Booting from usb, windows

I would like to have Windows installed on a usb hardrive, and boot from it on mac. I have booted from a live ubuntu usb before, so I know booting other systems besides osx is supported, I don't know if that applies to Windows becuase it isn't Unix. Also how would I put it on a usb hardrive? Can I just pop out my hardrive, and plug in the usb one and install like that or what?

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Multiple errors attempting to capture a Windows 8 reference image after booting from USB (Dell Latitude 10)

From results.xml:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Results><Errors>8</Errors><Warnings>0</Warnings><RetVal>-2147467259</RetVal><DeploymentType>CUSTOM</DeploymentType><Messages><![CDATA[FAILURE ( 5456 ): Unable to determine Destination Disk, Partition, and/or Drive. See BDD.LOG for more information.
Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147467259 0x80004005
Failed to run the action: Apply Windows PE.
Unknown error (Error: 00001550; Source: Unknown)
The execution of the group (Capture Image) has failed and the execution has been aborted. An action failed.
Operation aborted (Error: 80004004; Source: Windows)
Failed to run the last action: Apply Windows PE. Execution of task sequence failed.
Unknown error (Error: 00001550; Source: Unknown)
Task Sequence Engine failed! Code: enExecutionFail
Task sequence execution failed with error code 80004005
Error Task Sequence Manager failed to execute task sequence. Code 0x80004005]]></Messages></Results>
I have not only regenerated my boot files while updating my deployment share, I have completely rebuilt the MDT 2012 deployment share from scratch, and I'm still getting the exact same errors. I can't figure out what is causing this. The only hits for these
errors seemed to say that the -214... error is likely related to a missing file, but I don't know how to figure out what that might be. I don't know what the FAILURE ( 5456 ) could be caused by, either, although it seems to be related to not knowing what partition
should be imaged or imaged to. I haven't been able to find any reference to MDT needing a partition to image from/to set in a CS.ini property or in a task variable.
I am running a modified version of the Sysprep and Capture Task Sequence (set up as described at http://bjtechnews.org/2012/06/01/mdt-2012-capturing-a-reference-image-part-ii/, it's basically the default settings for that TS with the sysprep step disabled and
the "Set Image Folder" task variable created per that post--I ran sysprep myself, manually, on the machine before shutting it down to boot from USB) after booting a Dell Latitude 10 tablet from a USB drive created by extracting the contents of the
MDT 2012 DeploymentShare$\Boot\LiteTouchpe_x86.iso to a FAT32-formatted volume.

