The script works both in interactive mode and invoked from command line with all parameters, In order to create your own HD-like image, please proceed as follows.įirst of all download the zip archive from here ġ) asks for a file name (for the moment use the same directory where the script and allĢ) asks for an image size in bytes, Kbytes, Mbytes or GbytesĤ) asks for the desired Partition (filesystem) typeĥ) asks whether you want to use the (default) mksparse.exe to create a sparse image orħ) autocalculates partition table entries to create the single biggest possible partitionįor given image size and creates a MBR with this data and 2K/XP MBR codeĩ) mounts the image with VDK and formats it using 'standard' FORMATġ0) opens with Explorer the freshly mounted Virtual Disk Jaclaz's MKIMG batch is still a mystery for me, Yes, at the beginnings it was so for me too. You need only 3 files and your current 'erd50.iso' (without any modification) and you can place it (that's the HD image) not forcibly in your UFD root, but also in any folder.Īs far as I can see any googleing does not point to a better way. It seems to me this way has all desirable features, achieved with a really minimal hacking. Of course, if you find a way in order to boot 'erd50.iso' inside another ISO and also in order to place it not forcibly to the root of the UFD (that's just as my way already does) I will be however very happy. Instead, with a HD-like image you can patch its bootsector in order to point to the boot loader (setupldr.bin) inside the image itself and then it will work like a charm. Maybe to create a bootable ISO with another bootable iso inside (as you kindly suggest) could seem an easier way compared to a HD-like image creation, but then it (that's 'erd50.iso') unfortunely does not boot.Ībout ERD Commander 5.00 (bootable) ISO (145MB) the way you suggested does not seem to work because you need something that points to 'setupldr.bin' inside the iso. Unmount the image and copy it to the 'boot' folder existing on your USB Flash Drive root.Īdd the following entries in your 'menu.lst' OsLoadOptions = '/noguiboot /fastdetect /minint /rdexportascd /rdpath=erd50.is_'Then hex-edit the image bootsector replacing the 'NTLDR' occurrence with the 'SETUPLDRBIN' one. 'winnt.sif' file with the following entriesīootDevice = 'ramdisk(0)'

'' and 'setupldr.bin' files from WS2003SP1

Then create a HD image named 'erd50.dsk' of an appropriate size with jaclaz's MKIMG batch following the related instructions #entr圓8187 Makecab erd50.isothe result will be 'erd50.is_' (with the size reduced from 145MB to 63MB) Thanks to pointings of Shirin Zaban and cdob I've found the most versatile way in order to boot ERD Commander 5.00 (that's 'erd50.iso') from your USB Flash Drive (using 'grub4dos' as boot loader) with minimal hacking.įirst of all compress your 'erd50.iso' (without any modifications) from Command Prompt with the following

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