[BATCH] [DISKPART][DISM] OS installation using WinPE

Creating a batch to run diskpart from WindowsPE.

DiskPartition.CMD
Auto starts or is ran from another auto start. IDK yet, this is beta as beta can be.

Code:

:: Create Partition
@ECHO OFF
::SETUP
TITLE Partition Creation!
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
ECHO.
choice /C MG /M "Create [M]BR or [G]PT partition table?:"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 CLS & GOTO :MBR
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 CLS & GOTO :GPT
PAUSE & GOTO :EOF
::MBR Partition
:MBR
DISKPART /S MBR.txt
exit
::GPT Partition
:GPT
DISKPART /S GPT.txt
EXIT

MBR.TXT

I think this bit is fine. I used it recently to create my partitions manually when applying an image to my HDD.

Code:

select disk 0
clean
create partition primary size=300
format quick fs=ntfs label="System"
assign letter="S"
active
create partition primary
format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows"
assign letter="W"

GPT.TXT

I have no idea if this is right. Any that has experience with creating GPT partitions with diskpart please chime in. Also, what does it take to then apply an image to this partition? Just apply it or does it need more for it to be GPT/uEFI?

Code:

select disk 0
clean
convert gpt
format quick fs=fat32 label="System"
assign letter="S"
create partition msr size=128
create partition primary
format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows"
assign letter="W"

 

So I started a VM(ware) and set it to uefi.

I booted to a Windows setup, accessed the command prompt and used the diskpart to command a gpt into existence. So I got that and then I set the bcdedit/bcdboot to make the boot files but that didn't work. Maybe I am doing something wrong.

Any help would be awesome.

 

I have moved on from fixing GPT right now. Here is the batch file that I will have run automatically in Windows PE when it starts.

This is unfinished of course.
(Still looking for how to get GPT/uEFI to partition/boot to work.)

OLD

Spoiler

Code:

:: Create Partition
@ECHO OFF
::SETUP
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
SET IMGDIR=.\Images\
:Main
::Main Menu / OS Selection
TITLE Select Which Windows OS To Install
ECHO.
ECHO. Select which Windows version/architecture to install.
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Windows Vista
ECHO. 2] Windows 7
ECHO. 3] Windows 8
ECHO. 4] Windows 8.1

ECHO.
choice /C 1234 /N /M "What version of windows?:"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET IMGFILE=\v& ECHO. & SET /P ARCH=x86 or x64?: & CLS & GOTO :WinV
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET IMGFILE=\7& ECHO. & SET /P ARCH=x86 or x64?: & CLS & GOTO :Win7
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 3 SET IMGFILE=\8& ECHO. & SET /P ARCH=x86 or x64?: & CLS & GOTO :Win8
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 4 SET IMGFILE=\81& ECHO. & SET /P ARCH=x86 or x64?: & CLS & GOTO :Win8


:WinV
::WinVista
TITLE Windows Vista
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Home Basic
ECHO. 2] Home Premium
ECHO. 3] Ultimate 
ECHO.
choice /C 123 /M "What edition to install?:"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET IMGINDX=2
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET IMGINDX=3
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 3 SET IMGINDX=4
GOTO :Partitioning

:Win7
::Win7
TITLE Wndows 7 x64
ECHO. 
ECHO. 1] Home Basic
ECHO. 2] Home Premium
ECHO. 3] Professional
ECHO. 4] Ultimate 
ECHO.
choice /C 1234 /M "What edition to install?:"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET IMGINDX=1
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET IMGINDX=2
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 4 SET IMGINDX=3
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 5 SET IMGINDX=4
GOTO :Partitioning

:Win8
::Win8/1
TITLE Wndows 8 and 8.1 
ECHO. 
ECHO. 1] Core
ECHO. 2] Professional
ECHO.
choice /C 12 /M "What edition to install?:"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET IMGINDX=2
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET IMGINDX=1
GOTO :Partitioning



:Partitioning 
CLS
::Partitioning Menu
ECHO.
choice /C MG /M "Create [M]BR or [G]PT partition table?:"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 CLS & GOTO :MBR
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 CLS & GOTO :GPT
PAUSE & GOTO :EOF

:MBR
::Creates MBR partition for Bios/uEFI
ECHO.
DISKPART /S MBR.txt
DISM /APPLY-IMAGE /IMAGEFILE:!IMGDIR!!ARCH!!IMGFILE!!ARCH!.wim /INDEX:!IMGINDX! /APPLYDIR:W:\
ping -n 2 localhost
bcdboot W:\Windows /l EN-US
bcdboot W:\Windows /s S: /f ALL
Pause & Goto :MAIN
:GPT
::Creates GPT partition for uEFI
ECHO.
ECHO.Not Available.
ECHO.Use MBR or manaully create the GPT/Boot settings.
ECHO.& PAUSE & CLS & GOTO :Main
DISKPART /S GPT.txt
DISM /APPLY-IMAGE /IMAGEFILE:!IMGDIR!!ARCH!!IMGFILE!!ARCH!.wim /INDEX:!IMGINDX! /APPLYDIR:W:\
ping -n 2 localhost
bcdboot W:\Windows /l EN-US
bcdboot c:\windows /s h: /f UEFI