Here is the second part of BDD.log:
<![LOG[VSSMaxSize not specified using 5% of volume.]LOG]!><time="21:18:42.000+000" date="07-23-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Logs contained 8 errors and 0 warnings.]LOG]!><time="21:18:42.000+000" date="07-23-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[No Windows PE image to delete.]LOG]!><time="21:18:42.000+000" date="07-23-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Stripping BDD commands from unattend.xml template.]LOG]!><time="21:18:42.000+000" date="07-23-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Modified unattend.xml saved to C:\windows\panther\unattend.xml]LOG]!><time="21:18:42.000+000" date="07-23-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Checking mapped network drive.]LOG]!><time="21:18:43.000+000" date="07-23-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[testing drive Z: mapped to \\NCSD-WDS\DeploymentShare$]LOG]!><time="21:18:43.000+000" date="07-23-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Disconnecting drive Z: mapped to \\NCSD-WDS\DeploymentShare$]LOG]!><time="21:18:43.000+000" date="07-23-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[testing drive Y: mapped to \\ncsd-wds.ncsd.local\deploymentshare$]LOG]!><time="21:18:43.000+000" date="07-23-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Cleaning up C:\MININT directory.]LOG]!><time="21:18:43.000+000" date="07-23-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Cleaning up TOOLS, SCRIPTS, and PACKAGES directories.]LOG]!><time="21:18:43.000+000" date="07-23-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Removing C:\MININT folder (final log entry)]LOG]!><time="21:18:44.000+000" date="07-23-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Not Wizard = False]LOG]!><time="00:44:05.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property WizardComplete is now = N]LOG]!><time="00:44:07.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[ Open Control File: TaskSequences]LOG]!><time="00:44:08.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[CleanStartItems Complete]LOG]!><time="00:53:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[Removing C:\MININT folder (final log entry)]LOG]!><time="00:53:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[ZTIUtility!GetAllFixedDrives (False)]LOG]!><time="00:53:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[New ZTIDisk : \\MININT-IDKMK2C\root\cimv2:Win32_DiskDrive.DeviceID="\\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE0"]LOG]!><time="00:53:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[New ZTIDisk : \\MININT-IDKMK2C\root\cimv2:Win32_DiskDrive.DeviceID="\\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE0"]LOG]!><time="00:53:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[New ZTIDiskPartition : \\MININT-IDKMK2C\root\cimv2:Win32_DiskPartition.DeviceID="Disk #0, Partition #2" \\MININT-IDKMK2C\root\cimv2:Win32_LogicalDisk.DeviceID="C:"]LOG]!><time="00:53:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[New ZTIDisk : \\MININT-IDKMK2C\root\cimv2:Win32_DiskDrive.DeviceID="\\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE0"]LOG]!><time="00:53:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[New ZTIDiskPartition : \\MININT-IDKMK2C\root\cimv2:Win32_DiskPartition.DeviceID="Disk #1, Partition #0" \\MININT-IDKMK2C\root\cimv2:Win32_LogicalDisk.DeviceID="D:"]LOG]!><time="00:53:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[New ZTIDisk : \\MININT-IDKMK2C\root\cimv2:Win32_DiskDrive.DeviceID="\\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE1"]LOG]!><time="00:53:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[ZTIUtility!GetAllFixedDrives = C:]LOG]!><time="00:53:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[Not Wizard = False]LOG]!><time="00:54:54.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property WizardComplete is now = N]LOG]!><time="00:54:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[ Open Control File: TaskSequences]LOG]!><time="00:54:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property TaskSequenceID is now = CAPTURE001]LOG]!><time="00:55:00.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Found Task Sequence Item: //step[@type='BDD_InstallOS']]LOG]!><time="00:55:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Found Task Sequence step of type //step[@type='BDD_InstallOS'] = False]LOG]!><time="00:55:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Task Sequence does not contain an OS and does not contain a LTIApply.wsf step, possibly a Custom Step or a Client Replace.]LOG]!><time="00:55:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[DeploymentType = CUSTOM]LOG]!><time="00:55:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property ImageProcessor is now = ]LOG]!><time="00:55:02.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property OSGUID is now = ]LOG]!><time="00:55:02.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property TaskSequenceName is now = Capture reference image]LOG]!><time="00:55:02.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property TaskSequenceVersion is now = 1.0]LOG]!><time="00:55:02.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property TaskSequenceTemplate is now = CaptureOnly.xml]LOG]!><time="00:55:02.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property OSGUID is now = {9c976969-ab45-405b-82e7-d8a429228a67}]LOG]!><time="00:55:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property ImageIndex is now = 1]LOG]!><time="00:55:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property ImageSize is now = 7934]LOG]!><time="00:55:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property ImageFlags is now = Professional]LOG]!><time="00:55:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property ImageBuild is now = 6.2.9200.16384]LOG]!><time="00:55:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property ImageProcessor is now = x86]LOG]!><time="00:55:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property ImageLanguage001 is now = en-US]LOG]!><time="00:55:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[InstallFromPath: \\NCSD-WDS\Latitude10Deploy$\Operating Systems\Windows 8 Pro x86\Sources\install.wim]LOG]!><time="00:55:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property InstallFromPath is now = \\ncsd-wds\latitude10deploy$\Operating Systems\Windows 8 Pro x86\sources\install.wim]LOG]!><time="00:55:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[SourcePath: \\NCSD-WDS\Latitude10Deploy$\Operating Systems\Windows 8 Pro x86]LOG]!><time="00:55:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property SourcePath is now = \\NCSD-WDS\Latitude10Deploy$\Operating Systems\Windows 8 Pro x86]LOG]!><time="00:55:05.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Found Task Sequence Item: //step[@type='BDD_InstallRoles']]LOG]!><time="00:55:05.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Found Task Sequence step of type //step[@type='BDD_InstallRoles'] = ]LOG]!><time="00:55:05.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Found Task Sequence Item: //step[@type='BDD_InstallApplication' and ./defaultVarList/variable[@name='ApplicationGUID'] and ./defaultVarList[variable='']]]LOG]!><time="00:55:05.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Found Task Sequence step of type //step[@type='BDD_InstallApplication' and ./defaultVarList/variable[@name='ApplicationGUID'] and ./defaultVarList[variable='']] = ]LOG]!><time="00:55:06.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Found Task Sequence Item: //step[@name='Create WIM']]LOG]!><time="00:55:06.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Found Task Sequence step of type //step[@name='Create WIM'] = True]LOG]!><time="00:55:06.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Found Task Sequence Item: //step[@name='Create WIM']]LOG]!><time="00:55:19.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Found Task Sequence step of type //step[@name='Create WIM'] = True]LOG]!><time="00:55:19.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Validating connection to \\NCSD-WDS\Latitude10Deploy$\Captures]LOG]!><time="00:55:32.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Already connected to server NCSD-WDS as that is where this script is running from.]LOG]!><time="00:55:33.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property TSGuid is now = {ed8ed1ac-ab1a-448d-97b5-0d4cb1f7ef95}]LOG]!><time="00:55:38.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property OSGUID is now = ]LOG]!><time="00:55:39.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property DeploymentType is now = CUSTOM]LOG]!><time="00:55:39.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[<Message containing password has been suppressed>]LOG]!><time="00:55:39.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property DoCapture is now = YES]LOG]!><time="00:55:39.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property ComputerBackupLocation is now = \\NCSD-WDS\Latitude10Deploy$\Captures]LOG]!><time="00:55:39.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property BackupFile is now = CAPTURE001.wim]LOG]!><time="00:55:40.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Property WizardComplete is now = Y]LOG]!><time="00:55:40.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="Wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="Wizard">
