Problems Creating Recovery Drive On Win 11 Pro Computer


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On Dism ++ I only saw a conversion from Wim to ESD but it won't fit on a Fat32 partition.


dism++-splitwim1.webp


Type .swm as the extension for the destination file


dism++-splitwim2A.webp


It asks you to select the size

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dism++-splitwim4.webp


dism++-splitwim5.webp

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It is a long while since I looked at a recovery drive. I seem to remember it copies winre.wim into a sources folder and renames it boot.wim. I might have imagined that.

can somebody post a screenie of the contents or a recovery drive?
 

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    xfx pro 450
can somebody post a screenie of the contents or a recovery drive?
RecoveryDrive contents.webp
The hidden attributes are my own work.


Denis
 

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What is in the sources folder ? Is it winre.wim or has it been renamed to boot.wim ?

I have done it properly now

rename \sources\boot.wim from 24h2 install media to 24H2boot.wim

copy 24h2boot.wim to the root of the fat32 partition

the default bcd entry points at \sources\boot.wim

add bcd entry pointing at \24H2BOOT.WIM

looks like this

bcd-addwinpe-locate1.webp

device object

bcd-addwinpe-locate3.webp


application object


bcd-addwinpe-locate2.webp


It is slightly complicated because it needs -store command to point at the bcd store on the usb stick
 
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What is in the sources folder ?
RecoveryDrive sources folder.webp

Is it winre.wim or has it been renamed to boot.wim ?
It is boot.wim.
I have not renamed anything. Apart from hiding the root entries, I have not tampered with it at all; it's just as it was made using the tutorial instructions.


All the best,
Denis
 

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Is it winre.wim or has it been renamed to boot.wim ?

It is boot.wim.

Thought so. Adding G:\24H2boot.wim to the boot menu would allow it be booted up and setup.exe will search all partitions for the matching installation media

If there was a second partition on the usb stick containing the entire sources folder from the 24h2 install media then setup.exe should find it

or even if the 24h2 sources folder was on the root of any other partition e.g. another usb stick or any disk partition
 
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    i7-9700
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    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x16gb 3600mhz
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    bequiet pure power 11 400CM
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    win7,win11
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    i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200
    PSU
    xfx pro 450
Another way is include imdisk in your pe ( either boot.wim or winre.wim ) so can browse to and mount any installation iso and run setup.exe from the mount

it is handy to have an explorer type thing in there as well

Captured-mountasvirtualdisk.webp
 

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    i7-9700
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    gigabyte b365m ds3h
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    2x16gb 3600mhz
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    benq gw2480
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    bequiet pure power 11 400CM
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    win7,win11i5-84002x8gb 3200
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    CPU
    i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200
    PSU
    xfx pro 450
When i want to backup my system i reboot into DISM++ and create a WIM file which i then copy to a windows install ISO on a USB stick, that way I’m back up exactly where i was before the brown stuff hit the fan.
no need to reboot into dism++

can capture the running system into a wim file .

dism++-save-image-as1.webp


You will notice VSS is automatically ticked


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If you want optional exclusions are also possible


