[SOLVED] Remove x64 recovery option from setup

[sp0iledbrat]

Say that I have used your wonderful tool to create an AIO Win7SP1 DVD. Now, I just need the Professional x86 version. So, I open Win Toolkit, remove the other versions, make my changes and everything goes fine. During setup, I still get the option "x64 recovery".

So, how does one remove it? I suppose it will involve changing boot.wim, but what exactly?

Thank you.

Edited December 4, 2012 by sp0iledbrat

[Kelsenellenelvian]

You need top get the original boot.wim from the x86 disk.

[sp0iledbrat]

Got it :thumbsup_anim:

What about the "sourc64" folder? Is that safe to delete? Also, there is another boot.wim inside.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Here is all the changes made:

http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8993

[sp0iledbrat]

Thanks.

I've already seen a few similar guides.

At my earliest convenience, I'll test this in the following order:

- Use WinToolkit to delete all images except one;

- manually replace the boot.wim with an unmodified x86 one;

- manually delete "sourc64";

- fire up a VM and then report back. It might just work, but I'm more inclined to expect HUGE errors in setup.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Sigh ok you'll just have to see for yourself.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

WAIT???

Why would you go through all of this trouble when you can grab a untouched x86 source and use that as the base?

[sp0iledbrat]

Front, then back:

Why would you go through all of this trouble when you can grab a untouched x86 source and use that as the base?

Curiosity. I was born that way. I want to know how things work.

Sigh ok you'll just have to see for yourself.

Hard truth time: The install worked seamlessly, except for one thing. The option for x64 recovery was still there with the very short (3 seconds) delay, although I used an original boot.wim.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Sage 3: Modifying the BCD

Here we modify the DVD's BCD, so as to add an x64 recovery option. The recovery option is just that: it cannot install.

To improve user transparency, the boot timeout shall be set to 3 sec, so as to be almost unnoticeable if not needed.

Ok, open an administative command prompt.

Navigate to D:\AIO\DVD

Now make a copy of the default loader by executing:

Quote:

bcdedit /store boot\bcd /copy {default} /d "x64 Recovery Mode"

This command shall tell you the GUID of the copy made, make a note of it.

Next set the new loader to load the 64 bit PE by executing:

Quote:

bcdedit /store boot\bcd /set {GUID} device ramdisk=[boot]\sourc64\boot.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f}

bcdedit /store boot\bcd /set {GUID} osdevice ramdisk=[boot]\sourc64\boot.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f}

Replace {GUID} with the GUID you noted down)

Finally, alter the boot timeout by executing:

Quote:

bcdedit /store boot\bcd /timeout 3

Has to be in this section.

[sp0iledbrat]

Solved.

For those that may stumble upon this:

Use Windows 7, since you need to use bcdedit.exe.

1. Run

bcdedit /store /enum

to get the GUID

2. Run

bcdedit /store boot\bcd /delete {GUID}

To change the 3 second timeout, run

bcdedit /store boot\bcd /timeout 10

Tested and working.