Add VSS (shadow copy) service to winpe 3
#1
Posted 08 May 2011 - 03:43 AM
I would be keen to create one, however I do not know how to find
a) the required files, dependancies etc for a certain service
how to integrate these files into the pe
Thank you
#3
Posted 08 May 2011 - 06:19 AM
#4
Posted 08 May 2011 - 08:28 AM
Hi dera... Actually I just read that site before I posted this.. The reason i wanted to integrate VSS is so I can use disk2vhd (which requires VSS) to make an offline syspreped VHD from winpe in one step. Otherwise I have to boot winpe, run imagex capture to wim, create VHD, apply wim to VHD.. It's a lengthy process I'm trying to save time on.
Can't you use something like Clonedisk:
http://reboot.pro/8480/
to create the .vhd
Then mount it with Imdisk, WinVblock or Firadisk and operate like it was a "normal" disk?
Or, the other way round, use a plain image and only at the end of the process convert it into .VHD with Clonedisk?
Wonko
#5
Posted 08 May 2011 - 09:36 AM
What I am trying to do which is create a 20GB expandable VHD syspreped image for native windows 7 VHD boot, I think the best way is to make the wim file and use imagex after all these tests..
Thanks for the advice though if clonedisk could do what I want it would be nice.
#6
Posted 08 May 2011 - 10:33 AM
AFAICR Clonedisk only uses (at the moment) "Fixed size" images.
But you may want to do some experiments with this tool also :
http://vmtoolkit.com...rs/entry87.aspx
And with this:
http://archive.msdn....oft.com/vhdtool
(though this also should only be able to deal with "fixed size" )
If you have a Virtual Server there is a simple script:
http://blogs.msdn.co.../30/561512.aspx
Wonko
#7
Posted 08 May 2011 - 12:27 PM
#8
Posted 08 May 2011 - 01:02 PM
It does seem like a tough one .Ok I'll look into those. Also sorry because this topic has gone off topic, I still would be interested in anyone who can get services running in winpe and the steps they do to find the dependancies and reg files needed and so forth. Good luck!
Some sparse info about repair/reinstall can be found here:
http://www.backup4al...opy-Service.pdf
http://backupchain.c...leshooting.html
http://backupchain.c...shooting-2.html
http://backupchain.c...shooting-3.html
http://freetechanswe...ume-shadow.html
http://www.msfn.org/...s-software-sha/
http://www.bouncethebox.com/?p=387
Maybe they can be useful to trace what happens in a PE 3.0.
Anyone here has actually tried a PE 3.x made with wimb's Make_PE3?
It is possible that it already has VSS working.
http://reboot.pro/11852/
Wonko
#9
Posted 08 May 2011 - 02:10 PM
yes,Anyone here has actually tried a PE 3.x made with wimb's Make_PE3?
but VSS does not work
#10
Posted 16 August 2011 - 07:30 PM
I have been using My_7PE which does have a working Web Browser. But it also does NOT have VSS either.
I have tried the info found here -> http://forum.sanbarr...c.php?f=85&t=49 <- still no love on VSS :-(
#11
Posted 16 August 2011 - 07:42 PM
With a command Line ?
#12
Posted 16 August 2011 - 08:10 PM
#13
Posted 16 August 2011 - 09:14 PM
#14
Posted 17 August 2011 - 07:13 AM
Finally seems also DriveImage XML can work (without complaining of VSS).
driveimagexml_1.jpg 40.16KB 23 downloads
driveimagexml_2.jpg 82.76KB 31 downloads
and disk2vhd can work, too
disk2vhd_1.jpg 30.29KB 27 downloads
disk2vhd_2.jpg 28.94KB 21 downloads
Regards,
dera
Edited by dera, 17 August 2011 - 09:02 AM.
#15
Posted 17 August 2011 - 07:29 AM
Hy,Hi dera... Actually I just read that site before I posted this.. The reason i wanted to integrate VSS is so I can use disk2vhd (which requires VSS) to make an offline syspreped VHD from winpe in one step. Otherwise I have to boot winpe, run imagex capture to wim, create VHD, apply wim to VHD.. It's a lengthy process I'm trying to save time on.
i have been run disk2vhd directly on a running physical system, wrote the .vhd to a usb-drive. But your Idea is well, I hope this threat develops to a possibility that we can start the "vss" like every service in our windows pe.
BR
Mathis
#16
Posted 17 August 2011 - 09:04 AM
#17
Posted 17 August 2011 - 09:23 AM
Care to explain?Still there is no solution to VSS in PE..
I seem to understand that both ludovici and dera reported having VSS functinal in their builds.
Maybe they could share HOW the managed to get it , so that you can try replicating their success.
Wonko
#18
Posted 17 August 2011 - 09:31 AM
#19
Posted 17 August 2011 - 10:40 AM
#20
Posted 17 August 2011 - 11:32 AM
vssapi.dll
VSSVC.exe This three files are patched, no ?
#21
Posted 17 August 2011 - 11:53 AM
#22
Posted 17 August 2011 - 01:45 PM
I have used patched files,Dera, have you use the VSS dll of Vvurat, or original windows seven DVD dll ?
the files were patched by me according to JFX's how-to
(not the files of Vvurat).
Regards,
dera
#23
Posted 17 August 2011 - 02:04 PM
Maybe, can you create a VSS script (This will can simply patching the necessary VSS files, as display ChrisR script...) ? Please...
Thanks,
#24
Posted 17 August 2011 - 08:57 PM
Hy dera,I have used patched files,
the files were patched by me according to JFX's how-to
(not the files of Vvurat).
Regards,
dera
your aproach seems straight goal-oriented. Thank you.
Could you please publish your dll's and describe how the disk2vhd starts without error message?
Is it the .dll only or do you need to some more modifications inside the build?
#25
Posted 17 August 2011 - 09:52 PM
using Windows 7 x86 Ultimate en-US RTM (SP0) source.
http://www.mediafire...1q1s1zu3um6ro12
Regards,
dera
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