NEW

Spoiler

Code:

:: InstallOS.CMD v0.8
:: Written by: Humphrey
::
:: Runs from Windows PE to create partitions, apply a Windows image file, and setup the boot record.
@ECHO OFF
::SETUP
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
SET IMGDIR=.\Images\
CD /D %~dp0
:Main
::Main Menu / OS Selection
TITLE Select Which Windows OS To Install
ECHO.
ECHO. Select which Windows version to install.
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Windows Vista
ECHO. 2] Windows 7
ECHO. 3] Windows 8
ECHO. 4] Windows 8.1
ECHO.
choice /C 1234 /N /M "What version of windows?:"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET IMGFILE=\v& ECHO. & SET /P ARCH=x86 or x64?: & CLS & GOTO :WinV
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET IMGFILE=\7& ECHO. & SET /P ARCH=x86 or x64?: & CLS & GOTO :Win7
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 3 SET IMGFILE=\8& ECHO. & SET /P ARCH=x86 or x64?: & CLS & GOTO :Win8
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 4 SET IMGFILE=\81& ECHO. & SET /P ARCH=x86 or x64?: & CLS & GOTO :Win8
:WinV
::WinVista
IF '!ARCH!'=='' GOTO MAIN
TITLE Windows Vista !ARCH!
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Home Basic
ECHO. 2] Home Premium
ECHO. 3] Ultimate 
ECHO.
choice /C 123 /N /M "What edition to install?:" 
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET IMGINDX=2 & SET CHK= Windows Vista - Home Basic
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET IMGINDX=3 & SET CHK= Windows Vista - Home Premium
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 3 SET IMGINDX=4 & SET CHK= Windows Vista - Ultimate
GOTO :CHK
:Win7
::Win7
IF '!ARCH!'=='' GOTO MAIN
TITLE Wndows 7 !ARCH!
ECHO. 
ECHO. 1] Home Basic
ECHO. 2] Home Premium
ECHO. 3] Professional
ECHO. 4] Ultimate 
ECHO.
choice /C 1234 /N /M "What edition to install?:"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET IMGINDX=1 & SET CHK= Windows 7 - Home Basic
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET IMGINDX=2 & SET CHK= Windows 7 - Home Premium
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 3 SET IMGINDX=3 & SET CHK= Windows 7 - Home Professional
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 4 SET IMGINDX=4 & SET CHK= Windows 7 - Home Ultimate
GOTO :CHK
:Win8
::Win8/1
IF '!ARCH!'=='' GOTO MAIN
TITLE Wndows 8 !ARCH! (or) 8.1 !ARCH!
ECHO. 
ECHO. 1] Core
ECHO. 2] Professional
ECHO.
choice /C 12 /N /M "What edition to install?:"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET IMGINDX=2 & SET CHK= Windows 8(.1) - Core
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET IMGINDX=1 & SET CHK= Windows 8(.1) - Professional
GOTO :CHK
:CHK
::Install OS Check
ECHO.
ECHO.You are about to start the installation of: !CHK! !ARCH!
ECHO.
choice /C YN /N /M "Continue?:"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 GOTO :Partitioning
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET ARCH=&SET IMGFILE=&SET IMGINDX=& GOTO :MAIN
:Partitioning 
::Partitioning Menu
choice /C MG /M "Create [M]BR or [G]PT partition table?: "
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 CLS & GOTO :MBR
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 CLS & GOTO :GPT
PAUSE & GOTO :EOF
:MBR
::Creates MBR partition for Bios/uEFI
ECHO.
DISKPART /S MBR.txt
DISM /APPLY-IMAGE /IMAGEFILE:!IMGDIR!!ARCH!!IMGFILE!!ARCH!.wim /INDEX:!IMGINDX! /APPLYDIR:W:\
ping -n 2 localhost
bcdboot W:\Windows /l EN-US
bcdboot W:\Windows /s S: /f ALL
Start CMD & EXIT
:GPT
::Creates GPT partition for uEFI
ECHO.
ECHO.Not Available.
ECHO.Use MBR or manaully create the GPT/Boot settings.
ECHO.& PAUSE & CLS & GOTO :Main
DISKPART /S GPT.txt
DISM /APPLY-IMAGE /IMAGEFILE:!IMGDIR!!ARCH!!IMGFILE!!ARCH!.wim /INDEX:!IMGINDX! /APPLYDIR:W:\
ping -n 2 localhost
bcdboot W:\Windows /l EN-US
bcdboot c:\windows /s h: /f UEFI
Start CMD & EXIT

 

Tested the batch file in a booted setup.
Started a VM.
Booted to Windows install setup.
Accessed the command prompt.
Ran the batch file.
Error'ed.
Seems I needed to add choice.exe to the folder for it to work- so I did.
Seems choice does not work in WinPE.. I wonder why I thought it did.. :/
Seems it does work in WinPE. Wish it would make up its damned mind.
Ran the batch file.
Ran and installed Windows Vista.