<![LOG[Setting variable ComputerBackupLocation to value \\ncsd-wds.ncsd.local\Latitude10Deploy$\Captures]LOG]!><time="00:55:45.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[Property ComputerBackupLocation is now = \\ncsd-wds.ncsd.local\Latitude10Deploy$\Captures]LOG]!><time="00:55:45.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[ZTISetVariable processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="00:55:45.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[Event 41001 sent: ZTISetVariable processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="00:55:46.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[Setting variable ImageBuild to value 6.2.9200]LOG]!><time="00:55:47.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[Property ImageBuild is now = 6.2.9200]LOG]!><time="00:55:47.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[ZTISetVariable processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="00:55:47.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[Event 41001 sent: ZTISetVariable processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="00:55:48.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[Setting variable ImageFlags to value %OSSKU%]LOG]!><time="00:55:49.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[Property ImageFlags is now = %OSSKU%]LOG]!><time="00:55:49.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[ZTISetVariable processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="00:55:49.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[Event 41001 sent: ZTISetVariable processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="00:55:50.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[Setting variable PHASE to value STATERESTORE]LOG]!><time="00:55:51.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[Property PHASE is now = STATERESTORE]LOG]!><time="00:55:51.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[ZTISetVariable processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="00:55:51.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[Event 41001 sent: ZTISetVariable processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="00:55:52.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTISetVariable" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTISetVariable">
<![LOG[---------------- Initialization ----------------]LOG]!><time="00:55:53.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Validating connection to \\NCSD-WDS\Latitude10Deploy$]LOG]!><time="00:55:53.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Already connected to server NCSD-WDS as that is where this script is running from.]LOG]!><time="00:55:53.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[DestinationOSInstallType = BYDISKPARTITION]LOG]!><time="00:55:54.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Found: DestinationDisk: 0]LOG]!><time="00:55:54.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Found: DestinationPartition: 1]LOG]!><time="00:55:54.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No drive mapped to Disk Partition: \\MININT-IDKMK2C\root\cimv2:Win32_DiskPartition.DeviceID="Disk #0, Partition #0"]LOG]!><time="00:55:54.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Unable to yield a target Partition (Special Recovery option for Litetouch).]LOG]!><time="00:55:54.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[DestinationDisk and Partition did not yield a target Partition.]LOG]!><time="00:55:54.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Destination Logical Drive was not specificed, defaulting to #:\]LOG]!><time="00:55:54.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Looking for Sysprep.inf in #:\sysprep\Sysprep.inf]LOG]!><time="00:55:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[The sysprep.inf file was not found.]LOG]!><time="00:55:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Property OSDAnswerFilePathSysprep is now = ]LOG]!><time="00:55:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[The unattend.txt file was not found.]LOG]!><time="00:55:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Found unattend.xml at \\NCSD-WDS\Latitude10Deploy$\Control\CAPTURE001\Unattend.xml, will copy to C:\MININT\Unattend.xml]LOG]!><time="00:55:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Copied \\NCSD-WDS\Latitude10Deploy$\Control\CAPTURE001\Unattend.xml to C:\MININT\Unattend.xml]LOG]!><time="00:55:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Property OSDAnswerFilePath is now = C:\MININT\Unattend.xml]LOG]!><time="00:55:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Loaded C:\MININT\Unattend.xml]LOG]!><time="00:55:55.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for ComputerName]LOG]!><time="00:55:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for FullName]LOG]!><time="00:55:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for OrgName]LOG]!><time="00:55:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for ProductKey]LOG]!><time="00:55:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for JoinDomain]LOG]!><time="00:55:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for MachineObjectOU]LOG]!><time="00:55:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for JoinWorkgroup]LOG]!><time="00:55:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for DomainAdmin]LOG]!><time="00:55:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[<Message containing password has been suppressed>]LOG]!><time="00:55:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for InputLocale]LOG]!><time="00:55:56.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for Language]LOG]!><time="00:55:57.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for LanguageGroup]LOG]!><time="00:55:57.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for SystemLocale]LOG]!><time="00:55:57.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for UserLocale]LOG]!><time="00:55:57.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for TimeZone]LOG]!><time="00:55:57.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for AutoLogon]LOG]!><time="00:55:57.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for AutoLogonCount]LOG]!><time="00:55:57.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for BitsPerPel]LOG]!><time="00:55:57.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for Xresolution]LOG]!><time="00:55:57.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for Yresolution]LOG]!><time="00:55:57.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for Vrefresh]LOG]!><time="00:55:58.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for AreaCode]LOG]!><time="00:55:58.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for CountryCode]LOG]!><time="00:55:58.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for Dialing]LOG]!><time="00:55:58.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for LongDistanceAccess]LOG]!><time="00:55:58.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for Home_Page]LOG]!><time="00:55:58.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for AutoMode]LOG]!><time="00:55:58.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for AutoUsers]LOG]!><time="00:55:59.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[//settings[@pass="windowsPE"]/component[@name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup"]/UpgradeData/Upgrade not found in C:\MININT\Unattend.xml, unable to update.]LOG]!><time="00:55:59.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for OSDComputerName]LOG]!><time="00:55:59.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for ProductKey]LOG]!><time="00:55:59.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Removed parent of //settings[@pass="windowsPE"]/component[@name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup"]/UserData/ProductKey/Key from C:\MININT\Unattend.xml because the value was blank.]LOG]!><time="00:55:59.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Removed //settings[@pass="specialize"]/component[@name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup"]/ProductKey from C:\MININT\Unattend.xml because the value was blank.]LOG]!><time="00:55:59.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for JoinDomain]LOG]!><time="00:55:59.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Removed //settings[@pass="specialize"]/component[@name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin"]/Identification/MachineObjectOU from C:\MININT\Unattend.xml because the value was blank.]LOG]!