dism++-save-image-as-more-settings.webp


dism++-save-image-as-exclusions1s.webp



dism++-save-image-as-exclusionss2.webp


for example paste this in

Code:
hiberfil.sys
pagefile.sys
swapfile.sys
System Volume Information
$Recycle.Bin\*
excludethis
Recycler
Recycled
Windows\CSC
winpepge.sys
$windows.~ls
$windows.~bt
Recovery.txt
bootsect.bak
ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\ETLLogs\*
ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\ScenariosSqlStore\*
ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\EventStore.db
ProgramData\Microsoft\DiagnosticLogCSP\Collectors\*
ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\*
ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\ApplicationsWindows\edb*
ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\ApplicationsWindows\Windows.*
ProgramData\Microsoft\SmsRouter\MessageStore\edb*
ProgramData\MicrosoftWindows\SQM
ProgramData\MicrosoftWindows\WER\ReportArchive\*
ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Support\*
ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Security Health\Logs\*
ProgramData\MicrosoftWindows\wfp\*.etl
ProgramData\USOShared\Logs\*
Users\*\NTUSER.DAT*.TM.blf
Users\*\NTUSER.DAT*.regtrans-ms
Users\*\NTUSER.DAT*.log*
Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_64\UsageLogs\*
Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\*
Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Feeds\*
Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Feeds Cache\*
Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\*.log
Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\*.txt
Users\*\AppData\Local\MicrosoftWindows\Explorer\*
Users\*\AppData\Local\MicrosoftWindows\Explorer\*.etl
Users\*\AppData\Local\MicrosoftWindows\INetCache\IE\*
Users\*\AppData\Local\MicrosoftWindows\Media Player\*
Users\*\AppData\Local\MicrosoftWindows\WebCache\*
Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Cache\*
Users\*\AppData\Local\Temp\*
Users\*\AppData\Local\Icon*
Windows\AppCompat\Programs\Amcache.hve*.TM.blf
Windows\AppCompat\Programs\Amcache.hve*.regtrans-ms
Windows\AppCompat\Programs\Amcache.hve*.log*
Windows\Debug\*
Windows\inf\*.etl
Windows\inf\*.ev*
Windows\inf\*.log
Windows\Logs\CBS\*
Windows\Logs\DISM
Windows\Logs\DPX
Windows\Logs\dosvc\*
Windows\Logs\NetSetup
Windows\Logs\waasmedic\*
Windows\Logs\WindowsUpdate\*
Windows\Logs\PBR
Windows\Logs\*.log
Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\*.log
Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\*.log
Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\*.log
Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\*.log
Windows\Panther\*.etl
Windows\Panther\*.log
Windows\Panther\FastCleanup
Windows\Panther\img
Windows\Panther\Licenses
Windows\Panther\MigLog*.xml
Windows\Panther\Resources
Windows\Panther\Rollback
Windows\Panther\Setup*
Windows\Panther\UnattendGC
Windows\Panther\upgradematrix
Windows\Prefetch\*
Windows\security\database\*.chk
Windows\security\database\*.log
Windows\security\database\*.jrs
Windows\security\logs\*
Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\FontCache\*
Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\NTUSER.DAT*.TM.blf
Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\NTUSER.DAT*.regtrans-ms
Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\NTUSER.DAT*.log*
Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\NTUSER.DAT*.TM.blf
Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\NTUSER.DAT*.regtrans-ms
Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\NTUSER.DAT*.log*
Windows\servicing\Packages\wuindex.xml
Windows\servicing\Sessions\*_*.xml
Windows\servicing\Sessions\Sessions.back.xml
Windows\SoftwareDistribution
Windows\System32\catroot2\*.txt
Windows\System32\catroot2\*.chk
Windows\System32\catroot2\*.log
Windows\System32\catroot2\*.jrs
Windows\System32\config\*.TM.blf
Windows\System32\config\*.regtrans-ms
Windows\System32\config\*.log*
Windows\System32\config\*.SAV
Windows\System32\config\*.reg
Windows\System32\config\RegBack\*
Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\*.TM.blf
Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\*.regtrans-ms
Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\*.log*
Windows\System32\config\TxR\*.blf
Windows\System32\config\TxR\*.regtrans-ms
Windows\System32\CodeIntegrity\bootcat.cache
Windows\System32\LogFiles\AIT\*
Windows\System32\LogFiles\Scm\*
Windows\System32\LogFiles\SQM\*
Windows\System32\LogFiles\WMI\*.etl*
Windows\System32\LogFiles\WMI\RtBackup\*.etl
Windows\System32\SleepStudy\*.etl
Windows\System32\SleepStudy\ScreenOn\*.etl
Windows\System32\SMI\Store\Machine\SCHEMA.DAT*.TM.blf
Windows\System32\SMI\Store\Machine\SCHEMA.DAT*.regtrans-ms
Windows\System32\SMI\Store\Machine\SCHEMA.DAT*.log*
Windows\System32\sru\*.txt
Windows\System32\sru\*.chk
Windows\System32\sru\*.log
Windows\System32\sru\*.jrs
Windows\System32\Sysprep\Panther
Windows\System32\Sysprep\Sysprep_succeeded.tag
Windows\System32\wdi\LogFiles\*
Windows\System32\wfp\*.etl
Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\*
Windows\System32\winevt\TraceFormat\*
Windows\Temp\*
Windows\WinSxS\Backup
Windows\WinSxS\ManifestCache\*
Windows\WinSxS\Temp\*
Windows\*.log
Windows.old

only need to add exclusions once because they are stored in the config.ini

dism++-config.webp
 
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    Win7,Win11
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    CPU
    i7-9700
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x16gb 3600mhz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    benq gw2480
    PSU
    bequiet pure power 11 400CM
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    cryorig m9i
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    win7,win11i5-84002x8gb 3200
    Operating System
    win7,win11
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    CPU
    i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200
    PSU
    xfx pro 450
Thanks to clarify,
Yes, I saw it but the function say "Convert Wim to ESD or SWM " but when you open it say Wim to Esd, no Wim to SWM
1769018571653.webp 1769018685414.webp


Dism ++ is a very good tool. I use it very often
 
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