WINDOWS 7 RECOVERY ENVIRONMENT ON A

USB STICK
STEP 1
PREPARE THE USB STICK
A 1 gigabyte USB stick will more than suffice.
Use DISKPART to prepare the USB stick to be bootable
DISKPART
Powerful
Dangerous if misused
Commandline program
RUN DISKPART
Ctrl + Esc | type Powershell or Cmd in the !Search Bo"# $ hit Enter|
%ype DISKPART | hit Enter
&nter following DISKPART commands'
List dis (optional to help you specify the correct !inde") number*
select dis ! (for the case of 1 hard dri+e, assigned inde" of -, and 1 USB stick*
det"il dis (info will help +erify that you#+e selected the desired USB stick*
cle"n ./emo+es all partition or +olume formatting from disk with focus*
cre"te #"rtition #rim"r$ .create a primary partition$
select #"rtition ! .select the partition you 0ust created*
"cti%e (mark the partition as Acti+e, ie, a system bootable partition*
&orm"t '(ic &s)&"t*+ (format the partition as 1at23*
"ssi,n (assign ne"t a+ailable dri+e letter to the +olume*
e-it (e"it DISKPART and return to the commandshell prompt*
%ype E.IT $ hit ENTER &"it from the commandshell.
RE/01E THE USB STICK
STEP 2
D02NL0AD 3 INSTALL 2IN 4 AUT0/ATED INSTALLATI0N
KIT 5AIK6
%he 4in 5 A67 is a set of tools and documentation that support the configuration and deployment of
4indows8 operating systems
D02NL0AD THE AIK
%he 4indows8 Automated 6nstallation 7it (A67* for 4indows8 5 /C download U/9 is'
http'::www.microsoft.com:downloadS:details.asp";familyid<=-A-5&51-ACB>?2A@-2?
D2-&AD35&153Adisplaylang<en
Bou will be downloading a 1.>- CB (1,?-?,351,@-@ bytes* 6SD file.
BURN THE AIK IS0 7ILE
4in 5 comes with a +ery primiti+e commandline 6SD burner, named, 6SDBU/E.&F& which is located
in your Gwindows directory. Bou can use 6SDBU/E.&F&, 6 did, to burn the 6SD to a DHD.
Don#t ha+e a computer with 4in 5 installed handy; Use the free Acti+eI 6SDBU/E&/. %he U/9 is'
http'::software.lsoft.net:6soBurnerSetup.e"e
Burn the 6SD to a DHD.
INSTALL THE AIK
/un the A(toR(n8In& file on the DHD.
%ake a short break while the 4in 5 Automated 6nstallation 7it (A67* is installed.
After installation, you will ha+e'
GProgram 1ilesG4indows A67 folder (with subfolders*
&ntry for 4indows A67 in your !All Programs) menu.
STEP 3
BUILD A PE 5Pre9E-ec(tion En%ironment6 DIRECT0R:
Jicrosoft P& tools e"pect a certain directory structure. Use C0P:PE8C/D to build this directory
structure.
C0P:PE8C/D is located in C'GProgram 1ilesG4indows A67G%oolsGP&%ools.
4ith 4indows &"plorer (4in K &* na+igate to' C;<Pro,r"m 7iles<2indows AIK<Tools<PETools
Shift + right-click on C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools
Select Open command windows here.
Eow that you#re at a DDS prompt, enter'
C0P:PE8C/D -=> C;<2inRE where you use "@= or amd=> as appropriate.
Lit Enter key and the copype.cmd will run.
Eote' winre as a folder name is not sacred, 0ust the name used in this tutorial.
After the P& directory structure is built, then'
%ype E.IT and hit Enter (to close the command window and return*.
STEP 4
E.TRACT 2INRE82I/ 7R0/ THE PR0DUCT D1D
Jake directories'
CD C;<
/D <0Sim",e
/D <0Sim",e<mo(nt
Copy 6nstall.4im from your product DHD. J' represents your DHD dri+e.
C0P: /;<So(rces<inst"ll8wim C;<0Sim",e
Change to the directory with D6SJ.&F& . Do ED% use GwindowsGsystem23Gdism.e"e.
CD c;<?#ro,r"m &iles<windows "i<tools<ser%icin,?
DIS/ @/0UNT92I/ @/0UNTDIR;C;<0SI/AAE<mo(nt
@2I/7ILE;C;<0SI/AAE<INSTALL82I/ @INDE.;!
Copy the 4in/&.46J to C'G4in/e
co#$ C;<0SI/AAE<mo(nt<windowss$stem*+<reco%er$<winre8wim C;<winre
Unmount the 6nstall.4im file.
DIS/ @UN/0UNT92I/ @/0UNTDIR;C;<0SI/AAE<mo(nt @DISCARD
STEP 5
PREPARE THE 2IND02S B00T I/AAE
Jount the 4indow /& file
DIS/ @/0UNT92I/ @/0UNTDIR;C;<winre<mo(nt @2I/7ILE;C;<winre<winre8wim @INDE.;!
Dismount the 4in/&.4im file
DIS/ @UN/0UNT92IN @/0UNTDIR;C;<2INRE<mo(nt @C0//IT
STEP 6
PUT THE 2IND02S REC01ER: EN1IR0N/ENT 0N THE USB
STICK
Copy, WITH RENAE! the image file to the GisoGsources subfolder
C0P: C;<2INRE<2INRE82I/ C;<2INRE<IS0<S0URCES<B00T82I/
Copy the entire GwinreGiso folder and its subfolders to the usb stick
.co#$ c;<winre<iso<B8B d;< @e
Con,r"t(l"tionsC
Bou may now !&0ect) your USB stick.
Shutdown your computer. 6nsert your /& (/eco+ery &n+ironment* USB stick, start your computer,
and you will end up at the System /eco+ery window.
%his assumes that you#+e pre+iously booted into the B6DS setup and mo+ed !Boot from USB) to the
top of the boot order.