><time="00:55:59.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for JoinWorkgroup]LOG]!><time="00:55:59.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for DomainAdmin]LOG]!><time="00:55:59.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for DomainAdminDomain]LOG]!><time="00:56:00.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[<Message containing password has been suppressed>]LOG]!><time="00:56:00.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Updated C:\MININT\Unattend.xml with InstallFromPath=\\ncsd-wds\latitude10deploy$\Operating Systems\Windows 8 Pro x86\sources\install.wim (value was .\Operating Systems\Windows 8 Pro x86\Sources\install.wim)]LOG]!><time="00:56:00.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[//settings[@pass="windowsPE"]/component[@name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup"]/ImageInstall/OSImage/InstallFrom/MetaData[Key="/image/index"]/Value not found in C:\MININT\Unattend.xml, unable to update.]LOG]!><time="00:56:00.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Updated C:\MININT\Unattend.xml with ImageIndex=1 (value was 1)]LOG]!><time="00:56:00.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[<Message containing password has been suppressed>]LOG]!><time="00:56:00.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Updated PlainText entry to true.]LOG]!><time="00:56:00.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[<Message containing password has been suppressed>]LOG]!><time="00:56:00.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Updated PlainText entry to true.]LOG]!><time="00:56:00.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[//settings[@pass="oobeSystem"]/component[@name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup"]/UserAccounts/LocalAccounts not found in C:\MININT\Unattend.xml, unable to update.]LOG]!><time="00:56:00.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for Organization]LOG]!><time="00:56:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for FullName]LOG]!><time="00:56:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for BitsPerPel]LOG]!><time="00:56:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for Xresolution]LOG]!><time="00:56:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for Yresolution]LOG]!><time="00:56:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for Vrefresh]LOG]!><time="00:56:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for AreaCode]LOG]!><time="00:56:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for CountryCode]LOG]!><time="00:56:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for LongDistanceAccess]LOG]!><time="00:56:01.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for LongDistanceAccess]LOG]!><time="00:56:02.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Removed //settings[@pass="specialize"]/component[@name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup"]/TimeZone from C:\MININT\Unattend.xml because the value was blank.]LOG]!><time="00:56:02.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Removed //settings[@pass="oobeSystem"]/component[@name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup"]/TimeZone from C:\MININT\Unattend.xml because the value was blank.]LOG]!><time="00:56:02.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for KeyboardLocale]LOG]!><time="00:56:02.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for KeyboardLocale]LOG]!><time="00:56:02.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for UserLocale]LOG]!><time="00:56:02.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for UserLocale]LOG]!><time="00:56:02.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for UserLocale]LOG]!><time="00:56:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for UserLocale]LOG]!><time="00:56:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for UILanguage]LOG]!><time="00:56:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for UILanguage]LOG]!><time="00:56:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Updated C:\MININT\Unattend.xml with ImageLanguage001=en-US (value was en-US)]LOG]!><time="00:56:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Updated C:\MININT\Unattend.xml with ImageLanguage001=en-US (value was en-US)]LOG]!><time="00:56:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Updated C:\MININT\Unattend.xml with ImageLanguage001=en-US (value was en-US)]LOG]!><time="00:56:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for Home_Page]LOG]!><time="00:56:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for OrgName]LOG]!><time="00:56:03.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for OrgName]LOG]!><time="00:56:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for FullName]LOG]!><time="00:56:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[No value found for FullName]LOG]!><time="00:56:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Updated C:\MININT\Unattend.xml with DestinationDisk=0 (value was 0)]LOG]!><time="00:56:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Updated C:\MININT\Unattend.xml with DestinationPartition=1 (value was 1)]LOG]!><time="00:56:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Rewrote C:\MININT\Unattend.xml with changes]LOG]!><time="00:56:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[ZTIConfigure COMPLETED. Return Value = 0]LOG]!><time="00:56:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[ZTIConfigure processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="00:56:04.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Event 41001 sent: ZTIConfigure processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="00:56:05.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="ZTIConfigure" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigure">
<![LOG[Will boot into Windows PE architecture x86 to match OS being deployed.]LOG]!><time="00:56:06.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[DestinationOSInstallType = BYDISKPARTITION]LOG]!><time="00:56:06.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[Found: DestinationDisk: 0]LOG]!><time="00:56:07.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[Found: DestinationPartition: 1]LOG]!><time="00:56:07.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[No drive mapped to Disk Partition: \\MININT-IDKMK2C\root\cimv2:Win32_DiskPartition.DeviceID="Disk #0, Partition #0"]LOG]!><time="00:56:07.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[Unable to yield a target Partition (Special Recovery option for Litetouch).]LOG]!><time="00:56:07.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[DestinationDisk and Partition did not yield a target Partition.]LOG]!><time="00:56:07.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[FAILURE ( 5456 ): Unable to determine Destination Disk, Partition, and/or Drive. See BDD.LOG for more information.]LOG]!><time="00:56:07.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="3" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[Event 41002 sent: FAILURE ( 5456 ): Unable to determine Destination Disk, Partition, and/or Drive. See BDD.LOG for more information.]LOG]!><time="00:56:08.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[Removing AutoAdminLogon registry entries]LOG]!><time="00:56:12.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[VSSMaxSize not specified using 5% of volume.]LOG]!><time="00:56:12.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Logs contained 8 errors and 0 warnings.]LOG]!><time="00:56:13.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[No Windows PE image to delete.]LOG]!><time="00:56:13.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Stripping BDD commands from unattend.xml template.]LOG]!><time="00:56:13.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Modified unattend.xml saved to C:\windows\panther\unattend.xml]LOG]!><time="00:56:13.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Checking mapped network drive.]LOG]!><time="00:56:14.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[testing drive Z: mapped to \\ncsd-wds.ncsd.local\deploymentshare$]LOG]!><time="00:56:14.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[testing drive Y: mapped to \\NCSD-WDS\Latitude10Deploy$]LOG]!><time="00:56:14.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Disconnecting drive Y: mapped to \\NCSD-WDS\Latitude10Deploy$]LOG]!><time="00:56:14.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Cleaning up C:\MININT directory.]LOG]!><time="00:56:14.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Cleaning up TOOLS, SCRIPTS, and PACKAGES directories.]LOG]!><time="00:56:14.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">
<![LOG[Removing C:\MININT folder (final log entry)]LOG]!><time="00:56:15.000+000" date="07-24-2013" component="LTICleanup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTICleanup">

