TeraByte Product Release Thread

[TheKid7]

BootIt Bare Metal 1.06 was released on November 23. Changes:

Changed to work around GPF problem caused by certain AMD based chipset BIOS implementations.

Fixed NTFS formatting problem for certain combination of sizes caused by using assumptions instead of calculations.

Fixed potential error 45 during NTFS resize.

Other Misc.

[TheKid7]

TBOSDT Suite 1.33 was released on November 23. Changes:

PRO B: Added /B (bytes per cluster) option to ADD PARTITION command.

Scripts updated.

Other Misc.

[mantra]

about Image for Windows 2.66 is there the option to restore the image without change the partition type

i have w7 and in the same hard disk several partition created with xp type

thanks

[Brian K]

Originally Posted by mantra

about Image for Windows 2.66 is there the option to restore the image without change the partition type

mantra,

The partition type is 07 (NTFS) but I suspect you mean something else.

[mantra]

Originally Posted by Brian K

mantra,

The partition type is 07 (NTFS) but I suspect you mean something else.

Windows 2.66 has lots of options

i would read a tutorial to make an image of w7 ,and the setting to restore the image without change the other partitions

thanks Brian

[Brian K]

Originally Posted by mantra

Windows 2.66 has lots of options

What you see in the GUI is only a fraction of those available. But most users can just accept the defaults.

[mantra]

Originally Posted by Brian K

What you see in the GUI is only a fraction of those available. But most users can just accept the defaults.

thanks

i mean i want to make an image of my w7
but in the disk there are other partitions created with xp style with acronis disk director 10

now i'm worried about restore the image , because i read the manual
in the restore process ,ifw will change all the partition structure

i want to leave like now

thanks Brian

[Brian K]

IFW/IFD/IFL will not change the partition alignment if you restore an image into an established partition. It won't mess up your partitions, mantra.

If you restore an image into unallocated space and request 2048 sector alignment, that's what you will get. If you restore an image into unallocated space and request cylinder alignment, that's what you will get.

[zfactor]

brian anyway to create a full winpe disc with ifw? i mean like what active@ has or similar?? with command prompt, start button menu etc.... i have tried adding that stuff to the winpe disc created with ifw and some things work but a lot will not due to files missing..and i have on the other hand tried to add the full ifw to active's boot disc and not everything will work properly

[mantra]

Originally Posted by Brian K

IFW/IFD/IFL will not change the partition alignment if you restore an image into an established partition. It won't mess up your partitions, mantra.

If you restore an image into unallocated space and request 2048 sector alignment, that's what you will get. If you restore an image into unallocated space and request cylinder alignment, that's what you will get.

thanks
but in the manual @page 25
option

Use Windows 7 MBR – Windows 7 has tied the MBR code to the kernel loader
such that a normal standard MBR may not allow Windows 7 to boot on certain
machines. Enable this option to have Image for Windows use Windows 7
compatible MBR code as the standard MBR code.

&

The Global Geometry Settings
Disabled
Assume Same Target System
Align at 2KiB
Align MBR for BIOS Auto Mode
Use Source Host Geometry

restore process
Geometry @74
many options!


by the way , terabytes windows image 2.66 can work without his service?
is there a cleaner to make a clean install

for sure i can't work in portable version , i guess like drive snapshot


thanks Brian

[Brian K]

Originally Posted by zfactor

brian anyway to create a full winpe disc with ifw?

zfactor,
Maybe but I don't know how.

Have you found the Active@ CD boots faster than the TeraByte CD?

[Brian K]

mantra,

You are making it sound too hard.

The section about Win7 MBR only applies to certain hardware. Ignore the option.

Similarly, don't change any of the Geometry defaults. If you don't understand what the Geometry options are, then you almost certainly don't need to use them. Geometry options shouldn't be used for standard image/restore procedures.

for sure i can't work in portable version

What issues do you have?

I do all of my restores in Active@ or TeraByte PE. They are auto restores from a batch file in the PE. From Windows I have a batch file that copies the relevant batch file to the PE via TBOSDT. Then the computer restarts into the PE.

[zfactor]

yes imo it does. but i like not being limited by the ifw winpe i love the feature set of the active@ disc with things like command prompts and explorer etc..

[andylau]

Originally Posted by zfactor

brian anyway to create a full winpe disc with ifw? i mean like what active@ has or similar?? with command prompt, start button menu etc.... i have tried adding that stuff to the winpe disc created with ifw and some things work but a lot will not due to files missing..and i have on the other hand tried to add the full ifw to active's boot disc and not everything will work properly

WinBuilder
-http://reboot.pro/forum/22/-

is it your want?

[mantra]

Originally Posted by Brian K

mantra,

You are making it sound too hard.

sorry Brian , i did not want to be rude

my english sucks
i was just worried about so many options that i don't know

thanks!

What issues do you have?

i mean can i run it in portable version to make image online with windows running (in portable version ,the same files i did add to active boot disk)?

[Brian K]

Originally Posted by mantra

i did not want to be rude

mantra, I didn't think you were rude at all. I just meant that you are trying to make a simple procedure appear complicated. I just use the defaults.

[mantra]

Originally Posted by Brian K

mantra, I didn't think you were rude at all. I just meant that you are trying to make a simple procedure appear complicated. I just use the defaults.

ok
but The Global Geometry Settings are enabled by default in the backup & restore

[Brian K]

Originally Posted by mantra

but The Global Geometry Settings are enabled by default in the backup & restore

That's fine. Leave the defaults alone.

[mantra]

ok
in the restore i got this option

i'm worried because i have differents partitions types
in the past with another program , acronis , i lost 2 partitions

[Brian K]

Don't be concerned about Geometry. Don't bother looking at those menus. They will frighten you. Geometry settings aren't for what you are doing. For example, the settings can be used when creating images of a HD if that HD is not in its correct computer at the time. We don't do that. We are imaging when the HD is in its correct computer.

As you will be restoring images to established partitions you don't need to be concerned about alignment. The alignment will be preserved.

[napoleon1815]

Keep it simple as Brian K. pointed out. It's pretty rare you will need to mess with those settings.

[zfactor]

you should be fine mantra

[mantra]

Originally Posted by zfactor

you should be fine mantra

thanks a lot zfactor napoleon1815 Brian

[mantra]

Originally Posted by Brian K

.

may i ask my last question ?

is able ifw to backup and restore a truecrypt os partition?

is PHYLock necessary to make an Os image online ?

thanks Brian

[napoleon1815]

I am not sure on your first question about the encryption...however, Phylock is not necessary as you can tell it to use Microsoft VSS. However, unless there is a reason, I would recommend sticking with Phylock myself. It's never given me an issue.