TeraByte Unlimited products - standard and non-standard uses

@Brian K , item is unchecked by default.


Why it has to be checked?
I mean, buildscript.cmd runs to add my custom software anyway.

 

I was quoting the second last post in this thread.

https://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ucf/viewtopic.php?t=4614

My "Allow BuildScript to run" has a tick. But I accept the default is no tick.

Edit... I just tried it without the tick for BuildScript and it still works and runs BuildScript.

 

Dark theme forced in Backup Suite.ini adding the following line in [Settings] section: ThemeType=2
Example

Code:

[Settings]
Version=4.9.1.2
AutoCheckUpdate=1
NewVerWarningTime=0
NewVersionAvailable=0
FirstRun=1
LanguageCount=19
EditionType=0
ThemeType=2

Spoiler: Screenshots

Wish TB IFW team could make something similar and I mean the gui as well. IFW gui is kinda old-fashioned.

 

I solved this issue. To prevent this issue with any other portable app you better put the working path in the TBLauncher.ini file, example:

Code:

[Menu_Item_14]
Name=GSmartControl
Path64=%ProgramFiles%\GSmartControl\gsmartcontrol.exe
WorkingDir=X:\Program Files\GSmartControl
Parameters=
Icon=0

Where X is a temporary RAM drive created by the RE itself. This drive is always created on any system you boot a RE.

 

New configuration
More apps added.
All the items/apps I really need are fully displayed so no scrolling the menu.
No more items/apps I don't really need.

Spoiler

 

Funny, I wasn't aware of TeraByte's plugins LOL

Are they new addition from TB?
I see those plugins are version 1.0 and recent date.

 

I don't get it. Just update the plugins in the builder settings. What's the issue?

 

For starters, I didn't know plugins existed.
I don't know how to use them.
I don't know how to integrate them and I see in your thread in TB forums you have issues with PartWork.
I see they are version 1.0 so I assume they are new in the history of TB's products.
I guess you have to study a lot these products to really understand all the possibilities, I haven't had the time these years.
Am I correct one has to read a ton of KBs and manuals to take full advantage of these products?
There should be a school for them LOL

 

Win10 RE vs Win11 RE

First off I want to note that I'm kinda new to REs because mostly I've utilizing WinPEs to work with.

A couple of months ago I installed Windows 11 and when I pressed Shift + Restart the machine went to a full reboot, UEFI boot splash screen, the RE loads and all good.

Last week I decided to install Windows 10 x64. When I pressed Shift + Restart, the machine goes to a "quasi" restart so to speak, then the RE interface shows up in a couple of seconds. Then I have to click on Troubleshoot then I press Image for Windows (TeraByte's stuff you know).

I wonder why the difference.
Rather, I want a full restart like Windows 11 does.

Watch this video booting into RE on Windows 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l890GgSyPu4

 

There are now 3 apps to manage partitions in TBWinPE. In order, easiest to more difficult....

Part Work for Windows (GUI)
TeraByte Explorer (CUI)
TBOSDT (command line)

 

Brian are you replying to me or just informing because I don't get it

 

Mr.X,

Informing. I was thinking about writing something concerning plugins.

 

Use plugins...

On the plugins tab, click Download plugins
Tick the boxes of the plugins you want to install (I chose the second to fifth)
Click Install plugins
In the Enable plugins area, tick each one
Click OK.
That's it. They will all work except for Notepad++

If you want Notepad++ to work, select the Notepad++ line (it will go blue), click Open folder. Read the Readme.txt. Paste the zip file in this folder. Ver 8.7 works.

 

Oh, yeah. That makes sense. I thought I read @Terabyte forums where you were talking about the new plugins. They are pretty cool. The PartWork plugin I think is going to be really valuable.

 

Part Work for Windows is cool.

PartWork is also present in BIU, BIBM and IFL. It seems fastest in IFL.

 

Yeah, you've always been biased for IFL.

 

Linux is a fast environment. IFL is fast. PartWork is fast.

 

Handy program that i use myself on occasion. It just works with the conversion.

 

Follow-up to this post

I don't know if there's a fix for this "issue". In the meanwhile there's a workaround both using reagentc and shutdown commands:

Code:

%WINDIR%\system32\reagentc.exe /boottore
%WINDIR%\system32\shutdown /r /t 0

With those two lines the machine fully restarts immediately and boots into the WinRE

I compiled and EXE file with those two lines using Advanced BAT to EXE Converter and the EXE works nice just double clicking on it

Code:

https://youtu.be/eX4Ansb7QB0

 

That's not the case though, is it. The Youtube video shows it rebooting intro the recovery RE, not the boot.wim that TBWinRE makes. Wouldn't it be better if it actually does reboot into the boot.wim?

 

Already corrected, now it says WinRE.

Could you tell why it's better? I really don't know. I've made only TBWinPEs isos to burn into UFDs.

Could you show a video or screenshots how to create such a boot.wim with TBWinRE?
TIA

 

I have my TBWinRE and TBWinPE in partitions on my SSD. I don't make ISOs or UFDs.
I double click a file in Windows and the computer restarts into the RE or PE.

 

Meaning the computer restarts into TBWinRE or TBWinPE, correct?
I ask because I see there are different alternatives that clearly I don't know.

Are they hidden partitions?

 

Yes, Win11 doesn't see them.

I do the same thing with IFL.

 

Image for Windows, Image for Linux, BootIt, PartWork for Windows, etc.

Great and reliable imaging software I've been utilizing for more than 16 years.

I created this thread for people to share the way they use these versatile applications so we can learn much more about different drive imaging and partitioning scenarios.

Please share and discuss.