W541: Cannot boot from USB created with Windows 8 create recovery drive

Hello, I have just bought a W541, and want to install the supplied Windows 8 on an m.2 SSD.I created the recovery drive on a USB following the instructions in the User Manual, but the recover image procedure under Advanced Options cannot find the USB.During the re-image step, it fails to find a drive with a valid image.I've confirmed using the command window available under the Advanced Options that the USB is mounted Searching these forums, I found the following, which describes a similar problem for a T540:https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-W-Series-Laptops/Lenovo-W540-won-t-boot-from-USB-flash-drive-ThinkPad/m-p/1500902#M39097 This implies that the USB should first be formatted with FAT32 before use, which cannot work, since FAT32 only has a maximum 4 GB partition, whereas when copied to the USB, the Windows 8 recovery drive occupies nearly 10 GB. Is it possible to specify the boot order from insde the BIOS? I could only find an entry under Security about UEFI boot enabling, nothing about the boot order. Can anyone help?Paul

Hello Z, thanks for the reply. I tried another USB drive, and created a recovery drive, as before.This time it was able to detect the presence of the drive when I tapped on the Enter key when starting up, followed by the F12 key. However, there are still problems when I clicked through the options:Choose the languageChoose your keyboard layoutTroubleshootAdvanced optionsSystem Image Recovery At this point I am offered the option Windows 8.1.When I select this, it indicates it is scanning for system disks, and then displays the the pop-up window "Re-image your computer": "Windows cannot find a system image on this computer" Why does this happen if it detected that there was a Windows 8.1 installation on the USB? I've spent a whole day now on this. Luckily, if I can't solve it, the machine is new and I can send it back to Lenovo, and ask to have it re-imaged with the downgrade option to Windows 7.

Can't boot from USB or DVD. HP Pavilion g6-2257sr

My new notebook HP Pavilion g6-2257sr don't let me to boot from USB device.
When notebook's booting, I pressed ESC and F10. Then I set up UFEI boot order - USB-device / DVD / OS selector.
I use official Windows 7 disk, and several own USB devices with bootable images.
But rebboting use hard drive's OS all the same.
Please help. I want to delete current OS from my notebbok.
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Hi:
I would make a set of recovery disks first before proceeding.
To boot the PC you need to go into the BIOS and enable legacy mode.
Then you should be able to boot from another device.

Won't boot from USB or cd

Just bought Satellite C855d-S5100. Not really happy with windows 8 so trying to install windows 7 but having some problems.
When trying to boot in BIOS with either USB or CD first (both inserted with bootable), the boot goes directly into HDD and starts windows 8.
Tried F12 and select either USB or CD, doesn't work either.
Both CD and USB works fine in windows 8.
Tried CSM boot in boot order of
USB
ODD
HDD
LAN
and I get the error message of PXE-e61 wire disconnected.
Any help will be apprecated.

Before you even start, consider that there may be no Windows 7 driver support for some of the hardware in your laptop. You won't know which hardware devices and functions are unsupported until you find out the hard way. In some cases, a driver conflict could cripple your computer.
Like most OEMS, Toshiba pre-installs Windows 8 to boot with EFI on a GPT hard drive. Your Windows 7 install disc, on the other hand, most likely boots with a BIOS from an MBR. Therefore, your Windows 7 disc will not boot your computer.
You would need to start by performing a low-level format of your hard drive. This completely erases the disc and its metadata. Then you could boot from your Windows installation disc and try to install Windows 7. How successful you will be depends on driver support.
All things considered, you should stay with Windows 8. Next time, more research before you buy.

