory for plug-in search is Plug-in, which can be customized.
The software searches for the plug-in directory in the root directory of the program by default (single-file version is not available) or the plug-in directory in the root directory of the disk partition.
The searched plug-ins will be automatically added to the drop-down box. You can also manually select the specified exe or BAT file.
After manually selecting the specified exe, if you need to add parameters, please follow the path + space + parameters by yourself.
There are two variables in the parameter to get the boot partition (%bp%) and the installation partition (%ip%).
About the default settings
The default values of some options on the interface can be modified by yourself,
After setting up according to your own habits,
Right-click on the software title bar-save the settings.
Some settings need to be manually modified CoolInstall.ini.
SubTitle=Windows Install Tool The software subtitle is: Windows Install Tool
For more related settings, please open CoolInstall.ini. There is an introduction in it.
About image search
Automatically search for images can be self-defining and fixed one or several folders,
You can also set all disk search, you can set 0, 1, 2, and 3 levels of directory depth search.
The corresponding fields of the configuration file (CoolInstall.ini) are as follows:
SearchLevel=2 This value is the search depth, where 2 means that the second-level directories are searched at most. Settable value: 0, 1, 2, 3
SearchType=0 search type, 0 means fixed folder search (with SearchDir), 1 means search all folders (with SearchLevel).
SearchDir=esd,gho,wim,iso,ghost Search for fixed folder values, separated by commas. +
About the default system version
WIM and ESD formats, the default selection version can be preset,
The corresponding fields of CoolInstall.ini are as follows:
DefaultSysEdition=Ultimate,Pro, Enterprise
Priority is the default choice of Ultimate Edition, followed by Professional Edition, and then Enterprise Edition.
If this parameter is left blank, the default version will not be selected.
About formatting
The version released by default will prompt for mandatory formatting of the pre-installation partition when installing WIM and ESD before it can be installed.
If you are used to formatting by yourself, you can tick [Do not format the system installation partition.】
You can also modify the corresponding field of CoolInstall.ini: NoFormatting=1, a value of 1 means check.
About advanced mode
If unattended use the XML file that comes with the software,
You will be prompted to enter the local account, computer name, and workgroup.
If it is not entered, it will be installed using the default configuration in the software.
User-defined XML is not affected by this.
About multi-system boot repair
When the system is installed by default, rebuild boot can be checked, and the software will automatically repair the multi-system boot.
You can also run the repair tool separately by right-clicking on the software title bar-multi-system boot repair.
About VHD virtual disk
This tool supports creating, attaching, and detaching virtual disks (VHD, VHDX).
When installing, please judge by yourself whether the current environment supports the installation of the corresponding system.
About system installation mode
This tool currently supports Wimboot and Compact mode installation systems.
When installing, please judge by yourself whether the current environment supports the installation of the corresponding system.
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What's New in Version 5.0.5 Plus
- CoolInstall 5.0.3 Plus Update content(2024.01.04)
- CoolInstall Plus Russian language added. (Translate by nik63)
What's New in Version 5.0.5 Plus
- CoolInstall 5.0.3 Plus Update content(2023.12.29)
- Fixed the issue that DISM core does not display installation progress.
What's New in Version 5.0.5 Plus
- CoolInstall 5.0.3 Plus Update content(2023.12.07)
- When an error occurs when the DISM core recovers the image, Wimlib-imagex is automatically called to try to restore the image.
- Right-click in the title bar and added: System Installation Options
- New: Find and add the version of Windows that is already installed on this PC
- New: Use the classic "legacy" version of the startup menu on your own)
- New: The title bar shows the time and progress
- Progress bar control details are optimized:
- 1. When the status is Formatting or Searching for Driver, the progress bar scrolls dynamically.
- 2. When there is an error in restoring the image, the progress bar is shown in red.
What's New in Version 5.0.3 Plus
- CoolInstall 5.0.3 Plus Update content(2023.08.13)
- add Dism Kernel
- Resolve the error issue of Gho image restoration introduced by 0725Beta.
- Improve traditional Chinese language files (thanks to Absman 1972)
- Update wimlib to 1.14.2 (note: for use in XP or 2003 PE environments, please replace version 1.13.6 and earlier on your own)
- Add several colored eggs...
Edited by YamingGrhapati, 05 January 2024 - 01:35 PM.