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#1 damthoai18

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 09:13 AM

Hello everyone!
I am Thoai, I do two different Mini Windows 7, I want to create boot disk with Grub4Dos versatile, the original boot iso file is easy but I want to load bootmgr wim file, to do it to create more file bootmgr and BCD, the creation of the BCD file is easy but creating bOOTMGR file, I do not know how, so who knows how to create bOOTMGR file please help me with.

Thank you!

#2 Wonko the Sane

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 10:38 AM

I presume :unsure: you want something like:
http://www.rmprepusb...and-server-2008

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 01:18 PM

Thanks for the help, but zbootmgr.exe not effective, error I tried but I do not know why but when used with a BCD file bootmgr not cause the error, then rename the BC1 and BCD bootmgr1 try, the result is faulty.

Are there any other ways? Looking forward to all your help!

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 01:58 PM

Thanks for the help, but zbootmgr.exe not effective, error


It depends on the EXACT version of BOOTMGR you are using, READ again the page, with particular attention to:

http://www.rmprepusb...and-server-2008

(before you follow the next 3 instructions in section 3.1 below, read the footnote at the bottom of this page to save you some work - you are recommended to use menu2.lst and skip section 3.1 but you MUST use the Win7 RTM version of bootmgr with a CRC32 value of EE471B58!)

Footnote for Step 3.1
Note that you can improve this and save some work and filespace by using grub4dos to modify bootmgr on the fly - this saves having multiple versions of bootmgr1-6. See http://www.boot-land...ndpost&p=68050. I have included the alternative version as menu2.lst in the download. So if you wish to save all the work in Step 3.1 above, then only copy the single WinPE v3 (win7) file bootmgr (IMPORTANT: must use the WinPE v3 version of bootmgr from the Windows 7 WAIK) to the C:MYUSB folder (no need to use zbootmgr.exe or create bootmgr1 - bootmgr6 files) and then overwrite menu.lst using menu2.lst (filename on USB drive must be menu.lst). This will also save approx. 2MB of space on the UFD. You will need the later version of grub4dos 0.4.5a or b for this to work (as used by later versions of RMPrepUSB e.g. v2.1.600+).


Them be nice and READ:

http://reboot.pro/8043/
http://reboot.pro/8043/page__st__27
http://reboot.pro/8043/page__st__51

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 02:26 PM

I tried to run zbootmgr.exe and create three file bootmgr1, 2 and 3 with the root of the AIK bootmgr file, the Windows 7 in 2009 and 2011, were tested on a virtual computer real coffee machine but they all like this one:

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By damthoai18 at 2012-02-04

Edited by damthoai18, 04 February 2012 - 02:35 PM.


#6 Wonko the Sane

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 02:50 PM

And - AGAIN - READ the given links. :frusty:

zbootmgr NEEDS the Vista SP0 BOOTMGR. (and will NOT work with ANY other versions of the file)

ANOTHER approach, NOT using zbootmgr has been developed in order to use the BOOTMGR of the Windows 7 WAIK.



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Posted 04 February 2012 - 02:53 PM

i will try again,

Thanks! :clap:

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 03:05 PM

I tried to install windows file bootmgr of Vista, but still the same result :suda: , an error message when boot, you can do and send me all files bootmgr1, 2, 3, 4 ... that? :clap:

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 03:40 PM

If your two mini-windows versions load to ram as X: drive, then it might be easiest to create ISOs of each of them and then use grub4dos menu to load the iso and boot via the ISO's own bootmgr and BCD.

i.e.

title WinPE ISO1.iso
map (0xff) /ISO1.iso
map --hook
root (0xff)
chainloader /BOOTMGR || chainlader /bootmgr


title WinPE ISO2.iso
map (0xff) /ISO2.iso
map --hook
root (0xff)
chainloader /BOOTMGR || chainlader /bootmgr
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Posted 16 February 2012 - 05:42 AM

Edited (by software confusion,je je)

You can edit the BCD entries, extracting from the iso, the file Boot\bcd , and edit with EasyBCD (http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/)

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Please do a copy for Boot\bcd, before edit the iso. Sometimes the edited file is corrupted by EasyBCD.

Tested by my and works for Win7PE_SE and MS Recovery and toolsets...

Edited by u2o, 16 February 2012 - 05:49 AM.


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Posted 16 February 2012 - 12:40 PM

in do not want to edit BCD file, create more bootmgr file to load more bcd file

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 01:12 PM

in do not want to edit BCD file, create more bootmgr file to load more bcd file

NOT really, you seemingly want to avoid reading the given links and do EXACTLY what is in them BUT rather have someone sending you a bunch of BOOTMGR files already modified/fixed. :frusty:

Look :), the mentioned tutorial has been working for thousands of people, it is simply not possible it doesn't work for you if you follow it.

I will anyway try again:
  • zbootmgr will work ONLY on the BOOTMGR version that came with ORIGINAL Vista (or Vista SP0) CRC: 543E715A
  • the other suggested way (menu2.lst) will work ONLY with BOOTMGR that came with ORIGINAL Windows 7 (or 7 RTM or 7 SP0) or with the 7 WAIK CRC: EE471B58
ANY other version of BOOTMGR won't work.


Now, WHICH EXACT version of BOOTMGR are you using?
Can you post it's filesize and CRC?


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Posted 16 February 2012 - 05:06 PM

in do not want to edit BCD file, create more bootmgr file to load more bcd file


What about use a default bootmgr and edit BCD in RAM ?
http://reboot.pro/16...post__p__145675




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