Problems with Late 2011 MBP (catalog corrupt, won't boot from USB/CD)

Hello,
I have had some problems with my Late 2011 MBP running OSX 10.8.x (latest update)
I was using Safari when suddenly my screen froze. It has happened a couple of times before but it usually is either: 1.) a black screen for 5 seconds while nothing works responds and then it continues work like nothing happened, or 2.) just a freeze for a moment which goes away within a few seconds. I have visited the official service and they found nothing wrong with my laptop and said that it may have been just random occurrence. This time it froze and as I waited the fans went crazy and had no other option but to shut down from the power button. Later, when I wanted to boot up, it gets to the Apple logo, the circle spins and the small bar below appears and after a second or two, it disappears and then the computer shuts down. I went to recovery mode and used disk utility to verify and repair the problem (which only works to find out the problem, not to fix it, thanks anyway apple) Heres what it showed:
Verifying volume “nihil”
Checking file systemChecking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking extents overflow file.
Checking catalog file.
Keys out of order
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect size for file .mdworker_2013-07-21-081г41_эartin-RichaѲds-эacBѯok-ѐro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 4398046511104)
Illegal name
Invalid extent entry
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect size for file .mdworker_2013-07-22-б20303_MartiѮ-RiѣharѤs-MѡcBoѯk-Pro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 67108864)
File has incorrect number of links (id = 60851670)
(It should be 1 instead of 67108865)
Invalid extent entry
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect block count for file .mdworker_2013-08-04-145002_Martin-Richards-MacBook-Pro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 1024)
Invalid extent entry
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect size for file .opendirectoryd_201г-08-04-б516а5_MѡrtiѮ-Riѣhards-MacBook-Pro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 67108864)
File has incorrect number of links (id = 66286495)
(It should be 1 instead of 67108865)
Invalid catalog record type
The volume nihil could not be verified completely.
Error: This disk needs to be repaired. Click Repair Disk.
Verify and Repair volume “nihil”
Checking file systemChecking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking extents overflow file.
Checking catalog file.
Keys out of order
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect size for file .mdworker_2013-07-21-081г41_эartin-RichaѲds-эacBѯok-ѐro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 4398046511104)
Illegal name
Invalid extent entry
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect size for file .mdworker_2013-07-22-б20303_MartiѮ-RiѣharѤs-MѡcBoѯk-Pro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 67108864)
File has incorrect number of links (id = 60851670)
(It should be 1 instead of 67108865)
Invalid extent entry
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect block count for file .mdworker_2013-08-04-145002_Martin-Richards-MacBook-Pro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 1024)
Invalid extent entry
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect size for file .opendirectoryd_201г-08-04-б516а5_MѡrtiѮ-Riѣhards-MacBook-Pro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 67108864)
File has incorrect number of links (id = 66286495)
(It should be 1 instead of 67108865)
Invalid catalog record type
The volume nihil could not be verified completely.
Volume repair complete.Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required.Error: Disk Utility can’t repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files.
I tried to boot DiskWarrior from a USB and a CD, after pushing enter in the bootable device's screen, I get a continuous loop of 3 beeps and I can't boot from either of the mediums.
I also tried the Single-user mode (Command-s when booting) and the /sbin/fsck -fy said that my HD is not completely verifiable. Also, 3/4 of the files mentioned in disk utility are also mentioned in this process, with errors as forrows: keys out of order, invalid index key, invalid extent entries (7 times), incorrect block counts, number of links and incorrect sizes for the foretold files and invalid catalog record type.
The reason why I'm not doing a clean install is that the last few days I've been in the process of deleting unnecessary items on my laptop so I could make a back-up (as for some reason, Time Machine is awfully slow and a new 600 gb backup would take and enormous amount of time, but that's a problem for another day) and as I had not yet reached the backing up part, my data is locked on this (possibly) corrupt HD. How should I advance and what steps should I take?
My first and most important mission would be to get back into my OS to make a back-up. Then I'd deal with the "not being able to boot form USB nor CD" and the TM problem.
Thank you all in advance,
Martin

Before you even start, consider that there may be no Windows 7 driver support for some of the hardware in your laptop. You won't know which hardware devices and functions are unsupported until you find out the hard way. In some cases, a driver conflict could cripple your computer.
Like most OEMS, Toshiba pre-installs Windows 8 to boot with EFI on a GPT hard drive. Your Windows 7 install disc, on the other hand, most likely boots with a BIOS from an MBR. Therefore, your Windows 7 disc will not boot your computer.
You would need to start by performing a low-level format of your hard drive. This completely erases the disc and its metadata. Then you could boot from your Windows installation disc and try to install Windows 7. How successful you will be depends on driver support.
All things considered, you should stay with Windows 8. Next time, more research before you buy.

I can't boot from the windows cd with boot camp

I got Vista up and running via boot camp but now I have a problem that could cause some issues. How the **** do you boot from a windows cd with boot camp!?!? When I stick in the windows based CD (could be the vista install CD -after vista's been installed of course- or a Windows home server restore cd) and hold down the option key I chose to boot from the CD in the menu then the screen goes black as it should and then it says press any key to boot from cd or dvd..... It gives me 5 seconds to press a key and then it conintues to boot into Vista. The thing is when it asks me to press any key I press any and all keys on the keyboard and I get no response and it just boots into vista. This can be quite a problem, what if I need to restore vista via the install CD? I can't chose to boot from it cause everytime it asks me to none of my key presses register. So everytime I have a problem I won't be able to restore or even diagnose it, I'll just have to reinstall vista? I don't think I can even bring up the safe mode or anything like this. The keyboard won't work until I reach the password screen of Vista. I've also tried plugging in a USB keyboard to it and it still doesn't work. So basically I need to know how to make the keyboard work before Vista loads.

