Testing XPe image on a 2nd drive

[Guest]

I am configuring an XPe image for use on target computers that will only be
running an in-house application. Naturally, the in-house app isn't ready
yet, but at some point I'm going to need to do preliminary testing of the XPe
image.

I'm developing on a computer running XP Home Edition v. 2002 SP2. A
separate (empty) hard drive has been installed into this system. If I put
the XPe image onto this second drive, how do I boot from that drive? And if
the image doesn't work, would I need to reformat the drive before trying
again later?

Thanks!

 

[Heidi Linda]

I am configuring an XPe image for use on target computers that will only be
running an in-house application. Naturally, the in-house app isn't ready
yet, but at some point I'm going to need to do preliminary testing of the XPe
image.

I'm developing on a computer running XP Home Edition v. 2002 SP2. A
separate (empty) hard drive has been installed into this system. If I put
the XPe image onto this second drive, how do I boot from that drive? And if
the image doesn't work, would I need to reformat the drive before trying
again later?

Thanks!

You'll need to change the boot.ini on your c: drive to add the second
drive. Usually you'll have something like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

To boot from the first partition of a second hard drive you should add
something along the lines of

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XPe" /fastdetect

Once that's there, when you reboot, you'll be asked which one to use for
30 seconds.

 

[Guest]

Okay. And then, if I need to re-do the XPe image and re-install it onto the
second hard drive... should I first re-format that hard drive?

 

[Heidi Linda]

Okay. And then, if I need to re-do the XPe image and re-install it onto the
second hard drive... should I first re-format that hard drive?

A quick format is usually quicker than deleting everything.

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Hello Galiste,

Many modern BIOS-es allow you to configure what is first second third, etc disk.
So easiest way when you have two HDD's is to switch boot order in BIOS and you will have true picture of volume letters assignement
and all other related problems.

Format you should not use unless you destroy filesystem somehow (that will not happen), you can simply delete all files and let TD
build your image on your second disk.

Regards,
Slobodan

 

[Guest]

Format you should not use unless you destroy filesystem somehow (that will not happen), you can simply delete all files and let TD
build your image on your second disk.

Okay... So I can install the XPe image onto second HDD to test it. Then,
if I need to rebuild the XPe image and re-install it, I can just delete all
files off the second HDD and install the newer XPe image. Correct?

 

[Adora Belle Dearheart]

Okay... So I can install the XPe image onto second HDD to test it. Then,
if I need to rebuild the XPe image and re-install it, I can just delete all
files off the second HDD and install the newer XPe image. Correct?

Yep. Personally I format because it's quicker to do a Quick Format on
these drives than wait for windows to delete my rather bloated image.

 

[Guest]

I just bought the licensed development tool for $995. However, the image I
built still gives me a blue screen with "SYSTEM_LICENSE_VIOLATION".

http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/howtobuy/default.aspx states that "You
can perform unlimited field testing and prototyping on any number of device
prototypes before you ship commercially."

How can I achieve this? Do I need to buy a run-time license anyways even
though the image I build will never be deployed in the field?

Thanks in advance.

 

[dferencz]

Ed,

Either you have an invalid PID entered in Target Designer (for eval
images, the PID should be blank), or you have not correctly set the
boot partition size.

-- Don