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• Where is oscdimg.exe

  I need to download this file so that I can make a bootable copy of Win 7. Thank you.

  1. you will need to use additional Microsoft command-line tool, called Oscdimg.
  Details here
  Download here
     
  Download the .zip file and extract it. Then cut and paste the Oscdimg.exe file in your C:\Windows\System32 directory
   
   
  2. you now have your command prompt, which can be done by Start-> Run then type 'cmd' in the boot prompt.

  3. you should now have the open command prompt, now, you must use the Oscdimg tool to create the image by entering the following text:
     Oscdimg.exe - u2 - bC:------ \expandedSetup\boot\etfsboot.com C:\ h \expandedSetup C:\ \Win7.iso

  For example: C:\ h Oscdimg.exe-u2-bC:\Users\James\Downloads\expandedSetup\boot\etfsboot.com Users\James\Downloads \expandedSetup C:\ Users\James\Downloads \Win7.iso
    
  It will now scan the source tree and then start the creation of the image. PLEASE NOTE: you must replace ' ' free will as to where you downloaded the files.

  4. you should now have an image file called Win7.iso, in the same directory.

  PowerISO (You need not the paid version to burn the image)

• Create a Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD for Installation of the EFI

  Is there an official method of production of compatible installation media EFI for Windows Server 2008 R2.
  I created successfully using a rough method to recreate an iso using the original media and oscdimg.exe set out in a number of unoffical positions elsewhere.  However, I ran into another issue that fits the description that is described in the following article.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/975535

  I expected that the fix provided in this article would have been incorporated in SP1 of Server 2008 R2 version, but has been unpleasantly surprised to find that there was still no support. I'm more than happy to include the fix in the media but it seems that the files are identical apart from the creation date.

  I have completely updated the firmware of my server to set the server up to EFI Shell Version 2 which I hoped would solve some problems, but this did not help either.

  It seems EFI will be the way forward because of size limits of hard drive on startup disks until when can we expect a real sollution?

  If anyone has any experience with this issue so any help would be greatly appreciated.
  Thank you

  Hello

  You can find the Server forums on TechNet support, please create a new post at the following link:

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en/category/WindowsServer/

• My Odyssey of upgrade of Windows 8

  Greetings.  I'm my upgrade of Windows 8 experience here in the hope that others can learn from the experience of logging.  If I am able to solve the problem here in these forums, I consider that a plus.  But above all, I am hoping to create documentation so that others can learn from this experience.

  Our story begins a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

  No... not really.  I purchased a P7-1235 Pavilion in July and took advantage of promoting "$15 Windows 8 Pro Upgrade.

  Shortly after that Windows 8 has become available, I have installed the upgrade of Windows 8 tool, downloaded the upgrade files and decided to "create media install".  Now, call me old fashioned, but I thought that the best way to discover Windows 8 would be to perform a "clean installation."

  NOTE: My definition of the 'Clean Install' is a re - format the existing OS volume, or even a repartitioning of the main system disk, so that there is no remnanants of the previous operating system.  Aparently, after speaking with the support of Microsoft Windows 8 upgrade, we have a difference of opinion here.

  Now my Windows 8 upgrade path began with the start-up of the installation of the media and trying to do a custom installation.  I tried both the volume of BONE development in the form and also to delete the existing operating system partition.  None succeeded, that I learned that I could not perform the operation because the disc was GPT partitions.

  At this point, I had already backed up all my data and created the HP recovery discs, so I decided to delete all partitions on the disk.  One of these partitions, that I was about to delete included support UEFI.  But with all parttions now missing, I was now able to install Windows 8.

  After the installation is complete, I started working on creating additional partitions.  To my dismay, I didn't have the right to create more than 4 partitions.  The reason for this is because since I had deleted the UEFI system partition, my system had more support UEFI.  Without the support of UEFI, I had is no longer support for GPT partitions.  Without the GPT partitions, I had to use MBR partitions and so I could not have partitions of less than 2 TB in size (not a problem for this system with its 1 TB drive) and could not have 4 partitions per physical disk.

  After my system restore to factory settings (Windows 7 partition, Partition Recovery, UEFI system partition), I decided to enjoy the support of Windows 8 free Upgrade offered by Microsoft.  I decided to use the call return feature, and a few minutes on Sunday afternoon (my football team has been one week bye), I got a call back from a friendly Microsoft technical.

