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[Boundinashes6]

Try with this method.

Hi,
great piece of software, btw!

I had trouble booting into Windows 7 installation discs, too. Tested with Win7 Ultimate Retail RTM x86 amd Win7 Ultimate Retail SP1 x86.

Changing <USB-DRIVE>\menu\pe.cfg file from

#Install di Win 7
label Boot von Install Win 7
menu label Boot von Install ^Win 7
MENU INDENT 1
COM32 /chain.c32
APPEND boot ntldr=/bootmgr

to

#Install di Win 7
label Boot von Install Win 7
menu label Boot von Install ^Win 7
MENU INDENT 1
COM32 /chain.c32
APPEND fs ntldr=/bootmgr


fixed the problem to me! According to syslinux-Wiki chain.c32 fs seems to further address the partition.

The drive from which Syslinux is booted can be referred to with the parameter:

boot

The drive and partition from which Syslinux is booted can be referred to with the parameter:

fs

Thanks for the reply, i changed that in my p.e menu and it produced a boot menu and i'm not sure if i have to input a command or what. Here is a picture of what the menu looks like. I'm not sure where to go from here, i created a batch file to rename the folders which works for now but not having to do that would be nice

here is the image link if the picture doesn't display. http://img714.imageshack.us/i/img00129201104162039.jpg

[reggaemanu]

Same problem here.
The fs fix didn't worked (it display the menu in the screenshot above), I also tried to play with swap and hdx parameters without any success.
Does both install work for you davidecosta ?

[davidecosta]

Same problem here.
The fs fix didn't worked (it display the menu in the screenshot above), I also tried to play with swap and hdx parameters without any success.
Does both install work for you davidecosta ?

When i release a version ..it is personally tested. Not only in my tests works fine

[reggaemanu]

Then what's wrong, I have the same setup as you (an extenal 2.5" usb hardrive with two partitions : 100GB FAT32 with sardu, and another NTFS partition for other apps).
I tested on many computers and I've got this error every time, vista setup doesn't find the cd/dvd/hd driver. I also tried to play with the bcd file but without success.

[davidecosta]

Then what's wrong, I have the same setup as you (an extenal 2.5" usb hardrive with two partitions : 100GB FAT32 with sardu, and another NTFS partition for other apps).
I tested on many computers and I've got this error every time, vista setup doesn't find the cd/dvd/hd driver. I also tried to play with the bcd file but without success.

partition of 100 gb fat32? The Limit is 32gb

[Boundinashes6]

Thanks for continuing to investigate this issue David, I'm using a 32gb fat32 flash drive and have tested the same method with a 16gb fat32 and come up with the same result. Looking forward for the next release For now, I just use a batch file to change the install folders for me. You can actually bring up a command prompt during a windows 7 and vista install by pressing SHIFT + F10 keys, then i navigate to the root of my flash drive and run the batch file. Then i just restart the installation process and it goes through. Your next release will hopefully solve this issue and thanks again for continuing your support. Here is the batch file I use to save me some time renaming the folders.

@echo off
cls

set input=
set /p input= Would You Like To Install Windows 7 or Vista ? (7/v):
echo

if %input%==7 goto 7
if %input%==h goto h

:v
ren %1 sources source7
ren %1 sourcev sources
exit

:7
ren %1 sources sourcev
ren %1 source7 sources
exit

[reggaemanu]

Then what's wrong, I have the same setup as you (an extenal 2.5" usb hardrive with two partitions : 100GB FAT32 with sardu, and another NTFS partition for other apps).
I tested on many computers and I've got this error every time, vista setup doesn't find the cd/dvd/hd driver. I also tried to play with the bcd file but without success.

partition of 100 gb fat32? The Limit is 32gb

Yes, the original microsoft "abritrary" limit is 32GB but well that was in 1995. You can make up to 2TB partitions in FAT32 if you want (you just have to use any partition manager software, not the windows one)

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT32#FAT32

[davidecosta]

Then what's wrong, I have the same setup as you (an extenal 2.5" usb hardrive with two partitions : 100GB FAT32 with sardu, and another NTFS partition for other apps).
I tested on many computers and I've got this error every time, vista setup doesn't find the cd/dvd/hd driver. I also tried to play with the bcd file but without success.

partition of 100 gb fat32? The Limit is 32gb

Yes, the original microsoft "abritrary" limit is 32GB but well that was in 1995. You can make up to 2TB partitions in FAT32 if you want (you just have to use any partition manager software, not the windows one)

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT32#FAT32

but for use the installer? In my tests works fine...and i have a partition of 30 gb

[reggaemanu]

It doesn't matter since Win7 install works fine, so as Vista if I rename the source directory (plus Boundinashes6 have the same problem on a 16GB stick and a 32GB stick). Seems that vista is searching for drivers in "sources" dir instead of "sourcev" dir.

[davidecosta]

I have the same error installing Vista

Thanks for continuing to investigate this issue David, I'm using a 32gb fat32 flash drive and have tested the same method with a 16gb fat32 and come up with the same result. Looking forward for the next release For now, I just use a batch file to change the install folders for me. You can actually bring up a command prompt during a windows 7 and vista install by pressing SHIFT + F10 keys, then i navigate to the root of my flash drive and run the batch file. Then i just restart the installation process and it goes through. Your next release will hopefully solve this issue and thanks again for continuing your support. Here is the batch file I use to save me some time renaming the folders.

@echo off
cls

set input=
set /p input= Would You Like To Install Windows 7 or Vista ? (7/v):
echo

if %input%==7 goto 7
if %input%==h goto h

:v
ren %1 sources source7
ren %1 sourcev sources
exit

:7
ren %1 sources sourcev
ren %1 source7 sources
exit

How to you launch the batch?