TeraByte Unlimited

Good day.

I am test-driving IFW, and so the first thing I did after install, was to download TBWinPE and run the script to build my PE disk (nice of you to include a batch; it lets me play with the image, to apply "Win 8.1 Update 1" for example). Anyway, once the WIM is completed, MAKEDISK runs and creates a ISO. I use PowerISO to manage ISOs and burn them, so I open the IFW.ISO in PowerISO and I get an error "Unexpected end of file found". It seems that Makedisk might not create 100% compatible ISO files...?

I'm afraid of burning that disk and find later some missing data. And I suspect I will have the same problems if I use Makedisk to build the IFL/IFD disks. I could use CDCC to burn the ISO but right now I'm burning to a re-writable disk so I have to go into PowerISO anyway to erase the disk. For now, I used Microsoft's tools to build the ISO (e.g. CopyPE.cmd and Makewinpemedia.cmd) after copying the boot.wim over, but it's a little annoying that I have to do that.

Thank you.
Best Regards,

B00ze wrote:
> in PowerISO and I get an error "Unexpected end of
> file found".

B00ze,

I just tested and saw the same error. But I don't use PowerISO to burn the TeraByte ISO. I use MakeDisk to burn the CD. Much faster and reliable.

regular ole .iso, you can use burncdcc if you like, it will ask if you want
to erase it ...


"B00ze" wrote in message news:[email protected]...

Good day.

I am test-driving IFW, and so the first thing I did after install, was to
download TBWinPE and run the script to build my PE disk (nice of you to
include a batch; it lets me play with the image, to apply "Win 8.1 Update 1"
for example). Anyway, once the WIM is completed, MAKEDISK runs and creates a
ISO. I use PowerISO to manage ISOs and burn them, so I open the IFW.ISO in
PowerISO and I get an error "Unexpected end of file found". It seems that
Makedisk might not create 100% compatible ISO files...?

I'm afraid of burning that disk and find later some missing data. And I
suspect I will have the same problems if I use Makedisk to build the IFL/IFD
disks. I could use CDCC to burn the ISO but right now I'm burning to a
re-writable disk so I have to go into PowerISO anyway to erase the disk. For
now, I used Microsoft's tools to build the ISO (e.g. CopyPE.cmd and
Makewinpemedia.cmd) after copying the boot.wim over, but it's a little
annoying that I have to do that.

Thank you.
Best Regards,

B00ze wrote:
> And I suspect I will have the same problems if I use Makedisk to build the
> IFL/IFD disks.


I can't comment on ISOs, CDCC, or WinRE/PE, but you shouldn't have any problem using MAKEDISK to build the IFL/IFD discs if you have MAKEDISK write directly to the disc.

Good day.

Thinking more about this, I think the ISO might be fine except that there is a size value somewhere and it's not correct (or else PowerISO is wrong, but I'd have to send them the ISO; I'll think about it).

To all who suggested using Makedisk to burn directly: Lol, funny how it never occurred to me It even has a speed selector (which is nice; burning Linux ISOs at top speed and seeing them report error after error when booting made me prefer slow burns). Thanks.

For what it's worth, UltraISO doesn't give an error message. PowerISO does.

UPDATE:
Confirmed with PowerISO support that this is a bug in PowerISO.
Will be fixed in the next release.
Regards,