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[RemByUserReq]

First time user of Sardu.

I am curious to know how solid NTFS support is when it comes to building a bootable USB drive. Sardu by default supports FAT32. Will NTFS mess with older computers, certain ISO's, etc?

For those curious here is my multiboot USB:

AVG Rescue
Kaspersky Rescue
Microsoft WDO (x86,x64)
CloneZilla
GParted
NT Password
Ubuntu (x86)
Windows XP Recovery Disk
Windows 7 Install (ISO size is over the FAT32 limit)
Windows XP Install

My only reason to use NTFS over FAT32 is because my Windows 7 ISO is 5.2Gb (All versions, x86 x64, with slipstreamed updates). Any thoughts?

[davidecosta]

Compress or split the install.wim of your installer of Windows Seven and use the fat 32

[RemByUserReq]

Thanks for the reply. I split up the large Windows 7 ISO into two smaller ISOs.

I now have:
Windows 7 SP1 AIO 6in1 x86 (2.84 Gb)
Windows 7 SP1 AIO 5in1 x64 (3.72 Gb)

Because SARDU only lets me use one InstallWin7.iso I will try renaming the second one to InstallWin8.iso I'm rebuilding the bootable USB with FAT32 and I'll let you know if it works. This handy program is much appreciated!

[RemByUserReq]

I got my bootable USB up and working with FAT32 with zero problems.

Something minor I recommend would be support for custom .iso file names. I can't help you much with the coding but here's a possible design interface.

[davidecosta]

In future, if I'll prepare a pro version I'll add this option

[davidecosta]

Thanks for the reply. I split up the large Windows 7 ISO into two smaller ISOs.

I now have:
Windows 7 SP1 AIO 6in1 x86 (2.84 Gb)
Windows 7 SP1 AIO 5in1 x64 (3.72 Gb)

Because SARDU only lets me use one InstallWin7.iso I will try renaming the second one to InstallWin8.iso I'm rebuilding the bootable USB with FAT32 and I'll let you know if it works. This handy program is much appreciated!

You can compress and split only the install.wim with [code=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749447%28v=ws.10%29.aspx]imageX[/code]