WinNTSetup

http://theoven.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1240.0;attach=2446;image

Every time that VHD is booted that drive letter will be V

Leaving Host OS drive letters un-changed

Leaving Host OS drive letters un-changed

well I feel no, windows follows its automatic driver assigning routine, which fits ok if you don't do other drive letter scenarios....

Short story, I accidentally notice this and felt it would be nice feature on WinNTSetup, up to JFX..

In some future, it is good idea to use these .vhd with plugins, where I can use MountedDevices Host plugin too,
 not hard, but requires time, much later 

All my VHD's booted as pre assigned drive letter M

And my host drives stayed as C windows, D data, E backup

Where as without pre drive letter assignment my C windows was assigned F

Than all I can say,
it didn't work here, I asssign my usb-disk S: since the begining,

when vhd booted, and I plugin my usb-disk, it was E: or F:

Anyway, as I say, not much important to me 

USB was E or F
VHD windows S ??

Y tag usb

no,
vhd when booted V: ;) 

usb when first plugged in E: (which is S: on my hostos)

I had written "MountedDevices Host" for that reason in very past (which is a simple plugin), not big deal.

I already changed driver letter from E: to S: on vhd-os, it was a small feature idea for WinNTSetup , that was all 

Hmm, yes only logical disk will be saved and of course the new systemdrive.
Well not really worth to add such an option.

 

JFX,

Change Log for 3.77 ??

http://www.winntsetup.com/news/

Hi JFX,

may I ask how WinNTSetup:
Disable System Restore ?


Shorlty:
 Reason Behind:
microsoft.vc80.atl,type="win32",version="8.50727.42",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86"

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vssetup/thread/4cecb2c6-dd5d-440e-8357-8701ac6f302b

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ff793976(v=winembedded.60).aspx

But indeed, Windows seems to ignore the complete key, wonder when that have changed.

For link, it's properly a AV issue.

Here there is no
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore\

DisableSR is at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore

which was 1
I changed to 0, even take a manual restore point, did not help.

+
the link I gave:
I have same trouble (no AV, defender disabled), after digging down I figured out,
trying to install latest vcredist_x86.exe (2005 sp1) failed
I suspected disabled SystemRestore.... well only left suspect a windows update may cause this 

hehe, the Win71x86 vhd I learned creating with all updates etc.  now have no use 
 I created another quick one (Thanks to WinNTSetup), where vcredist work (without any system tweak, doing things manually after setup),
 and application installed to be used nicely 

lots of things to do, lots of things to learn,
 hopefully digging more later in summer 

JFX,

Pre-Assign Drive Letter " * "

Ex: *:\VHD  > Lets windows assign the drive letter ??

Also, to suppress Windows Format Popup during VHD creation - knew the program HAD that issue, may have been corrected already..

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TXTAddLine,%vw%,"create vdisk file=%vhd% Maximum=%vp% Type=%Type%",Append
TXTAddLine,%vw%,"attach vdisk",Append
TxtAddline,%vw%,"automount disable",Append
TXTAddLine,%vw%,"create partition primary",Append
TxtAddline,%vw%,"online volume",Append
TXTAddLine,%vw%,"format quick fs=ntfs label=%Volabel%",Append
TxtAddline,%vw%,"automount enable",Append
TXTAddLine,%vw%,"assign letter=%PreAssign%",Append
//TXTAddLine,%vw%,"detach vdisk",Append
TXTAddLine,%vw%,"exit",Append

Yes, what else would you expect, a "*" drive in windows explorer 

I never noticed a format dialog, are you sure it was not caused by an other program?

Yup, it is your program.. When creating VHD



I knew a * was wild - just a common guy,  verifying the already known

What I mean, this is not how diskpart / windows should behave.

Is there any other tool running like "usb drive letter manager" for example?

No just your program - as soon as the vhd is created - windows assigns a drive letter and pops up a format windows..
Then your program finishes assign and format.. Even though I pre-assigned N it pops up as Y..

I tested VHD creation many times today with diskpart on Windows 8.1 x64 - my first results where the same as I am reporting to you now..
I was able to over come the issue by using the layout in the codebox..  Formats without windows format popup and assigns my pre-assigned drive letter to the mounted VHD..

I did notice that the BCD "Integrity checks" where removed - But I have to keep adding in "DisplayBootMenu" the "timeout" is already there
And everytime I add a new VHD to the boot drive - I have to re-add DisplayBootMenu, it gets removed or over-written

Hi,

I want to inform I can reproduce on fresh Win81 (emulator) 
( my host do not pop up that message anymore , I don't know what changed ! , maybe "Hide empty drives" disabled ! )


@JFX,

on xp, as you know if you do not click drive letter this message do not pop up,
on w7, I don't know,
on w8, when a new vdisk attached (or when primary partition created ..) , pop up message appears (and stupid message do not disappear after format)

++
it also happened on Fakedisk -> SE http://TheOven.org/index.php?topic=1068.msg13746#msg13746 (also check reply 26)
I had used
automount disable
...
automount enable
to avoid, but this maybe not good for hostos !

 well you can easily reproduce on FakeDisk - Win81SE by disabling automount lines 



***
Overall, no big trouble, only informing 

automount disable
create partition
online volume
format
automount enable
assign letter

Worked on 8.1 Host..

WinNTsetup format popup with Empty drives - hidden or not..