I have done exactly that also, still takes 10 minutes on all my machines. something is funny with a setting or something... RESET from the HDD should be even faster than from USB. all it has to do is format and extract the partition files. with USB it has to copy the recovery files to the HDD recovery partition first, and then do all the extracting. How long does the USB RESET take>>?
Anarethos, I have been changing this setting in the resetconfig.xml. (<MinSize>75000</MinSize>) to (<MinSize>40000</MinSize>) because it was not allowing me to reset to a 64GB SSD. I'm assuming this wont hurt anything to change this?? I have also been changing the windows 8 system partition to 350MB because its standard on its install(different from windows 7) Just in case they wanted that big for some reason in the future!! Do you normally just make it small enough to accomodate whats on there? Also about the audit/generic, I have been changing the the install.cmd under the sysprep area...still testing to see what happens START /WAIT C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\SysPrep.exe /generalize /oobe /quit /unattend:SysPrep.Xml to.... START /WAIT C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\SysPrep.exe /generalize /audit /quit /unattend:SysPrep.Xml Do I still need to keep the sysprep.xml on there, if so do I need to edit that file with something else, it looks like everything in there is about keeping drivers...which I dont want
The SYSPREP file is used to keep the drivers. Yon won't need it if you just want to have a general image
You missed the part whre I said the IMAGEX file has been removed and you need to add them yourself... this is why there is no capture under Windows 7. Windows 8 can capture using built-in DISM command. Re-Read the instruction document to help you with taht.
For the language file, don't forget the Settings.Ini file for Windows 7 is not compatible with Windows 8. Also, don't forget to save them as UTF-8. I saw some french character where lost in the newer files. When done and 100% tested, send me a PM with a link to the post, I will add them in on the web page Thanks.
I didn't change the recovery media creator tools since 1.3.5 so .... Try the following Open DISKPART and Type the following (replace F by the currently assigned letter of your usb key) Code: SELECT VOLUME F: ACTIVE EXIT and try again if it doen't work, open command prompt and type the following (replace F: by the letter of the USB key) DIR F:\ /S /A | clip and paste the result here
") Add a splash image before launching the recovery tool, so computer manufacturer could then put their own logo?" Would LOVE that.
1.3.9 is out - Now make the USB driver created under Windows 7 active - Added translation files For the translation file, please : - Save the file, in Notepad, as UNICODE, not UTF-8 - For the LanguageName property, don't user right-to-left language like Arabic, it won't works correctly
Had to manually enter version number in your link for it wanted to download 1.3.8 so changed 8 to 9 and download began. Thanks for your hard work!
Simply refresh the web page (CTRL+F5). Don't know why, but sometige updates don't show until you do that...
This may be a little ahead of the game but I am working on making that generic USB install. I have the generic image made and goes right to audit mode after the fresh recovery from USB. Only problem is that when I run the recovery again it goes through all the normal processs of sysprep, then captures. However when i power back up its as if I did not capture at all right back to audit mode. Seems as if the it will not overwrite the files already on the recovery partition(.swm's). If i manually delete those files before the capture everything works normal.. I think the easy fix would be if upon initial recovery from USB, if the recovery .swm files did not copy to the HDD, rather just extract and partition the OS files. This is how the original windows 7 generic stuff worked, never copied the recovery files to the HDD... is this something you have any insight on??? after it captures the 2nd time it wants to create install.wim ....looking further im guessing once it captures it does not have the space left on the partition to complete and just errors out. except it still takes me to "your pc is done prompt" how can i view the dos window after the end, it goes so fast I cant see whats happening.
Under Windows 8, the recovery utility of the USB key is made by Microsoft, and can't be really modified. Your best bet would be, in fact, to do the following : - Install Windows 8 using the XML file - Install all your apps - Sysprep manually but do not reboot - Do not use my recovery tools, tather, do the following --Reboot on Windows 8 media --Open command prompt (SHIFT+F10) --Using DISM to capture the windows partition that has been sysprepped --Replace Install.Wim from installation media by the one captured This way, you will have a new recovery media with all your apps, without the recovery tools Then main advantage here is that you can reinstall your image either on 64bits-MBR and 64bits-UEFI rather than only on the same kind of architecture
Bro, do u planning do the recovery which support SSD? Recently new laptop comes with SSD 30GB in disk 0, den the rest is normal hard disk which located at disk 1 and disk 2
Not sure to understand... You mean computer with multiple drive, like 2 SSD or 1 SSD + 1 HDD? or you are talking about those "hybrid" drive?
Its like only 1 SSD 30GB only, the rest is like normal hard disk. So means a laptop which contain SSD will surely have 2nd hard disk. SSD loading windows very very fast compared to normal hard disk. So normally SSD will be at disk 0.