  First, the technician had carried me 8 Windows Update from inside of Windows 8.  She had chosen me for a 'Clean Install' option.  Being skeptical, I followed his instructions and completed the upgrade.  I saw the system afterwards, and it seems that there has been the backup the existing windows and directories Program Files and place them in a folder called "Windows.old".

  Then I explained to technicians how I thought should run a clean install, and she agreed to walk me through the installation by starting the system with the DVD of Windows 8.  We are moving through the installation process, and we arrive at the screen when it asks you where you want to perform the installation.  At this point, there are 4 listed partitions:

  (1) UEFI system partition

  (2) Windows 8 SYSTEM partition (of the previous update)

  (3) Windows 8 OS partition

  (4) HP recovery partition

  The technician told me everything first, try to install on the #3 partition.  Unsuccessful.  I get the 'Windows cannot install here.  It is a GPT partition.  Then, the technician was format partition #3 by using the "Advanced" on the screen of the installer options.  Unsuccessful.  Same error message.  Then, the technician had me open the format partition and the utility DISKPART #3.  Unsuccessful.  Same error message.  Finally, the technician had me run the FORMAT of the CLI command.  Unsuccessful.  Same error message.

  At this point, the technician tells me I have an encrypted drive and it cannot be upgraded to Windows 8, and I have to contact HP support.

  Go ahead. Go ahead... I'll leave this receiver.

  After falling off my chair, choose the phone back up and try to stay peacefully as possible, I told the technician that wasn't a) the drive encrypted, HP b) informed me that all Windows 8 upgrade problems have been handled my Microsoft and c) I thought we were dealing with a problem of UEFI/GPT support.

  At this point, my system is unusable.  I'm going to run system restore AGAIN to return to Windows 7 atleast both its usable.  Fortunately, before the technician has hung up, we agreed that it will worsen an engineer to LEVEL 2, and this engineer will call back me tomorrow night.

  I'll update this forum as and the Odyssey.  If someone saw on how to upgrade an HP Pavilion P7-1235 to Windows 8 Pro by doing a clean install and maintain support UEFI, I would really appreciate your insight.

  Problem solved. A big thanks to ramon2000 Windows 8 answers.microsoft.com forums.

  Is anyone else having problems with UEFI with the DVD ISO - Microsoft Community help

  Here are the instructions from ramon2000:

  We need to generate an ISO file, with two boot images.

  Boot images are available in the ISO file system.

  To build the ISO with the Microsoft tool "oscdimg.

  You can get the tool either by:

  one) to obtain the tool, or download the evaluation of Windows and the Deployment Kit (ADK) of download Windows Assessment and deployment (ADK) for Windows® Kit 8 official Microsoft Download Center
  or
  (b) simply download the conversion tool to a directory to Install Win8 a ISO in Thursday night

  Then you can mount the ISO file with a virtual DVD drive or insert the DVD into a real DVD player.

  In the following example, it is assumed that the Windows 8 DVD is in drive G:

  Now, create the ISO fixed (including the UEFI boot image) with the command (all in one line):

  Oscdimg.exe m-o-u2-udfver102-bootdata:2#p0,e,bG:\boot\etfsboot.com#pEF,e,bG:\efi\microsoft\boot\efisys.bin G:\ C:\path\to\new\win8pro-UEFI.ISO

  The utility creates a new ISO file.

  When the utility finishes complete creating the ISO file, burn the new ISO on a DVD file.

  When the computer restarts with the installation DVD with the help of UEFI in the DVD player, don't forget to activate your Start menu and select the drive in the list of terminals UEFI supported where it is not defined as the default boot option.

• Anyone got the DVD to the UEFI boot?

  I used the normal Wizard to download and allowed him to install supports for the upgrade of Windows 8.  The flash drive seems to work fine and boots by using UEFI.  The DVD does not work...!

  Anyone find this is the case?  Surely Microsoft would not put in place the DVD option to not allow to boot in a UEFI configuration...

  I looked quickly the directory structure and it seems to be OK, so I have to assume that there is something on the way is built the .iso image file, if it is a problem of Microsoft.

