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[Wonko the Sane]

It's a almost random number between 15000 and 30000.
http://msdn.microsof...inEmbedded.1001).aspx
http://technet.micro.../ee731893(WS.10).aspx
And used as a private marker for searches in future.

Nice.
So we have available also 6666!


Wonko

[mikeo1313]

This installer is a set of cmd batch files.


Download and extract it to a folder. For copyright reason, I can't include the imagex, bcdboot and bootsect. You need to find them by yourself and put them in the folder.
You need:
1. imagex.exe from win7 7600 waik (imagex from vista can't show the wim contents properly)
2. bcdboot.exe from win7 (win7 beta 7000 is recommended, higher version may not run in xp based winpe and win 2000 )
3. bootsect.exe from vista or win7 (win7 7600 is recommended).

Then, run the installer.cmd.


PS:
1. If you install vista or 2008 from the original iso with this installer, the windows partition will occupy d:.
2. After installing the OS on a USB hard drive, you should open the write cache of the hard drive in device manager to speedup the system.
3. If you want to plug the usb OS to another PC, please run the command as administrator

\Windows\System32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /shutdown

After the shutting down the computer, you can plug the hard disk to another computer.

Thanks! This worked out great for me. I went forward with install instructions from this link and sysprepped as in your second post.

My only issue is everytime I boot this os (which I sysprepped to use on my ultraportable) the "performance options" menu opens and the virtual memory settings I set & apply never persist.

I've tried:

sc config afs start= disabled
(I don't even have afs service running)

&

sfc /scannow
(no errors found)

&

reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" /v DisablePagingExecutive /t REG_DWORD /d 1

&

clearpagefileatshutdown is even set to 0


I'm stuck, only thing else I can imagine is an upgrade install, which, due to the nature of this original install (to ext usb) I fear will ruin the os or not work atall.

[sociophobian]

hello, all! i' just new here... excuse for my stupidity but is this support Windows 8? since i still 'doubt' where MS put Windows 8 on NT family

[cdob]

is this support Windows 8?

This works at Windows 8 too. No need to change it.

Contrary Windows 8 support booting from USB devices out of the box.
Some Windows 7 settings are obsolete, you may reomve them:

Feel free to shorten usb.reg to:

REGEDIT4

 

;disable auto reboot when bsod happens

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\sys\ControlSet001\Control\CrashControl]

"AutoReboot"=dword:00000000

[sociophobian]

@cdob
thanks you point me to my new era

[elemist2]

mikeo1313 did you try this?

http://reboot.pro/94...6619#entry86619

it saves my page file settings and lets me have a working pagefile without an internal harddrive

[edborg]

Great installer!
I haven't used it for Windows 7, as I had already installed it with another method (that works well, but is not so easy), so I tried this one for Win8.
The installation went well and was very quick, some 13 min!!!
However I got a problem which I think is not due to the installer, but rather to Windows 8, that I posted here:
http://reboot.pro/15...post__p__139291

edborg

[motah33]

I've got a strange problem which I don't seem to be able to get round. When I boot from the external USB drive, I get the "Starting Windows" and those revolving windows graphics. Then, it blue screens. If I enable my normal internal Windows 7 drive, then re-boot, this time it re-boots fine from the external USB. It's almost as if it's looking for something on my internal drive in order to boot correctly. I've followed the instructions to the letter but I can't figure this out.

Thanks

[motah33]

Just an update... I've managed to get it working by following the video here. This really involved downloading the latest 'NT6_Fast_Installer' files as shown in the video. However when SP1 is installed, then will just keep rebooting and not load windows. The 'set_7_usb_boot.cmd' doesn't seem to work for me.

[steve6375]

The post directly after the video says it does not work if you add SP1!

[Wonko the Sane]

The post directly after the video says it does not work if you add SP1!

Additionally:
http://reboot.pro/10126/page__st__265


Wonko

[motah33]

Thanks for the responses. Yes, Wonko, I was using the information in the thread you provide the link for. It seems to have worked for some using the 'set_7_usb_boot.cmd' but unfortunately not for me. It seems to hang there for a whille before it reboots. Someone else suggested using PWBoot through which you can also apply a patch for the USB to work. I don't know if anyone has tried that.

[Wonko the Sane]

Thanks for the responses. Yes, Wonko, I was using the information in the thread you provide the link for. It seems to have worked for some using the 'set_7_usb_boot.cmd' but unfortunately not for me. It seems to hang there for a whille before it reboots. Someone else suggested using PWBoot through which you can also apply a patch for the USB to work. I don't know if anyone has tried that.

There is some form of miscommunication.
IF cdob says it works, it means that it works.
Most probably there is *something else* that is preventing you from having it working (like an update, your particular hardware, something that you overlooked, who knows?).

