Run the command “ bcdedit /store bcd /enum” to show the current boot manager configuration stored in the bcd file. wim files we just copied over.įirst, let’s look at the current boot configuration stored in this file. What you will need to do is use bcdedit to edit the “bcd” file you see here – that file actually contains the boot configuration data used during boot, and we’re going to modify it to add the new. To make sure you’re in the right folder, the dir listing output should look something like this: You’ll need to open a command prompt into the boot folder of your “Content” media folder, and execute some bcdedit commands to modify the boot menu. wim files to your boot menu, and copy the updated “Content” folder to your USB key. Once you’re done with all of this, the last bit needed is to use bcdedit to add the new. I’ve repeated the above process for the x86 MS DaRT media as well, and renamed the boot.wim from that media to “msdart86.wim”: For example, I’ve renamed the boot.wim file from the 圆4 MS DaRT media I just copied over to “msdart64.wim” – this will be important later, when we create our boot entries: Since most WinPE distributions use a “boot.wim” file in the “sources” folder, and we’re going to have multiples, you’ll want to rename any boot.wim files you copy here to something else, preferably something descriptive. The same with the EFI and sources folders from the MS DaRT media: For example, the MS DaRT media is on the left, and the “Content” media is on the right:Īnd the “Content” folder looks like this afterwards: You will need to go through this folder structure (boot, EFI, and sources) and copy to your “Content” folder anything from the MS DaRT contents that does not already exist as a file or folder in your “Content” folder.
#WINDOWS 7 DART USB ISO#
The content folder should look something like this:Īnd the contents of the MS DaRT ISO image, once extracted to the hard disk, will look something like this: Adding the DaRT filesįirst, you will need to copy the files from the MS DaRT WinPE ISO image to your “Content” folder that was created when you used MDT 2010 as per my previous post.
#WINDOWS 7 DART USB HOW TO#
Having a USB key that will install multiple versions of Windows is great, but what if you want to add other Windows PE images to it, above and beyond the installers? For example, what if you wanted to add a recovery environment, like the Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT), or a BartPE environment, or any other Windows PE-based environments? Well, it’s not that hard to do, and I’ll document how to do it with the Microsoft DaRT x86 and 圆4 recovery ISOs that it creates in this example.
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