  Indeed, ISO created by the Wizard Windows 8 upgrade does not boot UEFI support. The files in the ISO are beautiful (file \efi), but the boot images are broken. To start in UEFI since CD/DVD mode, it must be a special boot image that allows to start the EFI boot in \efi\boot. ISO created by the wizard upgrade of Windows 8 has only the boot image standard for the normal BIOS boot mode, while the preview of Windows 8 ISO has two boot images, BIOS and UEFI mode.

  The solution is to build a new ISO file, with two boot images. Boot images are available in the ISO file system. I have sucessfully built ISO with the Microsoft tool "oscdimg. To obtain the tool, or download the evaluation of Windows and the Deployment Kit (ADK) from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30652 or download just the tool of http://blog.paulbetts.org/index.php/2011/09/17/converting-a-win8-install-directory-to-an-iso/
  In addition, mount the ISO file with a virtual DVD drive, or insert the DVD into a real DVD player. In the following example, it is assumed that the Windows 8 DVD is in drive g:
  Now, create the ISO fixed (including the UEFI boot image) with the command:
  Oscdimg.exe-o-u2-udfver102-bootdata:2#p0,e,bg:\boot\etfsboot.com#pEF,e,bg:\efi\microsoft\boot\efisys.bin g:\ d:\path\to\new\win8pro-uefi.iso m
  Burn the new ISO on a DVD file. I used InfraRecorder and boot from DVD in BIOS and UEFI mode worked well. Note: I have not tested a whole plant, but only until the first dialog box installation program.
  Have fun
  PS: Thanks to http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winservergen/thread/15ac18b5-78c3-4cc0-a1f8-fa20233b86ad/ who told me http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947024/en-us

• Problems to install a downloaded version of Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 on my mac through VMWARE FUSION

  Hi all

  I hope you can help as I'm going crazy! It's my first MAC if im a complete noob.

  Me being lazy has decided to download Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 from https://emea.microsoftstore.com/UK/DesktopDefault.aspx/tabid-2/ site

  It contains 3 files which I had to download separately:

  Vista_HomeBasic_SP1_32bit_English_Download_Part1_66G - 02017.exe

  Boot.wim

  install.wim

  Once I had downloaded these. I pulled the top of VMWARE AU12EME 2 but could not detect anything. If I then wacked out on a memory stick and ran the .exe on my windows pc. This integrated then all the files I downloaded a good big folder of Vista.

  So once again I pulled up to VMWARE fusion 2.0 but still nothing. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I heard people talking that I need an ISO file? But I searched all files that I downloaded and installed, and there is nothing similar. The only thing I can think is that I need to burn the VISTA folder I extracted from my pc to DVD and try running disk on my Mac. But that would make a difference that I tried to run from my DESKTOP MAC key and memory? In addition, there is no ISO files.

  Please HELP I'm worried that I just lost my money!

  I did a little research, and it was one of the best hits on How to make Vista DVD bootable with WIM downloaded files that I think sums up your situation.

  Because I had the file oscdimg.exe since Install Kit automated (Windows AIK) I gave it a try and it worked.  In other words, by using the folder of Vista and its content that has been created by you run the files you downloaded you should be able to create a Bootable ISO Image, which you can then use to create a DVD, if you have the right software to burn an ISO Image on DVD.  (Maybe you could do this on the Mac) Although if you want to you have even burn the ISO Image to DVD just copy it on the Mac and assign it to the CD/DVD in the settings of Virtual Machines.

  Other documents you may find useful: Microsoft TechNet > TechNet Library > Windows > Windows Vista > Windows Vista technical library Roadmap > Windows Vista: deployment > Kit to install Windows Automated (Windows AIK) > Deployment Tools Technical Reference > Command - line Tools Technical Reference > Oscdimg command-line Options

  Just to let you know that it took me about 20 minutes to do a search on Google and create the ISO Image and the test that I could start a VM in the Fusion and if you need to download and install the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) to get the oscdimg.exe file it obviously will take you a little longer, but it is doable and the solution vs safer trying to get the file oscdimg.exe or cdimage.exe from a link sent illegally into the file.

  In any case the information presented here can solve your problem of creating a Bootable Image DVD/ISO.

  HTH