Windows 10 Recovery Tools - Bootable Rescue Disk


  1. Posts : 134,237
    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 Build 22631.3296
       #301

    Kyhi said:
    I did it just for you Mike...
    I Remembered your comment..
    It looks real good Kyhi!!! Nice work.....love the apps you put in too.
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  2. Posts : 470
    Win 10 Pro (x64), OSX 10.11
       #302

    Kyhi:

    Great job and well done. Just burned ISO and started testing right away.
    Thanks for the excellent job.

    Windows 10 Recovery Tools - Bootable Rescue Disk-win10586pese-desktop.png
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  3. Posts : 4,131
    Windows 3.1 to Windows 11
    Thread Starter
       #303

    Snoopy,
    Your picture attachment, brings me to another thought...

    For those that have UEFI based PC's - if you disable Legacy Support - you will get a better (Higher) Display Resolution in PE..
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  4. Posts : 470
    Win 10 Pro (x64), OSX 10.11
       #304

    Kyhi:

    That was a quick test last night. This weekend I'll cycle through several machines, some with legacy bios, others with UEFI.
    Last night's machine was a dual monitor system and the resolution may not be right. I was more interested in the functionalities.
    Once more, Thanks for the great work and appreciated your effort!
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  5. Posts : 5,478
    2004
       #305

    Would it be possible to update the first post to list the installed programs? Possibly with date added if there are new ones in future.

    I only just found out Partition Wizard Pro is now there so I'm downloading new version :)
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  6. Posts : 134,237
    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 Build 22631.3296
       #306

    lx07 said:
    Would it be possible to update the first post to list the installed programs? Possibly with date added if there are new ones in future.

    I only just found out Partition Wizard Pro is now there so I'm downloading new version :)
    I hope you also got the Free license key for Partition Wizard Pro that was offered yesterday too. Was only a 24hr offer.
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  7. Posts : 5,478
    2004
       #307

    OldMike65 said:
    I hope you also got the Free license key for Partition Wizard Pro that was offered yesterday too. Was only a 24hr offer.
    Sure did :)
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  8. Posts : 4,131
    Windows 3.1 to Windows 11
    Thread Starter
       #308

    The easiest way to update programs (how I do It)
    Is update the program while in PE..
    Zip the Program Files\PROGRAM-NAME Folder and sent to another drive..
    Exit PE..

    Copy the PE Sources\Boot.wim to a working drive (F:\Boot.wim)
    Create a "Mount" folder on working drive (F:\Mount)

    type> Dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile:"F:\boot.wim" /Index:1 /MountDir:F:\Mount

    Unzip your captured Program Files\PROGRAM-NAME folder and replace the one in (F:\Mount\Program Files\PROGRAM-NAME) folder

    type> Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:F:\mount /Commit

    That is now your NEW Updated Boot.wim - to replace the existing PE Boot.wim..

    Thus I always use USB (writable) media for PE
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  9. Posts : 16,325
    W10Prox64
       #309

    lx07 said:
    Would it be possible to update the first post to list the installed programs? Possibly with date added if there are new ones in future.

    I only just found out Partition Wizard Pro is now there so I'm downloading new version :)
      My Computer


  10. Posts : 15,441
    Windows10
       #310

    Kyhi said:
    The easiest way to update programs (how I do It)
    Is update the program while in PE..
    Zip the Program Files\PROGRAM-NAME Folder and sent to another drive..
    Exit PE..

    Copy the PE Sources\Boot.wim to a working drive (F:\Boot.wim)
    Create a "Mount" folder on working drive (F:\Mount)

    type> Dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile:"F:\boot.wim" /Index:1 /MountDir:F:\Mount

    Unzip your captured Program Files\PROGRAM-NAME folder and replace the one in (F:\Mount\Program Files\PROGRAM-NAME) folder

    type> Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:F:\mount /Commit

    That is now your NEW Updated Boot.wim - to replace the existing PE Boot.wim..

    Thus I always use USB (writable) media for PE
    Way to go !

    With a slight change, I have now added apps from my normal Windows 10 folders

    At first, I zipped folders in my normal C: program folders directories (rather than the X directories), and copied to mount directory as above. I created shortcuts for the various apps and put in the users\desktop folder, and then ran into a problem.

    The shortcuts pointed to the directories in the Mount folders, and I could not change the startup folder loication to point to the X directories as the appropriate X directories did not exist yet. So I also unzipped the apps to the program folders on the X directories, and then I was able to change the shortcut loctations to point to the X directories.


    I then committed to changes to the boot.wim file as above, copied to the flash drive.


    I have now added cystaldiskinfo, windirstat, winxdvd ripper, imgburn and rufus to the image, and it all works fine.

    Then I used imgburn to create an updated iso.

    I have also added a couple of useful shortcuts to notepad, and wordpad (so I even have basic word processing ability).

    Thanks Kyhi for the excellent tip that gave me a clue how to add stuff - I am now going to add other stuff and shortcuts etc.

    The next challenge is to work out how to print from the Winpe drive! I am thinking of a google cloud print solution so I do not need lots of printer drivers.
    Last edited by cereberus; 09 Feb 2016 at 15:36.
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