So it is working.
Now I need to neatly code in a choice.exe location for WindowsPE or just bundle it along with the batch file.

 

Updated the installer script.

Spoiler

Code:

:: InstallOS.CMD v0.9
:: Written by: Humphrey
::
:: Runs from Windows PE to create partitions, apply a Windows image file, and setup the boot record.
:: 
@ECHO OFF
::SETUP
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%A IN ('TIME/T') DO SET NowT=%%A & FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%A IN ('DATE/T') DO SET NowD=%%A
SET BIN=.\bin\
SET IMGDIR=!BIN!Images\
SET LOG=!BIN!Logs\Output.log
CD /D %~dp0
:Main
::Main Menu / OS Selection
TITLE Humphreys OS Installer
ECHO.
ECHO. Select which Windows version to install.
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Windows Vista
ECHO. 2] Windows 7
ECHO. 3] Windows 8
ECHO.
choice /C 1234 /N /M "What version of windows?:"
SET FWD=!ERRORLEVEL!
IF !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 4 START CMD &EXIT
IF NOT !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 3 GOTO :ARCHSEL
:: Win8/1
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Windows 8
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] Windows 8.1
ECHO.
choice /C 12 /N /M "Which to install?: "
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET IMGFILE=\8& SET CHK1=Windows 8&CLS
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET IMGFILE=\81& SET CHK1=Windows 8.1&CLS
:ARCHSEL
:: Architecture Menu
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] x32 (x86)
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] x64
ECHO.
choice /C 12 /N /M "Which architecture?:"
IF !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET Arch=x32
IF !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET Arch=x64
::Partitioning Menu
ECHO.
choice /C MG /M "Create MBR or GPT partition table?: "
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 CLS & SET PART=MBR& SET BOOT=bcdboot W:\Windows /s S: /f ALL
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 CLS & SET PART=GPT& SET BOOT=bcdboot W:\windows /s S: /f UEFI
CALL :!FWD!
:1
::WinVista
SET IMGFILE=\v
ECHO.
ECHO. Windows Vista (!ARCH!)
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Home Basic
ECHO. 2] Home Premium
ECHO. 3] Ultimate 
ECHO.
choice /C 123 /N /M "What edition to install?:" 
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET IMGINDX=2 & SET CHK= Windows Vista Home Basic
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET IMGINDX=3 & SET CHK= Windows Vista Home Premium
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 3 SET IMGINDX=4 & SET CHK= Windows Vista Ultimate
GOTO :CHK
:2
::Win7
SET IMGFILE=\7
ECHO.
ECHO. Windows 7 (!ARCH!)
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Home Basic
ECHO. 2] Home Premium
ECHO. 3] Professional
ECHO. 4] Ultimate 
ECHO.
choice /C 1234 /N /M "What edition to install?:"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET IMGINDX=1 & SET CHK= Windows 7 Home Basic
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET IMGINDX=2 & SET CHK= Windows 7 Home Premium
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 3 SET IMGINDX=3 & SET CHK= Windows 7 Home Professional
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 4 SET IMGINDX=4 & SET CHK= Windows 7 Ultimate
GOTO :CHK
:3
ECHO.
ECHO. !CHK1! (!ARCH!)
ECHO. 
ECHO. 1] Core
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] Professional
ECHO.
choice /C 12 /N /M "What edition to install?:"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 SET IMGINDX=2 & SET CHK= Core&CLS
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET IMGINDX=1 & SET CHK= Professional&CLS
GOTO :CHK
:CHK
::Install OS Check
TITLE Install Check
ECHO.
ECHO.Start installation of: !CHK1!!CHK! (!ARCH!)
ECHO.
choice /C YN /M "Continue"
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 1 CLS & GOTO :APPLYSETTINGS
if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 2 SET ARCH=&SET IMGFILE=&SET IMGINDX=& CLS & GOTO :MAIN
:APPLYSETTINGS
:: Applies image file and creates the partitions tables and boot settings. 
ECHO.
DISKPART /S !BIN!!PART!.txt
DISM /APPLY-IMAGE /IMAGEFILE:!IMGDIR!!ARCH!!IMGFILE!!ARCH!.wim /INDEX:!IMGINDX! /APPLYDIR:W:\
ping -n 2 localhost
bcdboot W:\Windows /l EN-US
!BOOT!
:LOG
:: Outputs log of completed install. 
ECHO.Installed !CHK1!!CHK! !ARCH! on !NowD! @ !NowT!!LOG!
Start CMD & EXIT

 

Might as well post the whole batch

I was in the middle of replying when the thread updated..
I like how you've got the option for WindowsRE or not.
I tested in a boot environment which I assume is similar to WindowsPE and it couldn't find Choice.exe so I decided to bundle it, not sure if I will keep it.