Ok, well I just tried booting from the windows cd and it seems that I lied to ya It seems that you can boot from it. Although I only took it to the point I was comfortable with. The boot resulted in it asking me to install windows and I didn't see any partitions listed or anything, so I chickened out (so to speak) not wanting to take the chance of my Leopard installation getting screwed up.
It's been a quite some time since I used the Vista boot disc and can't really remember how it went when I used it in conjunction with boot camp beta. Sorry can't give you anymore information.

Imac 21" mid 2011 can not boot from USB device?

Hi,
hope someone can help me.
Bought the new imac 21" and replaced the superdrive with a ssd drive.
Works great but it seems that the imac is not able to boot from any usb device.
I put my osx install disk in my external dvd drive and powered my mac.
While booting up (pressing cmd) the mac does not recognize my external dvd drive. This works great with my MBP late 2008. But the imac can not boot from the dvd drive. Also pressing "c" while booting does not work. Doing that a grey screen appears and after some time mac boots from hdd.
So i installed mac os via target mode over firewire withbmy old imac. This works.
But now i want to install windows on a bootcamp partition.
I can't boot from the windows 7 professional dvd, too. So i tried to create a bootable win 7 thumbdrive. Mac can't boot from this too. Reading many threads in some forum i tried with rEEfit. Reefit shows the usb thumbdrive whike booting, but using this will end in a black screen error from bios: "no bootable device....". Tried a knoppix on the usb thukbdrive, too.... No bootable device....
It seems that there is no way to boot from ANY external usb device like dvd drives or thumbdrives......
What more can i do? I tried for 2 evenings now, but nothing worked out for me......
Currently i don't see any any to install win 7 without an internal superdrive, but can this be??
Thanks for any comments.
Kwicks

Internal is definitely the easiest but you can boot from external HD or external optical drive, the mac is just very picky on what works and what doesn't.
For an external drive or usb stick it has to be GUID partition table and have 10.4.5 or better installed on it, for more info check this link out ( http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1948 )
Hope this helps,
Joe

How to boot from USB flash drive - Portege R500

Hi,
I have a Portege R500 running Windows XP, brought about 2 years ago, and recently contracted a worm virus that has infected some of the start up files as the minute I log in it logs out again, even in safe mode! Quickest way I can think of sorting it is to reformat it with the XP recovery disc and reinstall windows.
Problem!! The CD/DVD drive on the laptop stopped working a while ago, have tried pretty much everything in the thread on this site but had no luck.
So my plan was to boot from a USB flash drive and do it that way. However in the boot settings I only have the options of HDD / FDD / CD-ROM / LAN, neither of these will work. Does anyone know how to boot from USB flash drives?
Any help would be really appreciated

Hi
As far as I know it should be possible to boot from USB FDD
Im not sure if you would be able to boot from USB flash drive but its definitely worth a try
Generally you could try to press F12 button when notebook powers up.
Then a boot menu should appear on the display and you should see all bootable devices.
PS: As far as I know the USB booting was available in ToshibaHWSetup (Toshiba tool which changes the BIOS settings in windows OS.) Therefore I assume booting from USB should be possible.
Greets

Bootcamp woes, unable to boot from USB and DVD drive reads all DVDs blank

My partner and I are completely unable to install Windows using Bootcamp. We have tried dozens of solutions on the internet.
2011 iMac (purchased in by me and my partner 2012) reads all DVDs as blank. We have (hilariously) another Mac, an MBP, that has the same exact problem. You'd almost think "Superdrives" eventually just stop working or something. So obviously we can't install Bootcamp on the iMac using a DVD.
But what about a USB stick? Well after modifying the plist file and writing a bootable Windows USB and trying to boot from that, we were greeted with the mysterious and apparently yet-unsolved "no bootable device" error.
So our iMac can't boot from USB drives or read DVDs. We've only owned it for two years. And this is the second Mac we've owned where the Superdrive has died. And we don't even use DVDs more than like once a year.
But anyway, can someone tell me what we're supposed to do if we want to install Windows aside from throwing money away to buy another Superdrive that is probably going to die again in a year? Maybe a way to make our mac boot from our USB stick? Something?
Thanks.

Should you have another drive with a MBR, use it to rule that issue out. Alternatively create a GPT on the flash drive and try to boot from it.
What options are there for the usb controller/boot priorities/order/options? Does the laptop recognize the usb flash when already in bios setup? Should there be any form of choosing the device to boot, use that with the flash drive in the socket, then switch it with the external drive.

[RESOLVED] "Isolinux.bin missing or corrupt" when booting from USB.

Just giving root cause explanation and resolution to closed topic:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=107241
where "Isolinux.bin missing or corrupt" when booting from USB. I hope maybe someone will find it rather than closed topic 107241 :-(
Windows DD and unetbootin-windows are created for single ISO partition. That's why old Archlinux like 2010-05 will run.
The newest one archlinux-2014.01.05-dual.iso will not work like that because there is UEFI pre-boot (two partitions). That's why it can't find then Isolinux.bin and report it's missing. Of course this kind of issue will appear on old motherboard without / old UEFI support as they can't understand bootstrap and real root fs later.
unetbootin tool is partition driven so it can't do split well 32 UEFI + remaining root.
Resolution:
If you really don't have any Linux based machine to use Linux DD there is work around:
1. Install WIndows Virutalbox and extension pack
2. Download latest Archlinux ISO and run VM from it + USB support map real pendrive
3. In guest VM booted form Arch ISO just run DD if=/dev/sr0 of=/dev/sda (pay attention that SDA is real USB device then).
4. Wait about 8minutes. halt. unplug usb. Voila.
Last edited by varsovie (2014-01-15 22:20:37)

I am having this exact problem but with dd on Ubuntu 12.04 (my main distro on my main machine).
Perhaps my version of dd is too old?

