[huangj]

ComPro, on Dec 1 2007, 12:43 AM, said:

BOOT BARTPE FROM A FAT32 FORMATTED DRIVE (Great for 8+ gigabyte drives)
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Tools Required

• HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool - http://downloads.pcw...als/SP27608.exe
  
• GoCoding.com's PEtoUSB.exe - http://gocoding.com/...USB_3.0.0.7.zip
  
• Windows 98SE Bootable Floppy Disk - http://files.frashii...ey/boot98se.exe
  
• GRUB4DOS 0.4.3 - http://superb-east.d...b4dos-0.4.3.zip

Steps
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-ComPro

Hi ComPro, am new here and am trying to get a USB thumb drive set up with UBCD4Win using your tips. I have gotten 2 generic 2GB sticks to work, but a third (Lexar 2GB) came out screwy. The "Start" menu gives me several repetitions of each mennu item. I have used the same configuration for all 3 sticks.
One point tho, I used the PEtoUSB app to format and load the sticks and nothing else.
Would you have any ideas as to why this has happened? I know that it is difficult to "see" the situation from just a briuef text description. I have made a screen cap while in PE but they are in pdf format and I do not know how to upload that.
Your advice would be appreciated.

James

[wimb]

You can use USB_MultiBoot_8.cmd for Install of BartPE or UBCD4Win on
Bootable USB-stick of any size and format using Windows XP or Vista OS.

Download USB_MultiBoot_8.zip - At CD Forum

More Info See:
Guide for MultiBoot USB-stick with boot.ini Menu

How to install XP from USB

ScreenShots

You can Select BartPE or UBCD4Win Source in the Main Menu, ScreenShot 5
You can use No Copy of XP Source at Copy Select ScreenShot 12

wimb

[charlestek]

I'm trying ComPro's method for Ubcd4Win 3.13. After the windows xp splash screen I get a blank blue desktop and cursor and an error: "PreLogon: File Not found" and the boot stops and crashes.

[gva482]

ComPro,

Thank you, I am finally able to boot my PC with my 16GB Corsair Flash Voyager. I only have one problem. Nearly all the menu items in the Start/Program menu show up multiple times. Some display correctly, but some are displayed as many as 18 times (Submenuse as well). They all work, but it takes forever to scroll through the entire list from top to bottom and I'd like to correct the problem if possible.

Could you think of anything I may have done to create such an issue, or would you have any suggestions for a fix.

Thanks again for your awesome contribution.

[rdsok]

gva482, on Jun 3 2008, 11:49 AM, said:

ComPro,

Thank you, I am finally able to boot my PC with my 16GB Corsair Flash Voyager. I only have one problem. Nearly all the menu items in the Start/Program menu show up multiple times. Some display correctly, but some are displayed as many as 18 times (Submenuse as well). They all work, but it takes forever to scroll through the entire list from top to bottom and I'd like to correct the problem if possible.

Could you think of anything I may have done to create such an issue, or would you have any suggestions for a fix.

Thanks again for your awesome contribution.

You must let the build create the ISO... this is the process that also sorts the menu and removes duplicate entries. If you did let it create the ISO, then that indicates that one of the XML menu items for a plugin that was added has an error that doesn't fit with the existing menu structure, you'd have to correct the XML or remove/disable the plugin that is causing it.

[datarunner]

gva482, on Jun 3 2008, 05:49 PM, said:

ComPro,

Thank you, I am finally able to boot my PC with my 16GB Corsair Flash Voyager. I only have one problem. Nearly all the menu items in the Start/Program menu show up multiple times. Some display correctly, but some are displayed as many as 18 times (Submenuse as well). They all work, but it takes forever to scroll through the entire list from top to bottom and I'd like to correct the problem if possible.

Could you think of anything I may have done to create such an issue, or would you have any suggestions for a fix.

Thanks again for your awesome contribution.

hi there

did u get a fix 4 this as i get the same?

[Ramrunner]

Hey there all, I'm visiting this again because of a new Corsair Survivor I've bought (I've previously never gotten this to work with RunDisks and A-Data drives). I also play with the WinBuilder PE project (based on Vista), which I'd never gotten to work either.

To my surprise after the WinBuilder - I ended up with a bootable Vista PE and a heap of tools on my new Corsair drive!

