TeraByte Product Release Thread

Mohamed,

That is great news. Thanks.

You now have PHYLock ver 11. The previous one was ver 10. It will be interesting to see if it works better than ver 10 in your computer.

 

Thanks Brain, would test PHYLock ver 11 in a day or two and post the results.

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Hello,

First off I am on Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center (MBR not UEFI) using the new release of IFW 2.84. I run the TBWinRE script and get an "One or more files may be missing and the media may not boot" as the script finishes. I proceed on to MakeDisk in order to create an ISO but that option is no longer there. Instead I proceed to make a bootable UFD (even though I got the above error). I test the bootable UFD and it works fine so the supposed missing files do not affect it.

Now here is my issue. I use a software called YUMI which allows you to boot into multiple ISO's instead of having to have a separate UFD for each. This has worked fine with IFW 2.83 and Windows 8, but the upgrade to IFW 2.84 and/or the upgrade to Windows 8.1 seems to have broken the option to create an ISO and your only option now is to create bootable media. Have I missed something in trying to create the ISO or is it no longer possible? I only have one UFD as my funds are extremely limited being on a fixed income and really like the convenience of keeping all of my bootable software on just the one UFD. Can anyone help me as to what I may be doing wrong or is ISO creation indeed not possible now?

 

Hi puff-m-d,

Please read my above posts having trouble installing v2.84 with AVAST being on. I had to turn off AVAST to install v2.84

After the installation, I checked and found that during my installs when AVAST was on, it quarantined a file as a virus. Maybe, a false negative.

Check your AV. Turn off your AV and then try to reinstall v2.84 and see if you are still having problems.

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

puff-m-d,

Windows 8.1 removes the files for creating a bootable ISO/CD.

If you have Windows 8.0 you can copy the etfsboot.com file from the C:\Windows\Boot\DVD\PCAT into your TBWinRE folder. Then run MakeDisk again.

You can also get the file from a backup of your Windows 8.0 system (TBIView/TBIMount) or from an existing TBWinRE folder on Windows 8.0 (TBWinRE must have been created at least once for the file to have been copied there).

 

I also was having a problem with Avast installing this latest 2.84, but I blame Avast. About a month ago it wiped out my video drivers because it thought it was a virus and turned my PC back to the dark ages at 16 colors. I could also not figure out how to tell Avast to ignore the file without submitting it to Avast, and even that did not work.

As much as I liked Avast for the past several years, these things are unacceptable. I have removed it and paid for Avira instead.

 

MudCrab,

I have Win8.1 and etfsboot.com is present in my tbwinre folder. I assume it must have been there before I upgraded Win8 to Win8.1. I haven't uninstalled IFW at any time.

An ISO was created from 2.84.

Interesting.

 

Hello,

I did a clean install of Windows 8.1 as I had difficulties upgrading from 8. I imagine that the clean install is why I do not have that file present in the TBWinRE folder whereas you upgraded and the file was retained.

I have the WinPE (ADK for 8.1) installed as I needed it to make an ISO for my antivirus. I just went ahead and created an IFW 2.84 ISO using WinPE instead of WinRE a and that works fine...

 

MudCrab and Kent,

I tested a clean Win8.1 install. After running TBWinRE.cmd I saw the Missing Files message and couldn't see any target drives (CD/UFD). I copied etfsboot.com to the tbwinre folder, ran TBWinRE.cmd and again saw the Missing Files message but I could see target drives (CD/UFD).

I checked my old tbwinre folder and it also contained efisys.bin. This file was copied to the tbwinre folder in the clean Win8.1 system. TBWinRE.cmd then ran without a Missing Files message.

 

Hello,

Since I did the clean install of Windows 8.1, I then transferred all backups of my files and then started my backup routines fresh. Because of this, I did not have copies of those two files that I could copy. I checked my TBWinPE folder and those two files were present, so I copied them over to my TBWinRE folder and ran the TBWinRE script. I had no errors this time and now had the option to create an ISO when MakeDisk was ran. I created the ISO and it tests good. The strange thing is the difference in the size of the ISO's, 223 MB for the TBWinPE ISO and 298 MB for the TBWinRE ISO. They both seem to have the same features and function the same, so I wonder why the difference in size?

 

Brian,

On your clean 8.1 install were you using TBWinRE v1.6? It shouldn't have had a problem with the missing file and you should still have seen any UFD devices in MakeDisk.

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puff-m-d,

The WinRE has WinRE-specific files in it (based on WinPE). Also, when you created the builds were they the same architecture (x86 or x64)? The WinRE is probably x64, which is larger than the x86 file.

 

Hello,

My system is 64 bit so I assume the WinRE was 64 bit also. With the WinPE script you can choose either 32 bit or 64 bit, and I choose the 64 bit. So as far as I know, both versions are 64 bit. I was looking at both ISO's and the main difference in size was the boot.wim file, 179 MB for the WinPE and 263 MB for the WinRE.

 

MudCrab,

IFW hadn't been installed in that OS until today. IFW 2.84. I used the tbwinre folder in V2 folder. TBWinRE.cmd says ver 1.6.

I can restore that OS to "yesterday" if you would like me to try something.

 

So does this mean the only bootable WinRE that we can make is for USB?

I've read the posts above that the missing files can be inserted and things seem to work. But IMO, that misses the point. Most users won't have access to the missing files. Right?

I still like booting from a CD. Or at least having the option...

 

I also still like being able to create ISO files and CD/DVD discs (I use them all the time). For now, you'll need to copy the files in. There may be a better fix later.

Users that had Windows 8.0 and upgrade could hopefully get them from a backup. Users with a clean 8.1 install wouldn't have them on their system. It's possible the Windows 7 versions may work also, but I haven't tried them.

TBWinPE is also an option, though it requires large download.

 

Image for UEFI 2.84 (ifu-en.zip) was released on November 5, 2013:

Image for UEFI 2.84 (ifu-en.zip) Changes:

 

Hi Brian,

As promised you, I tried the PHYLock ver 11. Please see the attached image:

1. It stopped working after 45 minutes, very frustrating.

2. The imaging with IFW is very, very slow in comparison to other imaging programs.

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

I can backup my Win8.1 partition in 2 minutes.

Sorry, I don't know the answer to your problem. I hope MudCrab can offer more insight.

 

Dearest Brian,

Many thanks. I will wait to see what recommendations/help MudCrab will come out with.

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Here is an image of my PHYLock settings:

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

aladdin,
Why would you bump up the RAM cache to 128MB then keep it in disk cache? Turn off disk storage.

 

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hi
is there a way to copy my w7 to a new solid disk without unplug the source solid disk?

i mean a i have 2 solid disk , in 1 solid disk i have w7 plugged , a second solid disk empty plugged too
i want to copy (or create an image of my w7 and restore) to the second solid disk

now at the reboot i have 2 solid disks with both the same os

does the old trick

Code:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices

and delete all the key like

Code:

\??\Volume{.....

work to boot without unplug the 1 solid disk

at the boot w7 should re-create the registry key partition ,and doesn't mess up


thanks

 

Just use the Change Disk ID and GUIDs option when copying/restoring the disk. IFW will make the necessary changes.

 

Hi
for the winpe i create an iso and usb stick v2.83 , haven't found time to update , can i use this version ? or should i update ? i found not so easy creating a winpe

are Change Disk ID and GUIDs options in the restore dialog options?

does these option the same trick of deleting the keys \??\Volume{..... in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices before create the image or copy the disk?