I tried twice to prepare a Win7PE on Windows 8.1. In any case last time the problems were related to Wim and ImageX.
I see the issue was addressed here. Error messages at one point to me to add Vista and 8 files, maybe in the context of Gena's project which I partly added. I was asked to add the files, which I did. But in the end it didn't help.
I read that Wim 8 files may be better still. But do they work with Windows 7? That is technics way beyond my head.
Would it help to install WAIK 8.1 on my system and direct Win7PE to the installation directory? I hesitate to install WAIK for Win7 on Win8.1. Seems I had trouble with Framework here probably related to old router software. ... although yes, if that helps????
Recovery - Forensics - Repair - Context:
I would also appreciate recommendations for tools to add in the larger field of forensic, hardware (HD, memory), partition, file inspektion, changes. What exact program files of the Gena and Yomi project should I choose. I try it without anything of the projects added first. Maybe that caused my recent troubles.
Windows 7 x64 AMD double core ...
Background - startup issue:
I had a double boot Win 7 / Macrium professsional set up. The start up file corruption happened when suddenly while testing memory in the most thorough way possbly via the option in the recovery console. It seemed to hang and (don't quite remember how and why, I know the routine takes time) was "catapulted" into Macrium. Macrium offered me to mend something. And unfortunately after a tiny bit of hesitation I clicked yes and accepted. After that:
Windows could not start ... see above <windowsroot> \system\ntoskrul.exe missing or corrupt. But there seems to be more.
The larger context serious warnings in the eventreports, that were close to impossible to figure out via Windows. And yes, before that a blue screen event was involved too.