[Question]: Windows boot from GPT GUID on notebook with UEFI

I have a 2tb hard drive that i want to spit up and use GPT /UEFI as follows...

Windows 7 = size 500
Windows 8 = size 500
Data = size 1tb

i want to use the diskpart /txt command, please can you advise, so will this work...

Code:

rem == 1. System partition =========================
cre par efi size=100
for fs=fat32 label="System" quick
assign letter="S"

rem == 2. Microsoft Reserved (MSR) partition =======
cre par msr size=128

rem == 3. Windows 7 partition ========================
cre par pri size=300
for quick fs=ntfs label="Windows7"
assign letter="C"

rem == 4. Windows 8 partition ========================
cre par pri size=300
for quick fs=ntfs label="Windows8"
assign letter="F"

rem == 5. Data partition ========================
cre par pri 
for quick fs=ntfs label="Data"
assign letter="D"

 

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I would suggest you don't do any diskpart, just prepare your win7 X64 stick - because you need to copy the whole efi folder into it too - there are lots of tutorials all over the web.

If you made your win7 stick correctly, in the bios boot device you should see the "EUFI: USB ..." as shown in my last post.

 

OK thanks, so you think its better to manually create the partitions rather than use diskpart command then...

 

You don't need to do anything and let the win7 installer handles it and install on the whole 2tb, it will make the MSR/ESP partitions, after that you can make the partitions in win7(for win8 and data).

After that:
- if you install win8 X64, mount the ISO and launch efi\boot\bootx64.efi.
- if you install win8 x86, you need to install it from media.

 

i understand now, just was looking for a way to automate the creation of the partitions.

 

Would need to create a text file for each process best, which contains the commands, line for line, no 'rem' or similiar.

Then feed into diskpart with:

Code:

diskpart < %temp%\diskpart.txt

For USB boot drive diskpart.txt would look like:

Code:

select disk X
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format fs=FAT32 label="NAME" quick
assign

 

Nice, just I did not need to see those screens... I was hoping the OP would use his phone/camera to capture some screenshots of HIS screens. This way if he has missed something obvious then one of us can chirp in with some words/advice that is needed.

But I am sure the extra screenshots you have provided will be of use to him in his journey

 

Not a terrible idea, but you are making it harder than you need to.
I recommend setting up your system in the following way...
This is gonna look wordy but it's very simple:

1) Install most advanced windows on a clean disk while booted into EFI mode (8 or 8.1)
2) run diskmgmt.msc and shrink your partition. You would ideally have it the size of your first partition minus the amount you want to allocate for your win8 partition.
3) Install next OS (win7sp1 most likely)
4) run diskmgmt.msc again and shrink again so that your remaining data reflects the "DATA" partition in your example
5) create partition and assign the remaining space so it gives you a drive letter to copy files to.

 

OIC, anyway, OP didn't miss anything, he overdid by using diskpart to GPT format his disk prior to windows installation.

 

I think I will leave you to this problem now...

I just asked for screenshots to your computer and FaiKee sent pictures to another computer, this is why I posted again asking for your computer screenshots.
It would be like calling a car mechanic with a fault on your car, and having a friend arrive with his own car, perhaps you guys do not see this but it seemed bizarre to show screenshots of another BIOS to me.

Not angry just mystified

 

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With all due respect Mr FaiKee to your work here (which is great btw ) I think you have somehow got the wrong end of the stick or you are on a different page to me.

I do not need any help with UEFI/BIOS as I have 2 machines with UEFI and 2 older BIOS machines.

The point I was making is that just like a car mechanic would need to see the car to fix it (would be very diffucult on the end of a phone) that the OP should take some pictures of his own BIOS to show us his machine.
I hope you follow my logic in this as I myself do not need the help here but working in the blind does not help.

 

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