XP won't boot from a volume formated in WinPE 2 (Vista)
- From: "Geert" <vcg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 6 Sep 2006 04:59:40 -0700
We've been using a WinPE boot CDROM (based on XP) to start an
unattended setup (winnt32.exe) of Windows over the network. After
booting WinPE we partition the hard disk using Diskpart and format it
using the Format command. Then we start winnt32.exe. When winnt32 is
finished the system reboots and Windows setup continues.
Now I made a new WinPE boot CDROM based on the new version of WinPE
that comes with the Vista Automatic Installation Kit (AIK). After the
reboot that is initiated by winnt32.exe (XP version) the system won't
boot anymore. The reason for this is that Vista uses a new bootloader
but XP setup only installes XP bootfiles. I fixed this problem by
copying the Vista bootloader files to the volume before starting
winnt32. Now the system reboots fine using the new Vista bootloader.
When Windows XP setup is completely finished the system again failes to
reboot. According to a Technet article I found XP setup overwrites the
MBR, which is why the Vista bootloader won't be used anymore. However I
don't understand why the system won't boot using the XP bootloader. The
necessary files are installed by XP setup so they are available. I used
the Bootsect command to switch the MBR from XP to Vista without succes.
Does this mean WinPE 2 can't be used to deploy Windows XP or W2K3 or am
I missing something?
Geert
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