OEM Recovery Partition Creator for Windows

@ technomaster
I have been reading your results the last few days and I am wondering if you use sysprep tool to reboot into audit mode again after you do the installations of your apps. Some apps require reboot in order to finish installing plus some dont give option for other users to have access to it. Audit mode is a temp area for mostly driver installs not so much apps....even my new dell installs apps at setupcomplete time and not done in audit mode.

Try rebooting into audit mode after you do your installations using the sys prep tool. Might find more apps install then but question would be if installed for your user profile when windows installation is complete and then restore it.

NOD32 and .Net Framework requires reboot.
Chrome shouldnt but is user controlled so I bet it wont install correctly after the windows installation....User profile is used so might have to do setupcomplete on that one for sure.
If using silent install switches to install apps you will not get option of which users to install to. Plus in Audit mode no users have been setup yet for windows installation hasnt completed yet.

 

You are right some appz/driver neend restart so they integrate or mix up with operating system but the problem is i restart my os after i done installing 2apps or 2 drivers this is my route en bcoz some time if you dont restart windows some drives or software might cause problem in windows ... in my case i don't knw what i missing or doing wrong these two or three apps really making trouble for me

 

please someone help me..
i'm creating partition base on Microsoft partition (manually)
but recovery /refresh win8 not working..

here is my disk scheme:

DISKPART> list volume

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 2 C Windows NTFS Partition 244 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 3 D Data NTFS Partition 439 GB Healthy
Volume 4 Windows RE NTFS Partition 300 MB Healthy Hidden
Volume 5 SYSTEM FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System
Volume 6 Recovery im NTFS Partition 14 GB Healthy Hidden

DISKPART> list partition

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
* Partition 1 Recovery 300 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 System 100 MB 301 MB
Partition 3 Reserved 128 MB 401 MB
Partition 4 Primary 244 GB 529 MB
Partition 5 Primary 439 GB 244 GB
Partition 6 Recovery 14 GB 683 GB

all process in audit mode (alt+shift+f3)
boot with winpe.

reassign partition
diskpart
select disk 0
select partition 1
assign letter="T"
select partition 2
assign letter="S"
select partition 4
assign letter="W"
select partition 5
assign letter="D"
select partition 6
assign letter="R"
list volume
exit

DISM:
md R:\RecoveryImage
Dism /Capture-Image /CaptureDir:W:\ /ImageFile:R:\RecoveryImage\install.wim /Name:"Recovery image" =completed


ATTRIB -S -R -H C:\Windows\System32\Recovery\*.* /S

md T:\Recovery\WindowsRE
copy W:\windows\system32\recovery\winre.wim T:\Recovery\WindowsRE\winre.wim <== failed ( no file in recovery folder)
~so I extracted from dvd iso.. copy to recovery folder and proceed with
copy W:\windows\system32\recovery\winre.wim T:\Recovery\WindowsRE\winre.wim <==failed ( no spacy left)

and I proceed to Register the locations of the Recovery image.

W:\Windows\System32\reagentc /setreimage /path T:\Recovery\WindowsRE /target W:\Windows
W:\Windows\System32\reagentc /setosimage /path R:\RecoveryImage /target W:\Windows /index 1


hide partition :
select disk 0
select partition 1
remove
set id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001
select partition 6
remove
set id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001


and then restart > boot > oobe >

and this is the result

C:\Windows\system32>Reagentc /info /target W:
REAGENTC.EXE: The target Windows installation was not found.


C:\Windows\system32>Reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
information:

Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition1\Recove
ry\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: aecdbb70-42be-11e2-8df6-9bb3d5a374
16
Recovery image location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition6\Recove
ryImage
Recovery image index: 1
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.

how to repair this problems...

 

You need to setup winre before you sysprep. If you run reagetc /info /target w:\windows (or whatever the command is) then you'll see Windows has moved it to W:\blah\blah folder already....

 

thank guys for the info.