If you insist of posting "I did it but it doesn't work for me", there is NO possible way that anyone can help you.

On the other hand, since you are using one of the "other" methods presented in the mentioned thread:
http://reboot.pro/14186/
you could post in that thread (or start a NEW thread) with an EXACT, DETAILED, PRECISE description of what you actually did, your environment, your source and any other meaningful info you think might be necessary, maybe someone will be able to help you.
Compare with the standard litany:
http://homepages.tes...ard-litany.html


Wonko

[motah33]

Sorry, Wonko, I don't mean to give the wrong impression. Yes, you're right, it does work for people - it's just something with my set-up that isn't quite working. I didn't want to just delve into details without finding first if it's generally a hit and miss thing with people with SP1 or if it's just in the rare cases it doesn't work.

The good thing is that it does work without SP1 and I've tried it on two completely different USB hard drives: one is an old 18GB IBM USB drive (4200rpm); and the other is a G-Tech 500GB (5400rpm), Triple Interface, drive. I've only managed to do this after downloading the latest NT6_Fast_Installer files (as pointed to in the video) which seemed to be updated versions from the ones I had which didn't work. After this, the only other difference is the addition of SP1 - everything else stays the same.

I'm using a Dell Precision 690 1333MHz FSB, 2 x Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5150 2.66MHz, Quad-Channel 6GB 667MHz DDR FBDIMM, 256MB nVidia Quadro FX3500, a WD 640GB 7200rpm Caviar Black SATAII as the boot drive, and throuhg Windows 7 32-bit Professional. All the USB ports are USB2.0. It's the same with the drives. It's a mult-boot system but everything is being done through the Windows 7 32-Bit Professional partition. I just follow the instructions in the video and it all works fine i.e. it boots and it's stable.

I boot into Windows 7 (32-Bit Professional) on the USB drive and the first thing I do is apply the SP1 patch. I haven't downloaded any other patches or installed any other software prior to applying the patch. Once the SP1 update has been applied (Windows will then initiate a reboot), it will then hang on that reboot. It hangs at the "Starting Windows" with the windows logo fully displayed. If I go back to my normal Windows 7 32-Bit Professional run from the internal hard drive in my machine, and apply the 'set_7_usb_boot.cmd' patch to the USB drive, then reboot to the USB drive, it will hang at the Windows start-up screen (with the logo displayed) and then reboot after a fixed amount of time. If you leave it, it will just contine this cycle of hang, reboot, hang, reboot etc.

The only difference is that I've appled SP1 to it. When I run the 'set_7_usb_boot.cmd', I can see the USB hard drive light come on, so I'm pretty sure the patch is applied to the correct OS. One thing that has come to mind is this: my normal Windows 7 32-Bit on my machine has all the patches including SP1. I don't know if that makes any difference or not. My normal machine boots fine with SP1. I've only tried this with the IBM USB drive - I should check it with the G-Tech USB one to see if I get the same results.

I hope that's a little bit more info. I appreciate the help.

Edited by motah33, 22 October 2011 - 02:18 PM.

[Wonko the Sane]

When I run the 'set_7_usb_boot.cmd', I can see the USB hard drive light come on, so I'm pretty sure the patch is applied to the correct OS.

It seems to me like a brief flash on the USB disk is not really-really something for which I would spend a "so I'm pretty sure".

What you should do is IMHO:

• install the Windows 7 (NO SP1) on the USB thingy
  
• verify that it boots/reboots allright a few times
  
• save it's registry
  
• run the set_7_usb_boot.cmd
  
• verify that it boots/reboots allright a few times
  
• save it's registry
  
• install the SP1
  
• try rebooting (and fail)
  
• save it's registry
  
• run the set_7_usb_boot.cmd
  
• save it's registry
  
• try rebooting (and fail)
  
• save it's registry

Compare the various registry saves to find differences between them.
In order to save time, you may compare just the ControlSet001 and Controlset002 hives.

Plaease start a NEW thread for this (advised) or continue in the set_7_usb_boot.cmd related thread:
http://reboot.pro/14186/


Wonko

[motah33]

Thanks, Wonko.

[wivelden]

How do I fix the stop 7b error? I cahnged the bios to ide from ahci but it still failed. Im using a usb 3 external sata drive. I used the fast installer to install it on the drive but on first rebbot it blue screened.

[cdob]

How do I fix the stop 7b error?

Which windows source files do you use?
Did it boot once?
Did you install SP1 after?
Which hardware do you use?

Try Windows 7 gold files.
And try Windows Embedded Standard 7 USB driver stack.
And try Windows 8.
http://reboot.pro/14...post__p__140022

[wivelden]

Which windows source files do you use?
Did it boot once?
Did you install SP1 after?
Which hardware do you use?