So about uEFI partitioning. I want to be able to do it for Windows Vista, 7, and 8(.01) This bit you've posted will support those?
I will be using Windows 8.1 ADK WindowsPE for this.
It is possible to pass along a varible in WindowsPE right? Id like to not have to create a tag file for the firmware selection.

I doubt I will need windows PE x64 but it would be nice if when i booted it checked the architecture and then booted the corresponding WinPE arch.

 

Hey. I was looking around and found a way to pass along the firmware that is detected.

Code:

StartNet.CMD
@ECHO OFF
:: StartNet.CMD 
:: Placed in System32 of WinPE

wpeutil UpdateBootInfo

for /f "tokens=2* delims=     " %%A in ('reg query HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control /v PEFirmwareType') DO SET DetectFirm=%%B
:: Note: delims is a TAB followed by a space.

if %DetectFirm%==0x1 SET FIRMWARE=BIOS
if %DetectFirm%==0x2 SET FIRMWARE=UEFI

:: Call or Start - Passes along firmware variable. 
start InstallOS.CMD %FIRMWARE%

InstallOS.cmd

Code:

@ECHO OFF
ECHO.%FIRMWARE%
PAUSE

Useful I believe so that there isn't that bit of code creating the bios/uefi file cause I think when it is reused then it will detect both or the old one and select the wrong diskpart operation.

 

That is true. I am still learning how WinPE functions so I will say a lot of useless junk..

I decided to expunge choice from the code:

Spoiler

Code:

