Recommendations for bootable ISOs to add to Ventoy


SIW2 said:
Booting from iso is different. Efisys expects bootmgr.efi on the root.
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hdmi:
The root inside the Boot.wim file, yes. Not the root inside the iso file.
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Try booting an iso without it. It is clear my post which you quoted refers to an iso file.

You are confusing two different things.

This iso can boot in efi mode and loads the wim

iso-with-bootmgr.efi.jpg


This iso does not load the wim in efi mode, it hangs on the "press any key.." message till it times out


iso-no-bootmgr.efi.jpg
 
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SIW2 said:
Try booting an iso without it. It is clear my post which you quoted refers to an iso file.

You are confusing two different things.

This iso can boot in efi mode and loads the wim

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This iso does not load the wim in efi mode, it hangs on the "press any key.." message till it times out


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Of course yes, but when I start the Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment as an administrator like explained in the docs from Microsoft and I run the following command to create my iso file:
MakeWinPEMedia /ISO C:\WinPE_amd64 "C:\WinPE_amd64\DiskGenius 5.5.1.1508 x64.iso"
...then the root inside the resulting iso file already has the bootmgr.efi in it so, I still fail to see the problem about that part.
 

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SIW2 said:
If you are still struggling with this, you could use the little workaround I have illustrated several times before.

Using something like the free anyburn, edit a known working iso file (e.g. your macrium iso file ) . Replace the \sources\boot.wim in the known working iso with the boot.wim from your diskgenius usb stick. Then save the iso as a new name, e.g. diskgenius.iso

Download AnyBurn

Download AnyBurn
www.anyburn.com


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Will give this a go, thanks!

It works! It boots in wimboot mode
 

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I wonder why it wouldn't boot in normal mode since it was based on the Macrium iso which does?
 

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I don't know what is happening on your system.

without using ctrl+w

if it is an iso it loads using bootmgr.efi which is on the root of the iso

if it is a wim on the usb it loads using bootx64.efi. Looks like the ventoy one will work fine.
 
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There are several other ways to access lots of different programs from one booted winpe.

One way is to copy and paste the c:\program files\diskgenius folder onto the usb stick. Then after booting into e.g macrium winpe, use the quasi explorer to reach down to the usb stick and run diskgenius\disgenius.exe.

could do the same sort of thing with firefox browser and plenty more programs.

If there isnt a quasi explorer in whatever winpe you have booted into, can browse to the programs on the usb stick with notepad instead.

If your winpe is 64 bit, you can only run 64 bit programs that way.

I do this all the time, in a slightly more elaborate fashion. I usually include wow support and explorer etc in my winpe, then it links the programs on the usb stick to the winpe desktop.

It is handy to have them on the usb stick because it is easy to add extra programs, or change them for newer versions.
 
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    2x8gb 3200mhz
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    benq gw2480
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    bequiet pure power 11 400CM
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    cryorig m9i
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    pentium g5400
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SIW2 said:
There are several other ways to access lots of different programs from one booted winpe.

One way is to copy and paste the c:\program files\diskgenius folder onto the usb stick. Then after booting into e.g macrium winpe, use the quasi explorer to reach down to the usb stick and run diskgenius\disgenius.exe.

could do the same sort of thing with firefox browser and plenty more programs.
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I'll give this a go! Thanks.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
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    Acer Swift SF114-34
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    Pentium Silver N6000 1.10GHz
    Memory
    4GB
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD
    Cooling
    fanless
    Internet Speed
    150 Mbps
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot Secure Anywhere
    Other Info
    System 3

    ASUS T100TA Transformer
    Processor Intel Atom Z3740 @ 1.33GHz
    Installed RAM 2.00 GB (1.89 GB usable)
    System type 32-bit operating system, x64-based processor

    Edition Windows 10 Home
    Version 22H2 build 19045.3570
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.2506
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    Laptop
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    HP Mini 210-1090NR PC (bought in late 2009!)
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    Atom N450 1.66GHz
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Thank you this is just what i needed to convert a rufus boot usb of windows 11 24h2 with all the checks removed back to an iso for ventoy. worked liked a charm. imgburn and anyburn would not make the iso bootable no matter what i tried. you rock.
SIW2 said:
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I have made one which is just a simple .cmd file and doesnt look for setup.exe

Copy and paste the usb stick to a hard drive. Then run the .cmd file and browse to directory you just copied.

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:-)
 

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