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Use our miniPSS tool to get
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miniPSS is an EXE wrapper
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Use our miniPSS tool to get
enhanced hotkeys in PSS.
miniPSS is an EXE wrapper
for PSS on Windows XP/7.
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UPDATED March 29th, 2011:
added the HP USB DOS format tool
This creates a Bootable USB Drive for the XP Recovery Console.
Windows XP Setup will not be included.
** THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK **
You will require ADMIN privileges on your Windows computer.
This uses the HP USB Dos format tool and is copyright HP.
That tool is no longer available on the HP site so it is included in this download.
You must accept the HP End User License which is also included.
The process is as follows:
Create temp folder
Extract/Copy Format.com into a temp folder
Run Format.com and dismount USB drive
Run HP Format tool and make USB drive bootable
Run BootSect to make NT Bootable
Create the ~BT Folder from the users Source
Copy all boot files to the USB Drive
Create bootsector for boot.ini and save on USB drive
Remove temp folder
READ ME
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Download the attached package.
Right click over mkrecovery.cmd and click edit.
Change USBDRV value R: to the letter of your USB Drive.
Change XPSRC to the path of your Windows XP Setup folder.
Exit and Save then click on Batch File.
** MAKE SURE THE USB DRIVE LETTER IS CORRECT **
Download the ready made package: Download ZIP
BATCH FILE
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Make new Text file and rename it something.cmd (whatever you want to name it, eg. mkrecovery.cmd)
Right click EDIT then place the following into it, change the USB Drive letter, and save.
mkrecovery.cmd
@echo off :: MAKE USB DISK NT BOOTABLE :: USES XP SETUP SOURCE :: CHANGE USER SETTINGS BELOW :_setting SET USBDRV=R: SET XPSRC=C:\XPSP3\I386 :_load CLS ECHO ALL FILES WILL BE DELETED ON USB DRIVE %USBDRV% ECHO CLICK THE [X] AT THE TOP RIGHT TO EXIT NOW OR ... PAUSE CLS :_chkusb :: CHECK USB DRIVE ECHO checking USB Drive %USBDRV% .. IF NOT EXIST %USBDRV%\CON GOTO _ERR IF %USBDRV%==C: GOTO _ERR IF %USBDRV%==c: GOTO _ERR :_chksrc :: CHECK XP SOURCE ECHO checking XP source .. IF NOT EXIST %XPSRC%\expand.exe GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST %XPSRC%\DOSNET.INF GOTO _ERR :_chksys :: CHECK REQUIRED FILES ECHO checking required files .. IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\bootsect.exe GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\mkbt.exe GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\stldr.bin GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\HPUSBF.EXE GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\make~btmod.vbs GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\command.com GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\io.sys GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\msdos.sys GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\boot.ini GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\CON MD SYSTEM\$TEMP DEL /Q SYSTEM\$TEMP\*.* IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\CON GOTO _ERR :_chkformat :: CHECK FORMAT EXISTS ECHO checking format.com .. :: TRY EXPAND FROM XP SOURCE IF EXIST %XPSRC%\format.co_ %XPSRC%\EXPAND %XPSRC%\format.co_ -F:format.com SYSTEM\$TEMP\format.com IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\format.com ECHO format.com not extracted IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\format.com GOTO _hpformat ECHO format.com extracted okay :_xpformat ECHO formatting with xp format.com .. SYSTEM\$TEMP\format.com %USBDRV% /FS:FAT /q /u /backup /v:ETOOLS /x :_hpformat ECHO formatting with HP USB format .. SYSTEM\HPUSBF %USBDRV% -FS:FAT -V:ETOOLS -B:SYSTEM -Y DEL %USBDRV%\COMMAND.COM DEL %USBDRV%\*.* /f /q /a:RHS :_bootsec ECHO create nt bootsector .. SYSTEM\BootSect.exe /nt52 %USBDRV% /force :_makebt ECHO making ~bt folder .. Start /wait SYSTEM\make~btmod.vbs %XPSRC% :_copybt1 ECHO copying boot files to USB drive .. COPY /y SYSTEM\boot.ini %USBDRV%\boot.ini IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\$WIN_NT$.~BT\ntdetect.com ECHO ntdectect.com not found IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\$WIN_NT$.~BT\ntldr ECHO ntldr not found IF NOT EXIST %XPSRC%\setupldr.bin ECHO setupldr.bin not found IF NOT EXIST %XPSRC%\txtsetup.sif ECHO txtsetup.sif not found IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\$WIN_NT$.~BT\ntdetect.com GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\$WIN_NT$.~BT\ntldr GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST %XPSRC%\setupldr.bin GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST %XPSRC%\txtsetup.sif GOTO _ERR COPY /y SYSTEM\$TEMP\$WIN_NT$.~BT\ntdetect.com %USBDRV%\ntdetect.com COPY /y SYSTEM\$TEMP\$WIN_NT$.~BT\ntldr %USBDRV%\ntldr COPY /y %XPSRC%\setupldr.bin %USBDRV%\stldr COPY /y %XPSRC%\txtsetup.sif %USBDRV%\txtsetup.sif :_copybt2 :: TRY EXPAND FROM XP SOURCE IF EXIST %XPSRC%\xcopy.ex_ %XPSRC%\EXPAND %XPSRC%\xcopy.ex_ -F:xcopy.exe SYSTEM\$TEMP\xcopy.exe IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\xcopy.exe ECHO xcopy.exe not extracted IF NOT EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\xcopy.exe GOTO _ERR IF NOT EXIST %USBDRV%\$WIN_NT$.~BT\CON MKDIR %USBDRV%\$WIN_NT$.~BT IF EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\$WIN_NT$.~BT\CON ECHO copying BT files to USB Drive .. IF EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\$WIN_NT$.~BT\CON SYSTEM\$TEMP\xcopy.exe SYSTEM\$TEMP\$WIN_NT$.~BT\*.* _ %USBDRV%\$WIN_NT$.~BT /i /k /e /r /y /h :_finish If NOT EXIST %USBDRV%\BTSEC\CON MKDIR %USBDRV%\BTSEC Start /wait SYSTEM\mkbt.exe -x -c %USBDRV% %USBDRV%\BTSEC\BackUp.bs Start /wait SYSTEM\mkbt.exe -x SYSTEM\stldr.bin %USBDRV% Start /wait SYSTEM\mkbt.exe -x -c %USBDRV% %USBDRV%\BTSEC\stldr.bs Start /wait SYSTEM\mkbt.exe -x %USBDRV%\BTSEC\BackUp.bs %USBDRV% GOTO _EXIT :_ERR IF EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\CON RD /S /Q SYSTEM\$TEMP ECHO ERROR!! PAUSE EXIT :_EXIT IF EXIST SYSTEM\$TEMP\CON RD /S /Q SYSTEM\$TEMP ECHO. ECHO Completed Okay PAUSE EXIT |