Using Windows XP addon Images with Windows 7

2010-06-30

  • ZENworks 10

Summary

Customer had lots and lots of Add On images originally created with Windows XP that delivers files to "Partition 1".

When using these Addon images with multicasting Windows 7 machines they install (Correctly) to "Partition 1" which is the 100MB hidden partition.

Solution

There is no way to multicast-deliver these addon images to Windows 7 Machines "Partition 2" without having to edit each one and change the partition number inside the ZMG file.

Customer used the following to fix:

Remove 100Mb System Reserved Windows 7 Boot partition:
• log in with administrator privileges.
• Open disk management (diskmgmt.msc), so show current partitions (this is only for display purposes).
• Open CMD
• Type DISKPART (enter).
• Type LIST DISK (enter).
• Choose the disk that contains your WinRE partition. If it is disk zero, you type SELECT DISK 0.
• Type LIST PARTITION.
• Select the 100MB partition. If it were partition 1, you would type SELECT PARTITION 1.
• Type DETAIL PARTITION. Examine details to make sure this is the 100 WinRE partition.
• Type INACTIVE to make this no longer the active, bootable partition.
• Now select your Windows partition. If it is partition 2, you’ll type SELECT PARTITION 2.
• Again examine details with DETAIL PARTITION.
• Once you’re sure, mark it active with the command ACTIVE.
• Type EXIT to get out of Diskpart. You’re back at the commandline.
• You'll need to move the system files to the new bootloader drive. If that drive is C: use:
BCDBOOT c:\windows /s C:
• Taking a moment to show that the changes have shown up in Disk Management. The WinRE partition still shows as 'system' but not as 'active'.
• Now reboot the machine, and login again with admin privs.
• Open Disk Manager. The WinRE partition is no longer marked 'system' or 'active'.
• Delete the WinRE partition. You’re done.


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