Creating a MultiBoot Windows 8 WinPE Disc

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by anarchist9027, Nov 27, 2012.

  1. anarchist9027

    anarchist9027 MDL Expert

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    Are you in Deployment and Imaging Tool Environment?
     
  2. by_pbh

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    thanks for sharing
     
  3. Outcast

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    #23 Outcast, Jan 21, 2013
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    Nope.

    I just tried in 'Deployment and Imaging Tool Environment' and this is what I get

    Code:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\bcdedit.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
    Never mind, solve the above error by using amd64\BCDBoot\bcdedit instead and manage to create an ISO file.

    However when I try booting the x64 image, I am getting this error:

    hXXp://imgur.com/mN6Ihuc (replace hXXp to http -> SCREW MDL for having this stupid restriction)

    Below is my "bcdedit /store bcd /ENUM" output.

    Code:
    Windows Boot Manager
    --------------------
    identifier              {bootmgr}
    description             Windows Boot Manager
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {globalsettings}
    default                 {default}
    displayorder            {default}
                            {b7ce14a0-606d-11e2-9bf1-402cf4c23d6e}
    toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}
    timeout                 30
    
    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier              {default}
    device                  ramdisk=[boot]\sources\boot.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f}
    path                    \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe
    description             WinPE_x86
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    osdevice                ramdisk=[boot]\sources\boot.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f}
    systemroot              \windows
    detecthal               Yes
    winpe                   Yes
    ems                     No
    
    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier              {b7ce14a0-606d-11e2-9bf1-402cf4c23d6e}
    device                  ramdisk=[boot]sources\bootx64.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f}
    path                    \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe
    description             WinPE_x64
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    osdevice                ramdisk=[boot]sources\bootx64.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f}
    systemroot              \windows
    custom:250000c2         1
    detecthal               Yes
    winpe                   Yes
    ems                     No
    
    
     
  4. anarchist9027

    anarchist9027 MDL Expert

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    Did you rename your x64 WinPE to bootx64.wim?
     
  5. Outcast

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    #25 Outcast, Jan 24, 2013
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    Yes I did.

    Code:
    ramdisk=[boot]sources\bootx64.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f} 
    
     
  6. anarchist9027

    anarchist9027 MDL Expert

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    No, I mean manually rename the 64 bit boot file itself to bootx64.
     
  7. Outcast

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    yup, i did.

    hXXp://imgur.com/BQC8av7
     
  8. anarchist9027

    anarchist9027 MDL Expert

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    I honestly don't know what you did wrong. It is tested and working.
     
  9. lxxl

    lxxl MDL Novice

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    you are trying to boot efi unit right ?
     
  10. naplq

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    the same question,
    I did folow the steps above, but I seem like failed, it will automatically boot to PE interface without any options to select, if I didn't select one , how did I know which one(X64 or X32) I boot to ??

    I would be very thankful for any help.
     
  11. anarchist9027

    anarchist9027 MDL Expert

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    It is in the final steps on how to rename your PE directory so you know what one you can boot into
     
  12. uengin

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    #32 uengin, Apr 24, 2013
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    Hi,
    Excuse me if I am not posting to the right place, as you can see I'm a total noob here...

    I took the Windows 8 install.wim and I appended windows 7 and server 2008 installations in there hoping to have an all in one installer... the WIM packed fine, butwhen any installation other than windows 8 is selected it complains:
    Code:
    Windows cannot find the Microsoft Software License Terms. Make sure the installation sources are valid and restart the installation.
    I gather some required paramaters/files/filenames are missing for the windows 8 PE to work with windows 7 PE. Question is what will it take to get them to work? Any help is much appreciated....

    Thanks in advance.
     
  13. HALIKUS

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    #33 HALIKUS, Apr 24, 2013
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    License files in x:\Sources\License from all corresponding OS boot.wims.
     
  14. anarchist9027

    anarchist9027 MDL Expert

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    #34 anarchist9027, Apr 30, 2013
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    You just need to merge the licence files from Server 2008r2 into the licence folder x:\Sources\License like HALIKUS said :)
     
  15. HALIKUS

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    ^What he said :)

    If you really want a truly "AIO' boot.wim as far as licensees are concerned, i first extracted (from boot.wim - \Sources\Lisence) the Vista ones (including Enterprise), then did the same overwriting older duplicate entries for Server 2008, then 2008R2, then Win7 (including enterprise), then embedded, then Eval, then server 2012 and anything else i forgot. In total i have 430 files.
     
  16. adit123tya

    adit123tya MDL Senior Member

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    guys, this works fine when you are booying from bios, but it doesnot show and bootmenu in case of efi. Any idea how to solve that.
     
  17. ultimate_live

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    #39 ultimate_live, Dec 29, 2013
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    anarchist9027.

    I created an AIO of Windows 8.1 in native pt-br (Original MSDN ISO). But when I start the AIO, the boot menu, the recovery, everything is in English. How can I change the language to be in pt-br ?
    The Windows Boot Manager still remains in English, but the Windows Boot Loader (x86 / x64) needs to be in pt-br.
     
  18. balubeto

    balubeto MDL Addicted

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    The procedure described in the first post is still valid to create a Windows PE 10.x using the latest version of Windows ADK?

    Using the Diskpart utility, how do I create a bootable USB stick containing this double operating system?

    Thanks

    Bye
     
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