The Recovery environment only accept 2 settings - Use official Microsoft Reinstallation or custom one - Add 1 software, currently the File Browser I don't want to replace the official Microsoft reinstallation tool, as I like it So, the only option I see is to replace the custom tool (file browser) by a menu (Advanced options?) that could start the file browser or a full windows reinstallation. But, then, I face another problem. There is no way to customize the NAME of the tool shown in the Recovery Environment. The name is extracted from a properties in the EXE of the software. AutoIT, which I use to code everything, don't allows me to set this name. And I don't want so "AutoIT Script" in the recovery environment. And I don't know how to code in C++/Visual C/Etc to create a menu in which I could set the name. So I am a little bit blocked here for now. The only things I never tried is to use a ressources hacker to modify the compiled AutoIT script to change the required string in it. I will add this to my "to-do" list, but don't expect anywhing this year, I still have to fix the recovery partition showing up in Windows, my university course to complete and the holidays that are comming.
The problem come from the fact that I change the partition ID during the capture process. For an unknow reason, I wasn't able to register the recovery image at some point and reverting the partition ID to a regular partition was required, so I tried to hide the partition using other ways. The problem was mostly in Windows 8, but I kept the code for the Windows 7 version. I am currently trying to remove all this to check again if it was really required. Will post a test version when ready.
Basic Version 1.3.13 Test Result on win7 Recovery partition hidden =============================== Done Advance Option Compelete Restore Working ================== Done Recover From USB key ================================== Done Splash Page Working===================================Done Its now a stable version of BASIC SERIES with complete working features... The best thing in this version is WINRE Advance option where u run CompleteRestore command its really Awesome this option really easy my work ....Thanks buddy
English Translation : After a full system recovery under Windows 7, the Recovery environment doesn't work anymore I will check that! Also, although my natural language is french, the forums is english only, so if you have to speak to me in french, do it in PM only. Thanks!
Everything seems ok on my side. Don't forget that after a full system recovery you have to go through the OOBE process and reboot at least once back to the desktop before WinRE is enabled again!
hmmm I tested this version on two laptops its workings great i did'nt seems any kind of problem after system restore....
one problem that i seen .. In OOBE mode i install drivers,apps,antivirus but when windows start first time some software did't installed mean they automated uninstalled after sysprep.....?? Chrome,antivirus,idm,kml player these software uninstalled
Is this possible that in windows 8 when we install this tool he automated rearm the windows...?? Like the last one do in windows7...??? Aur is this possible we set the password on recovery usb..?
- Which version of Windows? - Applications instaled mannualy while in AUDIT mode or automatically suing SetupComplete.cmd (Windows 7) or FirstLogon.cmd (Windows 8) ? - Recoverying hoe? (WinRE, FullRestore.cmd, USB media) ? For Windows 7, the "Full Recovery" from WinRE is the same CMD script (with a gui) that is used using FullRestore.cmd file, so sould give the same result....
Computer is ALWAYS REARMED when using this tools, except if using SLIC 2.1 under Windows 7. Since I don't have Windows 8, was not able to test with bios activation for OEMM computer..... As for the password under Windows 8, it is asked by Windows when doing Refresh/Reset... but there is no way to have it asked to launch the "custom tools", the option has been removed compared to Windows 7 WinRE.
AutoUnattend allow this kind of partition. Windows will shrink/resize partition correctly. In fact, the only reason I have it done this way was because I base my Windows 8 script on my windows 7 script and I was suing reccomended partition from an old document found somewhere on the web. I will check what to do. Will have to modify some scripts, but not much..... maybe in a future version. Will add to the "to-do" list
How? Not that i know of that Windows will shrink correctly, how would you do that if not via a script when you are using the autounattend, could you explain?
Damn, you are right. Didn't worked. I know it works when using MDT to deploy image, where I can say : Partition 1:5gb Partition 2:Rest of the drive Partition 3:2gb But I can't achive this with AutoUnattend.xml Well.... since the recovery partition should be the last one, I can use my script to shrink the Windows partition before capturing..... I will use the following partition layout UEFI =-=- Partition 1 : Recovery Environment Partition 2 : System (EFI) Partition 3 : MSR Partition 4 : Windows Partition 5 : Recovery MBR =-=- Partition 1 : Recovery Environment Partition 2 : System (MBR) Partition 3 : Windows Partition 4 : Recovery I don't like having my WinRE tools on the same partition as the boot loader. Prefer to have it alone. Easier to fix if something goes wrong. Maybe I could have the Recovery partition "dynamic"... by creating the WIM file, checking it's file zise and creating the recovery partition of the same size, then moving the file there... will see what I can do.