:: InstallOS.CMD v1.0
:: Written by: Humphrey
::
:: Runs from Windows PE to create partitions, apply a Windows image file, and setup the boot record.
:: In this version, BIN and IMAGES need to be in the same folder as InstallOS.CMD
::
@ECHO OFF
:: SETUP
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
CD /D %~dp0
FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%A IN ('TIME/T') DO SET NowT=%%A & FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%A IN ('DATE/T') DO SET NowD=%%A
SET BIN=.\bin\& SET IMGDIR=!BIN!Images\& SET LOG=!BIN!Logs\Output.log
:MAIN
TITLE Humphreys OS Installer
:: Main Menu / OS Selection
ECHO.
ECHO. Select which Windows version to install.
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Windows Vista
ECHO. 2] Windows 7
ECHO. 3] Windows 8
ECHO.
SET /P VER=What version to install?: 
IF "!VER!"=="" CLS & GOTO :MAIN
SET SVER=!VER! & CLS
:ARCHSEL
:: Architecture Menu
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] x32 (x86)
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] x64
ECHO.
SET /P ARCHSEL=What architecture to install?: 
IF "!ARCHSEL!"=="" GOTO :ARCHSEL 
IF "!ARCHSEL!"=="1" (SET Arch=x32& CLS) else SET Arch=x64& CLS
:PARTMENU
:: Partitioning Menu
ECHO.
ECHO.!FIRMWARE! was detected on boot.
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] MBR BIOS
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] GPT uEFI
ECHO.
SET /P PARTITION=What parition scheme to use?: 
IF "!PARTITION!"=="" GOTO :PARTMENU
IF "!PARTITION!"=="1" SET PART=MBR& SET BOOT=bcdboot W:\Windows /s S: /f ALL& CLS
IF "!PARTITION!"=="2" SET PART=GPT& SET BOOT=bcdboot W:\windows /s S: /f UEFI& CLS
GOTO :!SVER!
:1
:: WinVista
SET IMGFILE=\v
ECHO.
ECHO. Windows Vista (!ARCH!)
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Home Basic
ECHO. 2] Home Premium
ECHO. 3] Ultimate 
ECHO.
SET /P EDI=What edition to install?: 
IF "!EDI!"=="" GOTO :1
IF "!EDI!"=="1" SET IMGINDX=2& SET CHK= Windows Vista Home Basic& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="2" SET IMGINDX=3& SET CHK= Windows Vista Home Premium& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="3" SET IMGINDX=4& SET CHK= Windows Vista Ultimate& CLS & GOTO :CHK
CLS & GOTO :1
:2
:: Win7
SET IMGFILE=\7
ECHO.
ECHO. Windows 7 (!ARCH!)
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Home Basic
ECHO. 2] Home Premium
ECHO. 3] Professional
ECHO. 4] Ultimate 
ECHO.
SET /P EDI=What edition to install?: 
IF "!EDI!"=="" GOTO :2
IF "!EDI!"=="1" SET IMGINDX=1& SET CHK= Windows 7 Home Basic& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="2" SET IMGINDX=2& SET CHK= Windows 7 Home Premium&& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="3" SET IMGINDX=3& SET CHK= Windows 7 Home Professional& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="4" SET IMGINDX=4& SET CHK= Windows 7 Ultimate& CLS & GOTO :CHK
CLS & GOTO :2
:3
:: Win8/1
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Windows 8
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] Windows 8.1
ECHO.
SET /P EDI=What edition to install?: 
IF "!EDI!"=="" GOTO :3
IF "!EDI!"=="1" SET IMGFILE=\8& SET CHK1=Windows 8& CLS & GOTO :4
IF "!EDI!"=="2" SET IMGFILE=\81& SET CHK1=Windows 8.1& CLS & GOTO :4
CLS & GOTO :3
:4
ECHO.
ECHO. !CHK1! (!ARCH!)
ECHO. 
ECHO. 1] Core
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] Professional
ECHO.
SET /P EDI=What edition to install?: 
IF "!EDI!"=="" CLS & GOTO :3
IF "!EDI!"=="1" SET IMGINDX=2 & SET CHK= Core& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="2" SET IMGINDX=1 & SET CHK= Professional& CLS & GOTO :CHK
CLS & GOTO :4
:CHK
:: Install OS Check
TITLE Install Check
ECHO.
ECHO.Start installation of: !CHK1!!CHK! (!ARCH!) [!PART!]
ECHO.
SET /P CONT=[Y]es / [N]o: 
IF "CONT"=="" CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF /I "CONT"=="Y" CLS & GOTO :APPLYSETTINGS
IF /I "CONT"=="N" SET PARTITION=& SET PART=& SET ARCHSEL=& SET EDI=& SET ARCH=& SET IMGFILE=& SET IMGINDX=& SET VER=& CLS & GOTO :MAIN
:APPLYSETTINGS
ECHO. 
:: Applies image file and creates the partitions tables and boot settings. 
DISKPART /S !BIN!!PART!.txt
DISM /APPLY-IMAGE /IMAGEFILE:!IMGDIR!!ARCH!!IMGFILE!!ARCH!.wim /INDEX:!IMGINDX! /APPLYDIR:W:\
ping -n 2 localhost
bcdboot W:\Windows /l EN-US
!BOOT!
:LOG
:: Outputs log of completed install. 
ECHO.Installed !CHK1!!CHK! !ARCH! on !NowD! @ !NowT!!LOG!
Start CMD & EXIT

Something is wrong with the dism part, not doing what i want it do so I am testing.

 

So I fixed the DISM command. Turns out I had it looking for the wrong file.

Anyways, now I just have to get the bcdboot command to work.
Running from the script it doesn't work, running it by itself, does work.

 

StartNet.CMD (Placed in System32 of a WinPE wim)
Working on getting this slimmed down.

Spoiler

Code:

:: StartNet.CMD 
:: Placed in System32 of WinPE

@ECHO OFF

:: Setup for InstallOS.cmd
wpeutil UpdateBootInfo
for /f "tokens=2* delims=     " %%A in ('reg query HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control /v PEFirmwareType') DO SET DetectFirm=%%B
:: Note: delims is a TAB followed by a space.
if %DetectFirm%==0x1 SET FIRMWARE=BIOS
if %DetectFirm%==0x2 SET FIRMWARE=UEFI

:: Add script to detect InstallOS.cmd and then call it. 
set drive=
for %%a in (a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z) do (
    >nul 2>&1 dir "%%a:\installos.cmd"
    if not errorlevel 1 (
        if defined drive (
            echo more that one drive has "installos.cmd" on it!!!!!!!!
            pause
            goto :eof
        )
        set drive=%%a:\
    )
)

if defined drive (
    Start %drive%InstallOS.CMD
) else (
    echo no drive containing "installos.cmd" was found on this computer
    goto :eof
)

:: Future Stuff
:EXIT

InstallOS.cmd (Located in the root of the boot media, called by StartNet.cmd)

Also located in root of the boot media
.\BIN\
.\BIN\Images
.\BIN\x64
.\BIN\x64\7x64.wim
.\BIN\x64\81x64.wim
.\BIN\x64\8x64.wim
.\BIN\x64\vx64.wim
.\BIN\x86
.\BIN\x86\7x86.wim
.\BIN\x86\81x86.wim
.\BIN\x86\8x86.wim
.\BIN\x86\vx86.wim
.\BIN\Logs (Working on relocating these to the temp folder of the WinPE so they can actually be written and thusly, observed.)
.\BIN\MBR.txt
.\BIN\GPT.txt

