Comments on: Native VHD Boot Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 from an External USB Drive http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/2009/10/native-vhd-boot-windows-7-or-windows-server-2008-r2-from-an-external-usb-drive/ Championing the subtle difference between "easy" and "easy when you know how" ;-) Wed, 26 May 2010 15:28:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Doobs http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/2009/10/native-vhd-boot-windows-7-or-windows-server-2008-r2-from-an-external-usb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Doobs Wed, 26 May 2010 15:28:02 +0000 http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/?p=56#comment-83 Also, when i try to use the administrator account and blank password as the login, it tells me the administrator account has been disabled, which kind of suggests another admin account has been created, but I have no idea what it would be. Also, when i try to use the administrator account and blank password as the login, it tells me the administrator account has been disabled, which kind of suggests another admin account has been created, but I have no idea what it would be.

]]> By: Doobs http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/2009/10/native-vhd-boot-windows-7-or-windows-server-2008-r2-from-an-external-usb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Doobs Wed, 26 May 2010 15:24:27 +0000 http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/?p=56#comment-82 I got it from a win7 ultimate release candidate iso. I can't find any credentials settings baked in, i've looked at it in the WAIK, and all the credentials fields are blank. I guess it's possible it won't work with the release candidate though, Wanted to test it would work before getting the real thing! I got it from a win7 ultimate release candidate iso. I can’t find any credentials settings baked in, i’ve looked at it in the WAIK, and all the credentials fields are blank. I guess it’s possible it won’t work with the release candidate though, Wanted to test it would work before getting the real thing!

]]> By: Garry Martin http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/2009/10/native-vhd-boot-windows-7-or-windows-server-2008-r2-from-an-external-usb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Garry Martin Wed, 26 May 2010 14:09:39 +0000 http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/?p=56#comment-81 Hi Doobs, I don't think WIM2VHD has an option to set a password unless it is as part of the unattended settings. Where did the source WIM come from? Are you sure that doesn't have unattended settings baked in? Kind regards, Garry Hi Doobs, I don’t think WIM2VHD has an option to set a password unless it is as part of the unattended settings. Where did the source WIM come from? Are you sure that doesn’t have unattended settings baked in? Kind regards, Garry

]]> By: Doobs http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/2009/10/native-vhd-boot-windows-7-or-windows-server-2008-r2-from-an-external-usb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Doobs Wed, 26 May 2010 13:53:34 +0000 http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/?p=56#comment-80 No problem. It seems to have worked well apart from the fact I can't get in. The creation of the vhd from the install disk using the WIM2VHD script appears to have set a password and i can't find a way around it. I can't find any unattended settings it may have used though. Ah well, may have to start over with a manual install then. No problem. It seems to have worked well apart from the fact I can’t get in. The creation of the vhd from the install disk using the WIM2VHD script appears to have set a password and i can’t find a way around it. I can’t find any unattended settings it may have used though. Ah well, may have to start over with a manual install then.

]]> By: Garry Martin http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/2009/10/native-vhd-boot-windows-7-or-windows-server-2008-r2-from-an-external-usb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Garry Martin Wed, 26 May 2010 13:47:15 +0000 http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/?p=56#comment-79 Hi Doobs, if you didn't set a password yourself either through the GUI or through an unattended method, then I have no idea. There is no such thing as a default as far as I know. Sorry. Kind regards, Garry Hi Doobs, if you didn’t set a password yourself either through the GUI or through an unattended method, then I have no idea. There is no such thing as a default as far as I know. Sorry. Kind regards, Garry

]]> By: Doobs http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/2009/10/native-vhd-boot-windows-7-or-windows-server-2008-r2-from-an-external-usb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Doobs Wed, 26 May 2010 12:56:24 +0000 http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/?p=56#comment-78 Hi again Gary. I've just this moment got to the login, it had been booting for 4 hours, so I think I need a faster usb drive. Anyway, now it's asking me for a user name and password, and I have no idea! Do you know of a default? Hi again Gary. I’ve just this moment got to the login, it had been booting for 4 hours, so I think I need a faster usb drive. Anyway, now it’s asking me for a user name and password, and I have no idea! Do you know of a default?

]]> By: Garry Martin http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/2009/10/native-vhd-boot-windows-7-or-windows-server-2008-r2-from-an-external-usb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Garry Martin Wed, 26 May 2010 09:48:24 +0000 http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/?p=56#comment-77 Hi Doobs, I can't remember it ever taking very long, so if it is stuck at that stage something isn't working correctly - either a step missed or some incompatibility with the target machine or disk. Kind regards, Garry Hi Doobs, I can’t remember it ever taking very long, so if it is stuck at that stage something isn’t working correctly – either a step missed or some incompatibility with the target machine or disk. Kind regards, Garry

]]> By: Doobs http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/2009/10/native-vhd-boot-windows-7-or-windows-server-2008-r2-from-an-external-usb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Doobs Wed, 26 May 2010 09:24:31 +0000 http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/?p=56#comment-76 Hi Gary, When I boot from USB, I seem to get stuck at the "Setup is starting services" screen. How long should I wait before I assume it's not going to work? Does this stage normally take a while the first time? Thanks. Hi Gary, When I boot from USB, I seem to get stuck at the “Setup is starting services” screen. How long should I wait before I assume it’s not going to work? Does this stage normally take a while the first time? Thanks.

]]> By: Garry Martin http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/2009/10/native-vhd-boot-windows-7-or-windows-server-2008-r2-from-an-external-usb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Garry Martin Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:49:07 +0000 http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/?p=56#comment-39 Hi McMlok, unfortunately there are many variables and as this isn't a supported solution, it's difficult to troubleshoot - it either works or it doesn't. If you have followed all of the steps, and it still doesn't work, then I can't offer any further guidance. Everything I know is in the post already. I have experienced a failure to boot from USB a couple of times, and generally this has been related to missing steps in the process. Sorry I can't help further. Hope you get it working. Kind regards, Garry Hi McMlok, unfortunately there are many variables and as this isn’t a supported solution, it’s difficult to troubleshoot – it either works or it doesn’t. If you have followed all of the steps, and it still doesn’t work, then I can’t offer any further guidance. Everything I know is in the post already. I have experienced a failure to boot from USB a couple of times, and generally this has been related to missing steps in the process. Sorry I can’t help further. Hope you get it working. Kind regards, Garry

]]> By: McMlok http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/2009/10/native-vhd-boot-windows-7-or-windows-server-2008-r2-from-an-external-usb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-36 McMlok Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:53:18 +0000 http://www.garrymartin.com/blog/?p=56#comment-36 Hi, I try this and for me it doesn't work. I make win from master instalation, vhd from wim apply changes and when I boot it ens with BSOD. When I try to move vhd to internal HDD it starts normaly. When I have vhd on USB HDD and start to safe mode it's starts OK. I try boot log and last line is Loaded driver for kbdhid.sys and there is no error except of many lines with Did load driver. Do you know what it is? Or where to start finding error source? Thanks Hi, I try this and for me it doesn’t work. I make win from master instalation, vhd from wim apply changes and when I boot it ens with BSOD. When I try to move vhd to internal HDD it starts normaly. When I have vhd on USB HDD and start to safe mode it’s starts OK. I try boot log and last line is Loaded driver for kbdhid.sys and there is no error except of many lines with Did load driver.

Do you know what it is? Or where to start finding error source? Thanks

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