Windows PE - how to copy BCD (pceboot.com)

Windows PE - how to copy BCD (pceboot.com)
Hello,

I work 2 days on my subject but really can Â´t move forward. I would 
appreciate very much if anyone could help me here.

If you want some background information on my problem, please read point 1. 
Else go to point 2. to read my problem

1. Background Information

I ve bought a Toshiba M200 Tablet PC. The only problem is that this Notebook 
hasn t got an internal DVD or CD Rom. Since external DVD drives only work if 
they are from Toshiba and they are too expensive, I have to install Windows 
Vista somehow else. I tried with USB Stick, but that doesnt matter anymore 
now, because I ve tried a new method. I found an interesting homepage where a 
Microsoft NET Developer explains his way of installing Vista on Toshiba M200 
without a drive just by network connectivity. If you want to read more be 
sure to check this link:

http://flimflan.com/blog/InstallingVistaOnYourToshibaM200.aspx

As him I am running a Windows XP Pro Computer and troughout a Network Cable 
I want to install Vista on my notebook by booting it from a PXE Server. 

I dont know if my following steps are right told as explained in the 
homepage, but a little summary.

To be able to boot to a PXE Server, I had to install programms like TFTP32 
a.s.o. Since I have to work on a Windows PE Environment and Windows XP 
excludes Windows PE, I had to create Windows PE trough WAIK. That all worked. 
Now continue to read my problem.


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2. My problem

Trough Windows PE, which I created on my XP Pro Machine by Windows AIK and 
ran Mircosoft Virtual PC to get Windows PE started. I followed all the 
commands to create a BCD file specifically as explained in the article here:

http://flimflan.com/blog/DeployAWinPE20ImageUsingPXEAndTheWAIK.aspx

I m currently at Step 3.

I have to copy the file created on Windows PE to my TFTP server, so my real 
XP Pro PC.

As you can read in Step 3 the article says:

"Step 3 - Now I will copy the  files created on my WinPE 2.0 VirtualPC to my 
TFTP server (my technician computer). These steps may be different, depending 
on your setup.
Run the following commands from the Vista/WinPE 2.0 computer. Substitute the 
values in ALL CAPS with values for your environment.
TFTPCOMPUTER is the name of your computer running the tftp server.
SHARE is the name of a shared folder on your tftp server.
VALIDUSER is the name of a user on the TFTPCOMPUTER that has write access to 
SHARE.

net use y:\\TFTPCOMPUTER\SHARE
when prompted for a username, I enter: TFTPCOMPUTER\VALIDUSER
When prompted for a password, I enter the password for VALIDUSER

When the command completes, I now have the Y: drive mapped to my server 
(technician computer). I run the following command from the WinPE 2.0 
VirtualPC:
copy c:\BCD y:\tftpboot\boot"

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I type in net use y:\\DESIGN\SHARE

Design is my name of my XP Pro Computer. But it doesnt work!!

The command says

System erro 67 has occured. The network name cannot be found.

I have to create a drive y, cause trough the drive y, I can install Vista on 
PE to my laptop.


So how can I specify a drive y, and how can I copy the BCD file ( 
pceboot.com) to my real XP Pro PC?

I red the Help on Windows AIK, to the Article:

Deloy an Image using PCE.

There I found an other command to copy the BCD file:

copy x:\BCD  \\DESIGN\TFTPBoot\Boot

but the command says the following erro:

The network path was not found.

0 files were copied



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Please remember I have to specify the y drive on Windows PE.


I have absolutely no idea what I can do. I asked on many forums, but no one 
could help me on that. 

One told me to use Drag&Drop to put the BCD file easily to my real XP Pro 
Pc. But I only see on Windows PE the Command Panel and nothing else.

But if I could copy the BCD file and get pceboot.com to work, I still need 
to specify the y: drive to be able to install VISTA on my laptop through 
Windows PE.


Because later on I have to use the following command, after I have booted my 
laptop trough Windows PE

From the target computer (running Windows PE), map a drive to your new share:

NET USE y: \\servername\sharename




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Please please help me.

Greetings

BeeDee
date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:48:01 -0700 author: BeeDee