BUT - because of the bootloader used I don't think I can multi-boot with it (I need memtest), and their tools don't have Western Digital diagnostics on them either (which I use a lot).

So, I thought, with a known working drive I'd try here again.

Lo and behold!!!

I got all the way to the desktop before the dreaded "Prelogon - File not found" error.

At least it's booting right?

Unfortunately I do not have access to an XP machine, but reading all the posts I then built the PE under the Sun VM under XP Pro SP2.

This also starts booting, but when the Windows XP logo is supposed to come up, both machines I've tried it on reset.

I've also tried both building environments with a Server 2003 CD as source - no difference.

Is there any chance we can all get together and fix the Vista building problem?

Reason I ask is XP is now not supplied/sold any more officially really (yes I know if you look you can still find), so Vista is going to be our build environment in the very near future (any new PC bought after July now pretty much guaranteed has Vista on it).

Basically we HAVE to tackle why it's not working at some stage. We cannot simply say "build it on XP" any more.

Any guru's out there who helped make this possible and can explain how the boot process actually works? I'm happy to diagnose....

Regards,
Ed.

[Astol]

i followed ComPro's steps, but i keep getting a BSOD

STOP: 0x7B

how do i fix this?

i have an LG USB Drive, 1Gb

[pcuser]

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STOP: 0x7B
how do i fix this?

Try THIS method. It will not only put UBCD4Win on your usb drive but will also make a small iso image that can be burned to cd and booted as a "kicker" to initiate usb booting on computers that can't boot from usb or have problems booting from usb.

[Astol]

thanks! i'll give it a go and let you know how it goes

[Sparky2675]

ComPro, on Nov 30 2007, 10:43 PM, said:

BOOT BARTPE FROM A FAT32 FORMATTED DRIVE (Great for 8+ gigabyte drives)
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Tools Required

• HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool - http://downloads.pcw...als/SP27608.exe
  
• GoCoding.com's PEtoUSB.exe - http://gocoding.com/...USB_3.0.0.7.zip
  
• Windows 98SE Bootable Floppy Disk - http://files.frashii...ey/boot98se.exe
  
• GRUB4DOS 0.4.3 - http://superb-east.d...b4dos-0.4.3.zip

Steps

• Insert your USB key and your Windows 98 floppy
  
  
  
• Open the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool
  
  • Select your USB key
    
    
  • Set the file system to FAT32
    
    
  • Check "Create a DOS startup disk"
    
    
  • Tell it to use the DOS system files located at A:
    
    
  • Click "Start" and let it go.
  
  
  
  
• Open PEtoUSB.exe
  
  • Check "Enable File Copy" and select Overwrite Always from the drop-down
    
    
  • Click "Start" and wait for the file copy to finish
  
  
  
  
• Select all the files for GRUB4DOS and copy them to the root of the USB key.
  
  • Allow it to overwrite config.sys
    
    
  • Open config.sys and edit the second line to read:
    
    

    device=grub.exe --config-file="color black/cyan yellow/cyan;timeout 0;default 0;title find and load NTLDR of Windows NT/2K/XP;find --set-root /ntldr;chainloader /ntldr"

    
    
    This will allow it to go straight to the NTLDR process.
  
  
  
  
• Boot your USB key.

Interesting side effect - When you boot off of the USB key, you will see the Windows 98 splash screen, followed by the Windows XP boot process and splash screen.

This is confirmed working on an 8gb SanDisk Cruzer Micro. After trying various different things, I stumbled upon success with these steps. Hopefully my steps will help others out there trying to accomplish the same thing.

-ComPro

[Sparky2675]

OK, I am no where near an expert at this and I am strugling with it.

Followed the instructions to a T (or maybe it's an I, whatever) I got everything to load or build. My CD's work great, so I thought I would try the thumbdrive, and not so great.

I get it to begin to boot and it freezes at the 98 boot screen.

I modified the config.sys like it said but nothing is working.

Can someone please help!

[pcuser]

Try what I suggested in post #39

[Sparky2675]

pcuser, on Sep 17 2008, 11:08 AM, said:

Try what I suggested in post #39

What did you post in 39 that will help me, sorry but I am not good with code, you will have to hold my hand on this one.

I looked at my MSDOS.SYS and it has on line in it, ( ;W98EBD ) Is that correct?

I friggin lost!

[pcuser]

http://www.ubcd4win.com/...o...ost&p=63507

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Try THIS method