Try Windows 7 gold files.
And try Windows Embedded Standard 7 USB driver stack.
And try Windows 8.
http://reboot.pro/14...post__p__140022

I used Windows 7 Ultimate with SP1 integrated.
It booted to the windows logo then bluescreened with the stop 7b error.
I have an Acer Aspire 5750 Laptop and hooked an external 2TB 3.5 HD to it via USB 3.

Where do I find the Windows Embedded Standard 7 USB driver stack? I have the DVD of it. Then how do I apply it to the image.
Do I need to redo the image on the drive or can I fix it as is?
Thanks

[motah33]

Folks - a solution! I did the following:

(1) I went to the Microsoft site and downloaded the Windows 7 SP1 32-Bit ISO file.
(2) I used the G-Tech 500GB USB2 drive and ran the installer script from the NT6_Fast_Installer download as usual.
(3) This time, Windows 7 booted fine! I've tried it several times and it seems to be stable. The only difference that I've noticed between the non-SP1 build and this one is that once its booted-up, the 'Performance Options' box pops up - I think it's to do with the virtual memory being set to 'none'.

Note: I haven't used the 'set_7_usb_boot.cmd' patch at all.

The only difference between this and my previous attempt with installing Windows 7 SP1 is that this time I used the ISO file with SP1 already in it rather then installing the non-SP1 Windows 7 and then applying the patch afterwards. I'm not sure if would work if you were to slipstream SP1 into Windows 7 yourself and then try it. Since Microsoft have already done it for you, I would download the x32 and x64 ISO versions of Windows 7 from their site. I'm now going to try with the IBM USB2 drive to eliminate the hard drive from the equation.

Result!!

Edited by motah33, 23 October 2011 - 04:31 PM.

[steve6375]

yes, of course. When you apply SP1 update it replaces some drivers and registry settings. It is the update that causes the issue which is why we say not to apply it unless you repatch the registry.

[cdob]

The only difference between this and my previous attempt with installing Windows 7 SP1 is that this time I used the ISO file with SP1 already in it rather then installing the non-SP1 Windows 7 and then applying the patch afterwards.

Yes, that's a major difference.
Installing SP1 does render original NT 6.x fast installer USB boot settings.
Windows set default start=3 to USB drivers.

And any update may render this too
Example http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982018

What about Windwos 7 SP2?

Adding USB driver stack may help in future.
'set_7_usb_boot.cmd' or usb.reg http://reboot.pro/10...post__p__135380

I used Windows 7 Ultimate with SP1 integrated.

Which version do you use? Do you use x86 or x64?
Do you use a Acer OEM version?
Did you integrate SP1? How do you do this?
Integrating SP1 yourself may render original NT 6.x fast installer USB boot settings.

I have an Acer Aspire 5750 Laptop and hooked an external 2TB 3.5 HD to it via USB 3.

Issue may relate to windows, hardware, BIOS,...

Where do I find the Windows Embedded Standard 7 USB driver stack? I have the DVD of it.

\DS\Packages\FeaturePack\amd64~winemb-usbboot~~~~6.1.7601.17514~1.0\winemb-usbboot.cab

Then how do I apply it to the image.

Not tested, original Windwos 7 x64 SP1 installs fine here to USB:

Expand winemb-usbboot.cab to a directory, e.g. F:\USB\Embedded\amd64~winemb-usbboot
Edit NT 6.x fast installer USB usb.reg http://reboot.pro/10...post__p__135380
Run NT 6.x fast installer USB boot first, use e.g. target G:

Open a command prompt and run

Dism /Image:G:\ /Add-Driver /Driver:F:\USB\Embedded\amd64~winemb-usbboot /Recurse /ForceUnsigned

Adjust path to your configuration.

[motah33]

Just to report that I also tried with my other USB drive - the IBM 18GB one - which is very old and it all works fine. I got the page file isssue fixed by using Diskmod v0.0.2.2. This is where I got the Windows 7 SP ISO's from.

So, no doubt that you need to use the official Windows 7 SP1 ISO to get things to work. I haven't done any subsequent Windows updates from their site since. But if I find any issues, I shall report back. So far, no booting or stability issues but I need to give it a bit of a good test.

[cdob]

So, no doubt that you need to use the official Windows 7 SP1 ISO to get things to work.

Well, here works Windows 7 gold at native USB boot. And installing SP1 is possible later. Windows 7 SP1 does boot still.
No, you do not need Windows SP1 ISO in all cases.

[Robert Vorster]

Hi, thanks for this, It is absolutely great. I have used it a few times now with great success.

I tried using it again today, same way as always and it gave me an error.

Windows 7 32bit
Cipherwave External drive
Acer Netbook

When I plug the drive in and boot the system up I get:

error: unknown filesystem.
grub rescue>

The drive is formated as NTFS and is marked as an active partition. Anything else I should look at?

Thanks