Spoiler

Code:

:: InstallOS.CMD v1.2
:: Written by: Humphrey
::
:: Runs from Windows PE to create partitions, apply a Windows image file, and setup the boot record.
:: In this version, BIN and IMAGES need to be in the same folder as InstallOS.CMD
::
@ECHO OFF
:: SETUP
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
CD /D %~dp0
FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%A IN ('TIME/T') DO SET NowT=%%A & FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%A IN ('DATE/T') DO SET NowD=%%A
SET BIN=.\bin\& SET IMGDIR=!BIN!Images\& SET LOG=!BIN!Logs\Output.log
:MAIN
TITLE Humphreys OS Installer
:: Main Menu / OS Selection
ECHO.
ECHO. Select which Windows version to install.
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Windows Vista
ECHO. 2] Windows 7
ECHO. 3] Windows 8
ECHO.
SET /P VER=What version to install?: 
IF "!VER!"=="" CLS & GOTO :MAIN
SET SVER=!VER! & CLS
:ARCHSEL
:: Architecture Menu
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] x32 (x86)
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] x64
ECHO.
SET /P ARCHSEL=What architecture to install?: 
IF "!ARCHSEL!"=="" GOTO :ARCHSEL 
IF "!ARCHSEL!"=="1" (SET Arch=x86& CLS) else SET Arch=x64& CLS
:PARTMENU
:: Partitioning Menu
ECHO.
ECHO.!FIRMWARE! was detected on boot.
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] MBR BIOS
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] GPT uEFI
ECHO.
SET /P PARTITION=What parition scheme to use?: 
IF "!PARTITION!"=="" GOTO :PARTMENU
IF "!PARTITION!"=="1" SET PART=MBR& SET BOOT=bcdboot W:\Windows /s S: /f ALL& CLS
IF "!PARTITION!"=="2" SET PART=GPT& SET BOOT=bcdboot W:\windows /s S: /f UEFI& CLS
GOTO :!SVER!
:1
:: WinVista
SET IMGFILE=\v
ECHO.
ECHO. Windows Vista (!ARCH!)
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Home Basic
ECHO. 2] Home Premium
ECHO. 3] Ultimate 
ECHO.
SET /P EDI=What edition to install?: 
IF "!EDI!"=="" GOTO :1
IF "!EDI!"=="1" SET IMGINDX=2& SET CHK= Windows Vista Home Basic& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="2" SET IMGINDX=3& SET CHK= Windows Vista Home Premium& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="3" SET IMGINDX=4& SET CHK= Windows Vista Ultimate& CLS & GOTO :CHK
CLS & GOTO :1
:2
:: Win7
SET IMGFILE=\7
ECHO.
ECHO. Windows 7 (!ARCH!)
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Home Basic
ECHO. 2] Home Premium
ECHO. 3] Professional
ECHO. 4] Ultimate 
ECHO.
SET /P EDI=What edition to install?: 
IF "!EDI!"=="" GOTO :2
IF "!EDI!"=="1" SET IMGINDX=1& SET CHK= Windows 7 Home Basic& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="2" SET IMGINDX=2& SET CHK= Windows 7 Home Premium&& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="3" SET IMGINDX=3& SET CHK= Windows 7 Home Professional& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="4" SET IMGINDX=4& SET CHK= Windows 7 Ultimate& CLS & GOTO :CHK
CLS & GOTO :2
:3
:: Win8/1
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Windows 8
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] Windows 8.1
ECHO.
SET /P EDI=What edition to install?: 
IF "!EDI!"=="" GOTO :3
IF "!EDI!"=="1" SET IMGFILE=\8& SET CHK1=Windows 8& CLS & GOTO :4
IF "!EDI!"=="2" SET IMGFILE=\81& SET CHK1=Windows 8.1& CLS & GOTO :4
CLS & GOTO :3
:4
ECHO.
ECHO. !CHK1! (!ARCH!)
ECHO. 
ECHO. 1] Core
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] Professional
ECHO.
SET /P EDI=What edition to install?: 
IF "!EDI!"=="" CLS & GOTO :3
IF "!EDI!"=="1" SET IMGINDX=2 & SET CHK= Core& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="2" SET IMGINDX=1 & SET CHK= Professional& CLS & GOTO :CHK
CLS & GOTO :4
:CHK
:: Install OS Check
TITLE Install Check
ECHO.
ECHO.Start installation of: !CHK1!!CHK! (!ARCH!) [!PART!]
ECHO.
SET /P CONT=[Y]es / [N]o: 
IF "CONT"=="" CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF /I "CONT"=="Y" CLS & GOTO :APPLYSETTINGS
IF /I "CONT"=="N" SET PARTITION=& SET PART=& SET ARCHSEL=& SET EDI=& SET ARCH=& SET IMGFILE=& SET IMGINDX=& SET VER=& CLS & GOTO :MAIN