I don't know what I did.. but when I tried to reinstall win8 and I see Partition 1 Recovery 300 MB ; 70 MB left.. and I think winre image already in there.
abort installation , and try to refresh installation menu inside windows an it WORKS.

refresh : work.
reinstall windows : work in windows partition only.
and recapture windows work too after reinstall, with winpe boot by remove recovery image partition and recapture it again.

 

Windows 7/8 - OEM Recovery Partition Creator

Hey everyone,

Would need some help here, after installing windows using autoattend.xml and boot to audit mode.

Some one please kindly explain the steps to do. I'm struck at audit mode and dont know where to go. I'm installing windows 7. Thank you.

Cheers.

 

Just install your required drivers and what appz you need... when you restore your OS from recovery mode your installed drivers,appz will restore which you installed in audit mode after recovery complete your OS will be refresh like you install windows first time When you install all things run the basic version 1.3.13 for 32bit OS you click on x86 and 64bit AMD64 .... For further guide read documentation

 

Tnx for you continuos support

Two simple question:

1. It's possible to manage the script so after the computer reboot in audit mode, I had the install folder on the desktop?
2. Ther's any way to "edit" the boot phase so I can chose if I want to boot with the AutoUnattend mode or the "normal" mode (the normal mode for me is without the recovery function)
In this mode I can put all the file together on one cd

J

 

Hey everyone, so after i ran auto-attend xml and can boot to audit mode. The latest Basic1.3.13, Windows 7 Recovery Tools folder where do i place it at ?

When I run Update_Settings, it keep prompt me this. Please kindly anyone can guide me with this. Thanks.

An error occured while updating the settings.
Please be sure to run this script from a
writable source where your credentials allow
you to write.
Script unusable.

 

You can place this folder anywhere in your root its not necessary even if u run the tool form your pen drive its work.... did you copy Example Setting and paste in settings folder..???

 

Hi Technomaster,

Yes i run it from the thumbdrive, where i copy the Example settings to the settings folder and ran the update_settings, it keep giving me An error.

 

AnarethoS

I just used the new package .13 on my dell n5010 since my warrenty is over....I did notice something but dont know if you can hide it....the recovery partition is visible in windows disk defrag.....so is system for that matter.....will it corrupt those partitions if someone defrags system and recovery partitions? Thought I would ask. If it doesnt matter then I dont care just was wondering. If it can cause issues then how can a user protect their computer from corruption (like if their kid gets on it and defrags, lol)? Happy holidays to you by the way.

 

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So Can any one please help me create the partition layout given in the picture using Anarethos Basic Recovery Tool.I mean I want to edit the xml file and all concerned files so that I could get that partition layout

 

Thanks for you.

 

Hey guys!
I am trying to create recovery partition which don't work anymore after I installed windows 8.

I have asus laptop both operation systems windows7 and windows8.

I read the instructions and i didn't understood few of them.

2.2 Preparing the USB drive
1. From the “AutoUnattend” folder, under either the “GPT” or “MBR” folder, copy the
“AutoUnattend.xml” file to the root of an USB key
2. From the “Settings – Examples”, under either the “GPT” or “MBR” folder, copy all files to
the “Settings” folder
3. Run the “Update_Settings.cmd” script
4. Copy the configured package to the USB key or the installation CD

I copied all files and folders of Windows 7 Recovery Tools folder to my kingston usb disk.

2.3 Installing Windows
1. Connect the USB key to the target computer and start Windows installation
2. Select to install Windows

I connected usb disk and received "insert boot disk and press any key" notification.

Where should I install windows 7 and windows 8 from dvd or from usb? Do I have to reinstall them? I have important datas on hdd should i backup up them? How should i procceed? I will be greatfull If you could reply. Thanks for help.

 

Dear AnarethoS

I am using Sony Vaio SVE15113ENB and whenever I click on ASSIST button it loads Windows RE via Vaio care rescue.So I want to ask you Can I create a recovery partition like sony ,I mean,When I launch the recovery wizard it will open via VAIO care rescue.Please help me.

 

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