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Creating a VistaPE CD - Introduction and Requirements
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Creating a VistaPE CD. Beginner's Guide to Creating a VistaPE CD. As of January 13th, 2009, Mustang has discontinued all sales of his VistaPE scripts and will not be giving anyone permission to distribute them. This guide will remain as a general guide for VistaPE as well as for those who have already purchased Mustang's scripts. For those looking for an easy way to create a WinPE (Vista-based) Acronis True Image resuce CD, MustangPEBuilder 2. Read the Reqirements and Notes. After you have sucessfuly cre...
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Adding Mustang's Acronis Scripts to Your VistaPE CD
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Adding Mustang's Acronis Scripts to Your VistaPE CD. Adding Mustang's Acronis Scripts. As of January 13th, 2009, Mustang has discontinued all sales of his VistaPE scripts and will not be giving anyone permission to distribute them. This guide will remain as a general guide for VistaPE as well as for those who have already purchased Mustang's scripts. For Acronis True Image 2009 is still currently available. And now want to install one or more of Mustang's Acronis WinBuilder-VistaPE scripts in your build.
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Starting a Command Prompt in Administrator Mode
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Starting a Command Prompt in Administrator Mode. If you have Vista's User Account Control (UAC) turned on (the default), you may need to start the Command Prompt in Administrator Mode in order to perform necessary Command Prompt procedures. When working in this mode, extra care should be taken to follow any instructions as presented. When finished, the Command Prompt window should be exited. Click on the Start. Button and then on All Programs. Right-click on Command Prompt. Option from the pop-up menu.
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Advanced Options and Alternate Configurations
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Advanced Options and Alternate Configurations. 1 Installing and Running WinBuilder. 4 Using VistaPE on Other Media. 1 Installing and Running WinBuilder. When creating a folder for WinBuilder, it's important to keep a few things in mind:. Make sure to use a folder off the root of a drive. For example: C: WinBuilder074. Don't install WinBuilder to any user folders like the. If you do this, the VistaPE build will boot to a black desktop and stop because it will inherit. And copy the contents of the original...
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Downloading and Installing the Windows AIK
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Downloading and Installing the Windows AIK. Step 1 - Download the Windows AIK. Step 2 - Create the Windows AIK DVD. Step 3 - Install the Windows AIK. The Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) is a free download from Microsoft. It can be used as the source for creating a VistaPE CD using WinBuilder if you don't have a standard Vista DVD. It must also be installed if you want to use Mustang's. Add Drivers" WinBuilder script. Step 1 - Download the Windows AIK. Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK).
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Using Windows to Extract the Contents of a ZIP File
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Using Windows to Extract the Contents of a ZIP File. Windows XP and Windows Vista both include the capability to extract the contents of ZIP files. Extracting the contents allows you to have access to the files contained in the ZIP file. Many files downloaded from the internet are compressed into ZIP files to make the download faster. You may also receive emails with ZIP file attachments. The screenshots below are from Vista. Differences when using XP are noted. Extracting the Contents of a ZIP File.
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Using the Windows Registry Editor
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Using the Windows Registry Editor. Many Windows procedures require you to add, change or get settings from the Windows Registry. These instructions will help you with starting the Registry Editor program and accessing the registry keys. Extreme care should be taken when working in the Registry Editor. Only make changes as required and follow any steps as provided in any instructions. Part 1 - Starting the Windows XP Registry Editor. Part 2 - Starting the Windows Vista Registry Editor. And click the OK.
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Separating Vista and XP when using Vista's Boot Manager
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Separating Vista and XP when using Vista's Boot Manager. Part 1 - What Does it Look Like? Part 2 - Where are the Booting Files? Part 3 - What "bcdedit" Shows. Part 4 - Fixing XP. Part 5 - Fixing Vista. Part 6 - The Results. Part 7 - Installing your Boot Manager. When you use the Windows boot manager, Windows will setup all installations to boot from one partition. This partition is the partition that is marked as. Vista boot menu for each OS instead of the selection booting directly into the desired OS.
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Welcome to MudCrab's Website. Windows - General Procedures. Windows - General Procedures. Enable Viewing of Hidden and System Files. Enable Viewing of Filename Extensions for Known File Types. Using Windows to Extract the Contents of a ZIP File. Using the Windows Registry Editor. Starting a Command Prompt in Administrator Mode. VistaPE Guide - Creating a VistaPE CD. Beginner's Guide to Creating a VistaPE CD. Booting Your VistaPE CD. Adding Mustang's Acronis Scripts to Your VistaPE CD. Changing the Hidden...
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Drive Notify
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Drive Notify in a True Image Task. INI File - Global Options. INI File - Drive Options. INI File - Program Options. Drive Notify gets around this problem. In addition to displaying a message and pausing the backup until the desired drive is connected, it can also be configured to automatically proceed with the backup if the drive is already connected or when it is connected without any further user intervention. In the root folder of the Windows drive. For example: C: DrvNotify. And using the Security.