:APPLYSETTINGS
ECHO. 
:: Applies image file and creates the partitions tables and boot settings. 
DISKPART /S !BIN!!PART!.txt
ECHO.DISKPART COMPLETE & pause
DISM /APPLY-IMAGE /IMAGEFILE:!IMGDIR!!ARCH!!IMGFILE!!ARCH!.wim /INDEX:!IMGINDX! /APPLYDIR:W:\
ECHO.DISM COMPLETE & pause
ping -n 2 localhost

bcdboot W:\Windows /l EN-US
ECHO.BCDBOOT COMPLETE & pause
!BOOT!
:LOG
:: Outputs log of completed install. 
ECHO.Installed !CHK1!!CHK! !ARCH! on !NowD! @ !NowT!
Start CMD & EXIT

 

Thanks for the links. I will check them out.

Flipp3r, you mentioned that if

Code:

rem == 1. Windows RE tools partition ===============
create partition primary size=300
format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows RE tools"
assign letter="T"
set id="de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac"
gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001

is added with diskpart that windows automatically adds WinRE.wim is added to the appropriate partition.

I was reading this: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825089.aspx

Code:

rem === Copy the Windows RE Tools to the Windows RE Tools partition ==========
md T:\Recovery\WindowsRE
copy W:\windows\system32\recovery\winre.wim T:\Recovery\WindowsRE\winre.wim

So is this needed or not?

 

Having an issue with getting WinPE to love this script..

Code as I have it now:

Spoiler

StartNet.cmd

Code:

:: StartNet.CMD 
:: Placed in System32 of WinPE
@ECHO OFF
:: Setup for InstallOS.cmd
wpeutil UpdateBootInfo
for /f "tokens=2* delims=     " %%A in ('reg query HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control /v PEFirmwareType') DO SET DetectFirm=%%B
:: Note: delims is a TAB followed by a space.
if %DetectFirm%==0x1 SET FIRMWARE=BIOS
if %DetectFirm%==0x2 SET FIRMWARE=UEFI
:: Add script to detect files needed.
for %%p in (a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z) do if exist %%p:\logs SET LOGDIR=%%p:\Logs 2>nul
for %%a in (a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z) do %%a:\installos.cmd %LOGDIR% %firmware% 2>nul
:EXIT

InstallOS.cmd

Code:

