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How do I make Windows Longhorn bootable?

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April 16, 2014 6:11:07 PM

I have a Windows Longhorn build 5112 ISO that I would like to make bootable from USB. I have tried numerous times, and everytime I get an error at boot:

Ntdetect failed

How can I make my Longhorn ISO bootable? Please help!

P.S: I wasn't sure where to put this thread. As this is a beta of Vista, I thought of the Vista section, but that seems to be dead. I am sorry if I broke any rules.

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April 16, 2014 6:20:56 PM

1 - Download and install RMPrepUSB – this is by far the simplest way to make your flash drive bootable without sacrificing flexibility.
2 - Select your flash drive and set a label, or accept the default.
3 - Select the XP/BartPE bootable (NTLDR) option.
4 - You can chose any file system at this point, all should work for Longhorn, but FAT32 is widely regarded as best practice in this scenario.
5 - I personally suggest you chose Boot as HDD (C: 2PTNS). Different choices at this stage work for different people, but this option works most reliably with modern hardware for me.
6 - Copy the contents of the original ISO, or the WinPE to the flash drive.
7 - Copy SETUPLDR.BIN, NTDETECT.COM and TXTSETUP.SIF from the BOOT folder to the root of the drive.
8 - Rename BOOT to MININT and SETUPLDR.BIN to NTLDR.
You should now have a bootable flash drive.
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April 16, 2014 6:24:40 PM

1. Vista
2. Vista beta
3. Vista beta trying to boot from a USB

Why?
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April 16, 2014 6:51:31 PM

I did all of those, but in the boot folder there are only boot.sdi and bootfix.bin... am I missing something?
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April 17, 2014 2:25:28 PM

danielmoore2276 said:
1 - Download and install RMPrepUSB – this is by far the simplest way to make your flash drive bootable without sacrificing flexibility.
2 - Select your flash drive and set a label, or accept the default.
3 - Select the XP/BartPE bootable (NTLDR) option.
4 - You can chose any file system at this point, all should work for Longhorn, but FAT32 is widely regarded as best practice in this scenario.
5 - I personally suggest you chose Boot as HDD (C: 2PTNS). Different choices at this stage work for different people, but this option works most reliably with modern hardware for me.
6 - Copy the contents of the original ISO, or the WinPE to the flash drive.
7 - Copy SETUPLDR.BIN, NTDETECT.COM and TXTSETUP.SIF from the BOOT folder to the root of the drive.
8 - Rename BOOT to MININT and SETUPLDR.BIN to NTLDR.
You should now have a bootable flash drive.


I did all of those, but in the boot folder there are only boot.sdi and bootfix.bin... am I missing something?
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