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Hi @Kyhi I just downloaded Notepad++ 8.0 script as you mentioned and update. But at time of boot iso at desktop click, here errors comes and when i ok then notepad opens.. here below pop up error screenshot... any solution for this.. Thanks

StartIsBack ++ 2.9.14 2021.06.12 available

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appears to be still working - no probs in my builds

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@Kyhi - just for feedback
EaseUS Partition Master 15.8 tests fine for me - thanks

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Rahulkmr said:

I just downloaded Notepad++ 8.0 script as you mentioned and update. But at time of boot iso at desktop click, here errors comes and when i ok then notepad opens.. here below pop up error screenshot... any solution for this.. Thanks

needs to be set to Run from Ram on ScriptFile

@Rahulkmr

some programs require a write action to their ini / xml files during initiation, if 'Run from RAM' is selected this can happen. In a read-only environment it can't.

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Ventoy 1.0.46 2021/06/13 upgrade available
change interface 'Program Version' box to 1.0.46 and hit Update button
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Kyhi said:

If you getting the "Escape" message from SIB - the most likely a System file requirement is missing
Placement > \Win10XPE\Projects\Win10XPE\Features\StartIsBackPlusPlus_setup.exe

Hi now notepad working fine after run form ram..
But when i logon as administrator, escape message still comes, i have already checked latest StartIsBackPlusPlus_setup.exe file is in its place already. But escape pop appears just for 2-3 seconds and auto disappears ... may be i logon as admin so that this msg is coming...

Kyhi said:

PM me your registry file as a .txt attachment - and tell me the path of the program.exe when booted into XPE. I will send you the Additions script filled out - so you can see how I did it...

Hi Hyhi,
Indeed, the two portables are inside the Add-on package
Ever since I use Winbuilder I used my own portable versions of FreecommanderXE and Notepad++ because I then have exactly the settings and plugins inside those apps that I want.
I know that those portables added to D:\Win10XPE\Custom\x64\AdditionalFiles\Program Files will end up in X:\Program Files inside the ISO.
So when the portables are copied, I change a few paths inside settings files of those apps (.xml or .ini) accordingly.
Usually there is no registry involved, that's why they are portable

It's just that I always use one registry entry for Notepad++ to get a "Notepad++ entry in the shell menu to open with Notepad++ (already with correct path for the ISO):
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Notepad++\command]
@="X:\\Program Files\\Notepad++\\notepad++.exe %1"
And I already know how to turn that into .script format with Reg Convert PE so that it becomes the following command:
RegWrite,HKLM,0x1,Tmp_Software\Classes\*\shell\Notepad++\command,,"X:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe #$p1"

But then comes the plugin "Additions" where I don't seem to understand how to use it, my steps:
- In the left pane, Additions is selected.
- In the details window of the plugin, only the "Add or edit converted PE registry" section is selected.
- Then I click the Edit button left to "Add or edit converted PE registry".
- Notepad++ opens with the content of what is also in the details window of the plugin section, the file path of the opened AddReg.txt is: D:\Win10XPE\Temp\AddReg.txt. After the file is opened in Notepad++, the actual file is not there anymore (the Temp folder is empty). That part I don't understand, because if I save the file it will be in the Temp dir, which is cleaned at the beginning of the next build.
- So, just to finish the steps, I added my RegWrite line, save the AddReg.txt file (not SaveAs, because I don't know where else to put it) and build, and of course the reg value is not added.

I hope I explained in enough detail what I do to follow your steps, and am curious what I'm doing wrong.
As said in earlier post, I don't really need Additions anymore at the momnet, but I would be very interested to know how to use it, just for future occations.
Regards,
Han

Addition:
Now, as I had WinBuilder opened to write the steps of this post, with the saved AddReg.txt in Temp, I additionally pressed the little Play button in the header ot the Additions plugin... that seems to do the magic!
Never realized that has to be done since editing Pecmd.ini works different, it opens the existing and remaining file.
After that, a test Regwrite (RegWrite,HKLM,0x1,Tmp_Software\Han,Testhan,"AString") was added to the content window inside the plugin.
After building, the key Testhan was inside the ISO.
So the trick is: after editing AddReg.txt not start the build, but first press the little play button inside the plugin.
The only thing that wonders me is how this addition is stored. Doing a file search for string hantest in the whole D:\Win10XPE structure gives 0 results

Hi hanvroon,

hanvroon said:

The only thing that wonders me is how this addition is stored

This addition is stored in script itself. If you edit the script and select the control named AddRegedit_Texfile you will see that this reg info is embedded in that control.
Regards.

hi Rahulkmr

Hi now notepad working fine after run form ram..

tested & working fine from usb too (x86 & x64 )...
did you add some reg key ??!

doudiii said:

hi Rahulkmr

tested & working fine from usb too (x86 & x64 )...
did you add some reg key ??!

I do not add any reg key, just i use option particularly this software Notepad ++ run from ram.. That's it....