Windows 10: How to make active@boot disk bootable on uefi/gpt?

Hey Guys

Does anyone know how this software can be configured to boot from usb on uefi/gpt.

I formatted usb using rufus on the relevant mode then dragged over the contents of another usb where it does work on bios/mbr set up.
But when booting from it on the uefi set up , I get the error " no operating system found"?

I have compiled the software into an iso then tried rufus , but rufus states the iso is not efi?

Can anyone shed any light on this?

Many thanks.

:)

 

Install Windows 10 using UEFI bootable USB thumb drive

You need to go into you system bios and select allow uefi usb drive. Then add the UEFI usb drive to the boot menu

better way to partition aand create an bootable usb.

For the UEFI system, we can use these steps to create the bootable USB:

1.Locate a 4GB or larger USB flash drive

2.Open Diskpart and run the following command cmd admin type diskpart

• Type DiskPart in the command prompt.
• Type "List Disk” (make note of the disk number of the target USB drive).
• Type "Select Disk X”, where X is the target USB drive noted in step 4.
• Type "Clean”.
• Type "Create Partition Primary”.
• Type "format FS=fat32 quick”.
• Type "Active”.
• Type "Assign".
• Type "Exit".

Copy your ISO files to the drive and reboot

never use UEFI it better to repartition and remove UEFI go with legacy bois

 

no bootable device insert boot disk windows 10

when I boot it shows "no bootable device insert boot disk"

details :

windows 10 uefi install

 

This is what i did to create a Bootable USB disk for Windows 10.
I selected GPI partition scheme and formatted my USB with FAT32 filesystem using Windows 10 ISO image. All went smooth.

 

You said you dragged over the contents of Another USB which was bootable and working? I think that's not gonna work by just copying and pasting the content from Bootable USB to another USB.

Try formatting USB by using RUFUS tool and select ISO image then hit the Start button until green bar completes and it says "Ready".

 

Do you see a bootmgr.efi on the USB thumb drive? That has to be there to boot in UEFI mode.

 

This is the way I do it.

Extract the contents of the ISO to a folder, insert your usb drive.

Open a command prompt.

1. In the command prompt, you need to execute the following commands.
Type DISKPART and hit enter.
Now, type LIST DISK and press enter to see list of disks attached to your computer. In the next step, you need to select your USB flash drive that you are using to create system install drive (in this example, we are selecting Disk 1).
From now on, type all the following commands one by one and then hit enter (again, please make sure that you are replacing the DISK 1 with your Disk number).
SELECT DISK 1
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS
(Format process may take few seconds)
ASSIGN
EXIT
copy all the contents to your USB from the folder.

 

Active@ Boot Disk LSoft Technologies Inc. Data recovery software

How to create UEFI Boot Mode compatible USB flash drive, which is only bootable in UEFI Boot Mode.

Format your USB flash drive. Note: You need to choose the FAT32 file system.

When formatting is complete.
- In Windows 8/10, mount the ISO image file by right-clicking the ISO image file and choosing Mount. If you don’t see Mount command from the context menu, go to Open with -> Windows Explorer instead.
- Select everything in the mounted ISO image file, and copy them into the USB flash drive you prepared earlier.

Note: UEFI Boot Mode do not use boot sectors on the hard drive (and the USB flash drive) and do not require active partition to be set.

 

You need to choose the FAT32 file system, if you want UEFI Boot Mode compatible USB flash drive.

Here is info about UEFI Boot Mode (installing using the GPT partition style) and Legacy BIOS Boot Mode (installing using the MBR partition style). -> link

 

I am going to throw myself from a first floor window. Never have I seen such problems to install a operating system contact the manufacturer they will advise the correct operation.

 

The title of the thread, and in his post, he says he is trying to make an "active@boot" USB. He's not installing an operating system.

OP, the company that makes the active@boot disk clearly states in their FAQ that they do not support UEFI in any way. You must use legacy mode to boot their product.

I'm downloading a copy of their boot image to inspect it and determine whether or not it is possible to modify the image to UEFI boot. If this tool is DOS based though, as I suspect it is, then it's much more trouble than it's worth to attempt to boot it in non legacy mode.

 

I remember a similar situation many years ago and believe I fixed it by using a a program such as ultraISO or something similar.

 

Ok I got my hands on a copy of their boot disk utility. After installing the demo, it comes with 2 bootable images.

One is WinPE based, the other is DOS.
The DOS one it worthless for UEFI booting. The WinPE one is the one that should work.


It's located by default at: "C:\Program Files (x86)\LSoft Technologies\Active@ Boot Disk\BootDisk.ISO"

I looked at the images filesystem, and it should support UEFI booting.

Unfortunately by looking at the structure of their boot image, they clearly have no clue how a windows boot disk should be laid out.


Overall this boot disk is pretty shitty.
But if you must..

To UEFI boot this thing:

Obtain your copy of the BootDisk.ISO file.
Format a USB as FAT32, you can do this from "My PC" or "My Computer" depending on your Windows version.
Once formatted, either mount the BootDisk.ISO file or open it win 7zip.
Copy all files inside BootDisk.ISO onto the flash drive.

That's it. Now it can be used to UEFI boot.

 

Like I said in my earlier post this can be done with numerous programs, MS often used to release iso's that needed to be converted. Any mounting software will convert it for you, last time I needed to do this was about 5 years ago and I used daemon tools I believe.

 

LSoft Technologies Inc. Data recovery software

This USB flash drive can be booted in both UEFI and Legacy BIOS boot mode. This USB flash drive is also compatible with Secure Boot.

If you are booting from a USB flash drive (FAT32 file system) in UEFI Boot Mode, then UEFI firmware run \efi\boot\bootx64.efi file.