No output from bootprep.exe

[Lee]

I am making a bootable CD to install my xp image and I have it running

bootprep.exe /Y

so that it requires no user interaction but it backs up the old mbr to
the drive and obviously cannot because it is a cd, how do i run
bootprep and disable the backup so it does not need to write back?

Thank you

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Hi Lee,

Many different ways how you can create bootable HDD from CD and auto deploy XPe image is already discussed in this NG.

Search this NG with:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...F-8&group=microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded

PS:
If you want dos I'm afraid that you will have to use fdisk, format, bootprep and that it can't be automated.
Or you can use some imaging application that will copy whole disk image from file to disk.

Regards,
Slobodan

 

[Lee]

I know how to make the bootable CD that deploys my image onto my HD,
the issue was that I need to run bootprep before I do this and the
bootprep utility backs up you old mbr to the disk it is running on
when you run it but I need to stop it from doing this as it is running
on a cd and cannot write to this.

Basically how do I stop bootprep saving the old mbr or saving it to a
different location?

Thanks

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Hi Lee,

Basicaly I was saying that you don't need bootprep but if you want it then how about.

Create in autoexec.bat on your CD.
1. Switch to your HDD volume letters. Example (A:\> C: )
2. Run bootprep from CD while on HDD. Example (C:\> A:\bootprep)
3. Delete old MBR file Example (del [putherenameofthefile(s)])

Regards,
Slobodan

 

[KM]

Lee,

I thought if you use /m and /b switches without specifying file names, bootprep won't create the backup files for MBR and boot
record.