OK, so I want so sort-of mimic Josh Cell's AIO results, but with windows 8. We can use easybcd to add a boot.wim for x64 recovery mode, but how exactly do we split the sources folder for upgrade mode? Obviously I could toss everything in the same folder, but that won't work, because you need the install.wim in the regular sources folder or the whole thing would be about 50% too big. Is anyone aware of any setupx64.exe with source64 type of mod similar to what Josh does for vista and win7? I figure you would need to perhaps disassemble and re-point all the files except install.wim to source64. Then re-compile and add the new setupx64.exe to autorun.inf Forgive me if people have already discussed this. I have searched on the issue and could not find any results. I'm not a good programmer. I've never done any sort of disassembling. Could anyone help me on this small project?
Build a multi-boot winpe. 32 & 64bit wims. Lets you boot legacy(bios) & uefi. Just change to your install folder & run setup manually. Or write some scripts. ie, Install_win8_Bios.cmd if %processor_architecture% == AMD64 \Windows8.x64\setup /unattend:%PTH%Files\Unattend-BIOS.xml if %processor_architecture% == x86 \Windows8.x86\setup /unattend:%PTH%Files\Unattend-BIOS.xml
Just change to my install folder & run setup manually? I'm trying to make an AIO for x86 and x64 using the same install.wim I can easily add the x64 boot to bcd with easybcd, I'm trying to figure out how to have both x64 and x86 setup files on the same dvd. Josh Cell Softwares modifies the setup.exe from an x64 dvd and changes it to setup64, puts the x64 versions of the sources files in a source64 directory. (they have the same filenames as x86 ones) But I can't just have 2 install.wim files because the dvd would be huge. Of course it wouldn't be too difficult to move every single x64 file to a different directory. Josh modifies it to point all the x64 stuff to source64 except install.wim, which remains pointed to sources. I'm trying to make an AIO x86 and x64 dvd that has both x64 recovery (x64 boot.wim) and x64 upgrade (setup64.exe and source64 without a double install.wim)
As long as you have bootmgr and bootmgr.efi in the root of the dvd, the boot dir, the efi dir, and a sources directory with a boot.wim, install.wim and a setup.exe then you can do this. Make dirs in sources called w7x86, w7x64, w8x86, w8x64 (ie : DVD\sources\w7x86) and copy the contents of the respective sources directory to w7x86 minus the install.wim. So, if you wanted to upgrade win 7 x86 copy the win7 x86 sources folder (minus the install.wim) to DVD\sources\w7x86. Repeat with win8 and win7 x64 if you want also. Then, while booted into windows or a windows PE run this command, assuming the extracted dvd is in c:\DVD. c:\dvd\sources\w7x86\setup.exe /installfrom:c:\dvd\sources\install.wim /unattend:c:\dvd\autounattend.xml You only need 1 copy of install.wim, but would need multiple boot.wims, one in sources (any OS, any Arch), and the proper one inside c:\dvd\sources\w7x86. If you are going to burn this to a DVD, you COULD use multiple install.wims in the different directories if they are all 100% the same, as the dvd will only archive 1 instance of it and then index the others.
OOH! Finally a real lead! I will DEFINITELY try this out and see if I cannot get something worked up. It's not as good as defaulting to certain directories, but it's a hell of a lot easier than learning all about disassembling and recompiling. Thanks so much HALIKUS, I'm sure I'll report progress here.
Why would you want it on dvd? USB3 keys are so cheap & fast these days. If your adding drivers & windows updates to install.wim, it easily becomes greater than 4gb. If you want to be able to boot uefi, then you'd have to split install.wim...
I am just trying to get an AIO for x64 and x86 on the same disk. I know how to add the boot.wim to the bcd file, I was just trying to get the setup files for manual install on the x64 stuff sorted out. As far as why use dvd; I don't. I often post my stuff on TPB, and not everyone uses flash drives. I think I'm going to try having the source64 folder and just use autorun to point at the setup file with the /installfrom command. I haven't worked on it yet. I was busy trying to help get the $oem$ folder for kmsnano going and doing a few integrations.
It doesn't modify the setup file to point at source64 and do all this stuff automatically for windows 8, no. It does do it for vista and windows 7.
I'm making a 7 AIO disc and an 8 AIO disc. I using an mdl script to check the slic in the BIOS to install the correct OEM info, colors, themes, etc.. Do I need slic 2.1 or is slic 2.0 OK? I'm using this on laptops anywhere from 1990 to 2010. I don't know which slics I'll find on them. Thanks
Slic 2.0 is Vista and Slic 2.1 is W 7 that being said some Slic 2.0 did work with W7 and required no bios mod .. I believe however Slic 2.1 is backwards compatible for slic so Slic 2.1 would be your safe bet ..
If you know then please explain So if the question is and the op is making a W7 AIO then the better choice would be Slic 2.1 would it not ? and what part of what I said is wrong?
Ahh .. Now I understand what you are saying .. So if the marker part of Slic is 2.0 then only Vista can be installed is that correct unless SLP 1.0 is present also ?
SLP 1.0 = XP SLP 2.0 = Vista SLP 2.1 = 7 SLP 2.2 = Server 2012 That simple. SLP 2.1 is downwards compatible to 2.0, but not the other way around. Dunno about 2.2.