:: InstallOS.CMD v1.3
:: Written by: Humphrey
::
:: Runs from Windows PE to create partitions, apply a Windows image file, and setup the boot record.
:: In this version, BIN and IMAGES need to be in the same folder as InstallOS.CMD
::
@ECHO OFF
:: SETUP
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
CD /D %~dp0
FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%A IN ('TIME/T') DO SET NowT=%%A & FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%A IN ('DATE/T') DO SET NowD=%%A
SET BIN=.\bin\& SET IMGDIR=!BIN!Images\
:MAIN
TITLE Humphreys OS Installer
:: Main Menu / OS Selection
ECHO.
ECHO. Select which Windows version to install.
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Windows Vista
ECHO. 2] Windows 7
ECHO. 3] Windows 8
ECHO.
SET /P VER=What version to install?: 
IF "!VER!"=="" CLS & GOTO :MAIN
SET SVER=!VER! & CLS
:ARCHSEL
:: Architecture Menu
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] x32 (x86)
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] x64
ECHO.
SET /P ARCHSEL=What architecture to install?: 
IF "!ARCHSEL!"=="" CLS & GOTO :ARCHSEL 
IF "!ARCHSEL!"=="1" (SET Arch=x86& CLS) else SET Arch=x64& CLS
:PARTMENU
:: Partitioning Menu
ECHO.
ECHO.!FIRMWARE! was detected on boot.
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] MBR BIOS
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] GPT uEFI
ECHO.
SET /P PARTITION=What parition scheme to use?: 
IF "!PARTITION!"=="" CLS & GOTO :PARTMENU
IF "!PARTITION!"=="1" SET PART=MBR& SET BOOT=bcdboot W:\Windows /s S: /f ALL& CLS
IF "!PARTITION!"=="2" SET PART=GPT& SET BOOT=bcdboot W:\windows /s S: /f UEFI& CLS
GOTO :!SVER!
:1
:: WinVista
SET IMGFILE=\v
ECHO.
ECHO. Windows Vista (!ARCH!)
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Home Basic
ECHO. 2] Home Premium
ECHO. 3] Ultimate 
ECHO.
SET /P EDI=What edition to install?: 
IF "!EDI!"=="" CLS & GOTO :1
IF "!EDI!"=="1" SET IMGINDX=2& SET CHK= Windows Vista Home Basic& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="2" SET IMGINDX=3& SET CHK= Windows Vista Home Premium& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="3" SET IMGINDX=4& SET CHK= Windows Vista Ultimate& CLS & GOTO :CHK
CLS & GOTO :1
:2
:: Win7
SET IMGFILE=\7
ECHO.
ECHO. Windows 7 (!ARCH!)
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Home Basic
ECHO. 2] Home Premium
ECHO. 3] Professional
ECHO. 4] Ultimate 
ECHO.
SET /P EDI=What edition to install?: 
IF "!EDI!"=="" CLS & GOTO :2
IF "!EDI!"=="1" SET IMGINDX=1& SET CHK= Windows 7 Home Basic& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="2" SET IMGINDX=2& SET CHK= Windows 7 Home Premium&& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="3" SET IMGINDX=3& SET CHK= Windows 7 Home Professional& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="4" SET IMGINDX=4& SET CHK= Windows 7 Ultimate& CLS & GOTO :CHK
:3
:: Win8.x
SET EDI=
ECHO.
ECHO. 1] Windows 8
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] Windows 8.1
ECHO.
SET /P EDI=What edition to install?: 
IF "!EDI!"=="" CLS & GOTO :3
IF "!EDI!"=="1" SET IMGFILE=\8& SET CHK1=Windows 8& CLS & GOTO :4
IF "!EDI!"=="2" SET IMGFILE=\81& SET CHK1=Windows 8.1& CLS & GOTO :4
:4
:: Win8 Edition
SET EDI=
ECHO.
ECHO. !CHK1! (!ARCH!)
ECHO. 
ECHO. 1] Core
ECHO.
ECHO. 2] Professional
ECHO.
SET /P EDI=What edition to install?: 
IF "!EDI!"=="" CLS & GOTO :4
IF "!EDI!"=="1" SET IMGINDX=2 & SET CHK= Core& CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF "!EDI!"=="2" SET IMGINDX=1 & SET CHK= Professional& CLS & GOTO :CHK
:CHK
SET CONT=
:: Install OS Check
TITLE Install Check
ECHO.
ECHO.Start installation of: !CHK1!!CHK! (!ARCH!) [!PART!]
ECHO.
SET /P CONT=[Y]es / [N]o: 
IF "!CONT!"=="" CLS & GOTO :CHK
IF /I "!CONT!"=="Y" CLS & GOTO :APPLYSETTINGS
IF /I "!CONT!"=="N" SET PARTITION=& SET PART=& SET ARCHSEL=& SET EDI=& SET ARCH=& SET IMGFILE=& SET IMGINDX=& SET VER=& CLS & GOTO :MAIN
CLS & GOTO :CHK
:APPLYSETTINGS
ECHO. 
:: Applies image file and creates the partitions tables and boot settings. 
DISKPART /S !BIN!!PART!.txt
DISM /APPLY-IMAGE /IMAGEFILE:!IMGDIR!!ARCH!!IMGFILE!!ARCH!.wim /INDEX:!IMGINDX! /APPLYDIR:W:\
bcdboot W:\Windows /l EN-US
!BOOT!
:LOG
:: Outputs log of completed install. 
ECHO.Installed !CHK1!!CHK! !ARCH! on !NowD! @ !NowT! >>!LOGDIR!\Final.log
Start CMD
notepad !LOGDIR!\Final.log

I don't know why but startnet (i think) gives a "command completed successfully" output after it calls installOS which started after I added the line about setting the logdir variable.

In InstallOS, I have set %BOOT% to either setup either a MBR/UEFI or just UEFI boot

Code:

IF "!PARTITION!"=="1" SET PART=MBR& SET BOOT=bcdboot W:\Windows /s S: /f ALL& CLS
IF "!PARTITION!"=="2" SET PART=GPT& SET BOOT=bcdboot W:\windows /s S: /f UEFI& CLS

It errors on this line when running the script but works if i type it manually. Manually as in either the %BOOT% to call that variables commands or the "bcdboot W:\Windows /s S: /f ALL"

Will continue to test.

 

What? You mean CD to W:\Windows\System32 and BCDBOOT from there?

I know of VER and ill change it. Could cause problems but idk.

Is it need? no. I could use % but I like how ! looks. It is made possible by SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion

Yes this is correct. There isn't a space so that PART isn't set to "GPT_" (underscore representing the space) and "GPT"
If there was a space, it would be looking for "GPT .txt" and not "GPT.txt"

Run this an example: (Change nothing)

Code:

@ECHO OFF
SET a=First Test& Set b=Second Test & SET c=Third Test
ECHO."%a%" & ECHO."%b%" & ECHO."%c%"
PAUSE