don`t understand why i should export the x86 again into the x86 install wim. this step must be a mistake
LOL i got all the way up to open an administative command prompt. Navigate to D:\AIO\DVD Now make a copy of the default loader by executing: Code: bcdedit /store boot\bcd /copy {default} /d "x64 Recovery Mode" and then got lost from there were is there administative command prompt and how do i navigate PS i did mine C:\AIO\DVD
Ok, commandline basics: click the windows button, and type cmd. Right click on cmd.exe when it appears, and click "run as administrator". The window that opens is an administrative prompt. Navigation: Switch to D drive by entering D:, then hitting enter, can switch to other drives in same way. use CD to change directory on a drive. eg, to get to D:\AIO\DVD, one would do: D: cd AIO\DVD
This time all works as advertised!! This time I cut and pasted all code and command line instructions/info both to and from all command windows rather than doing any typing (not one of my better skills). This time I deleted all ei.cfg and all *.clg files from both "sources" and "sourc64" folders. This time I downloaded and installed MS free utility, XML Notepad 2007, to make the needed "unattend.xml" file. I have not actually installed any version as of yet but repair promt shows and starts to work and all choices/versions show up. Will let you know if any problems arise. One official "ATTABOY" for DKane!!
BALLS! Forgot a step, I knew it! Delete ei.cfg from D:\AIO\DVD\sources, and D:\AIO\DVD\sourc64 Instructions amended. Also, thankkyou hogcaller ^^ always nice to know one is appreciated.
I find that the double-tap of an arrow key when the "press any key to boot from CD/DVD" message appear doesn't work when the the boot timeout is set to 1 sec on the notebook I tested it on. I burned it to a DVD+RW (I use a USB DVD drive). It automatically proceeds with the Windows Setup and not the x64 Recovery Mode. I tried to double-tab as quick as I could. So I set the boot timeout to 15 sec so I have plenty of time to choose - works for me. This is also better when using my USB stick as an install media. Thank you for these great instructions DKane
dkane, What is the purpose of deleting the CLG files? Kindly Enlighten me, Im kinda confused. . . tnk you very much. . Help wud really be apprctd.
Dual partition? What about making 2 partitions on your usb drive, one for x86 and one for x64, then fixing BCD to choose between the two? Is this lunacy or a helluvalot easier than all this? Anyone tried the 2 partition approach? PDS
x86 and x64 setup.exe's are merged in one setup.exe In windows 7 x86 setup.exe, can we add x64 install option? Means x64 button
i tried, didn't work. I tried that approach... you can't make 2 partitions with usb drive (unless you talking about USB hard drive). I tried both disk management and diskpart (in cmd) to delete the current partition upon creating the second partition, you'll get an error and it can't be done. So i end up erase the 1st partition go back to a square one. If you have a spare usb laying around, you can test it. as for USB HDD. although you can make multiple partitions... I was only able to boot from whichever one is set as active. the rest aren't recognized at boot. I say DKane's guide is pretty awesome... AIO with repair for both architecture. I'll try your guide when i have time... I already build an AIO... so i just need to do the 2nd part to make 64bit repair to work.
There must be a better way... what about doing setup.exe /m: - can that be used to specify an alternate sources folder?
That's one of the things I did when it worked. It might not be completely neccesary, but I laid out all the steps exactly as I took them, so it would work. If the x86 installer is running, it refuses to install x64, as it thinks you're running an x86 OS.
Well, if you're not using the update facility, you can use whatever unattend.xml you normally use. The one I included is only to get a setup.exe that's not in sources to work. EDIT: Just name it "unattend.xml" and put it in the root directory of the DVD.