K7T Turbo2 - how do I tell BIOS to boot from USB?

I have an old K7T Turbo2 system, and I'm trying to install Windows 7 on it. I guess that's my first question - am I going to run into any nasty problems running W7 on this board, other than RAM limitations? I have a version of "Tiny7" (which installs from CD-ROM) installed already and it seems fine, but I'd rather run a fuller non-pirated OS, and that means installing from a DVD/iso. I don't have a DVD drive installed and it would be a bit of a pain to acquire one, so I'm hoping to boot from USB to winstall W7.
I have a PCI USB2.0 card installed in the system, which seems to work fine. I've set the BIOS to boot from USB-FDD (but I've also tried USB-CDROM and USB-ZIP). I have BIOS 3.6. I've tried booting from the PCI USB2.0 hub (will that ever work or does the BIOS not recognize it?) and from the regular USB1 port on the mobo (but my USB flash drive is USB2).
Is there something else I need to do in the BIOS to get this to work? Will it never work no matter what I do?
I read somewhere about a BIOS setting to "enable legacy USB support" but can't see anything like that in my BIOS settings.
Any suggestions? (thanks in advance)

If there is no option to boot from USB-HDD then it may never work.
Long shot I know, but what if you connect your USB drive, then power on your system, and press F11 when the logo/POST screen appears, does the drive show in the Boot Menu that appears?
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I don't have a DVD drive installed and it would be a bit of a pain to acquire one
Really? DVD drives are very common, and cheap as chips! You can pick up a brand new DVD writer, for the price of a (good) DVD movie.
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=5&name=CD-DVD-Burners&Order=PRICE
(Obviously, you'll need an IDE/EIDE type )

HP Pavilion 11 x2 not booting from USB

I have tried everything I can think of but my HP Pavilion 11 x2 will not boot from USB...I have Windows 10 currently installed on it and need to boot from USB to allow me to install a new OS on the machine.
I have gone into hte bios...(which I can see is a locked bios with very limited options)....I have turned off the Secure Boot option and have set the USB has the first boot device.
But when I hit F9 on startup...it just gives me 2 options:-
OS Boot Manager
Boot From EFI File
I have tried Boot from EFI File...but this does not work..
I know the USB is configured correctly as I can boot from it on my desktop computer.
How can I get this to work?
Thanks in advance

hi,
i stumbbled into your thread while i was looking for a similar answer for my Pavilion X2 10".
mine was delivered with win 8.1 with bing. it was alright to use, but i was unable to bring this machine to connect to my office domain. due to the lack of networking features which is only available in the pro or enterprise version of win 8.1.
i tried many ways to load in a win 8.1 pro os. the disc is authentic, keys are authentic, usb stick or optical drives; it makes no differences. the machine just refuse to boot into the usb disc / stick like all other previous system does.
there isnt an option for the bios to go into legacy mode. however there is an option to turn off the secure boot, but that does not gives legacy support to the make the system boot to usb.
i had probably done the same things you tried, no matter what setting is done to the bios, there is always only 'os boot manager' and 'ueif' when i hit boot sequence (f9).
had tired everything that i can think of, talking to HP was like talking to an answering machine, and they were asking the most bacis questions ... "were you able to select 'legacy boot' from the bios menu?" ... even when i tell them there isnt a legacy boot option in the bios ... they were too amature .
i concluded that the only way to boot to usb is to do it in uefi with secure boot off and encryption turn off in win 8.1 (else it will bring u to bitlocker).
but i am still unable to boot into the usb media to install win 8.1 pro today. i gave up.

Re: Satellite NB10T-A-101 - cannot boot from USB stick

Hello,
I bought a new Toshiba Satellite NB10T-A-101 and would like to boost performance by changing the HDD by a SSD and install windows 8.1 Pro.
I'm however unable to boot from USB, it always mention:
+Reboot and select proper Boot Device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key.+
I already disabled secure boot, used 5+ different usb sticks (work all fine on other laptops).
Can you please tell me what the approach is to change the HDD and then boot from a bootable (UEFI) usb stick.
Thank you.

Hi
The notebook Satellite NB10T-A-101 was equipped with an Intel N2810 CPU which is part of the new Intel Bay Trail-M platform.
This new Intel Bay Trail technology allows the installation of UEFI capable systems:
Win 8 or Win 8.1
Just few questions:
Did you already change the HDD to SSD drive?
If yes, is the new SSD drive recognized in the BIOS?
Did you try to boot from this Win 8.1 USB flash memory stick before you switched to SSD drive?

Boot from USB with A30

I have a Thinkpad A30 , Pentium 3 933 MHZ, 256 MB, and I would like to know if it's possible to boot from USB. I have an external HDD with windows XP installed (a clone from the internal HDD which doesn't work well anymore). In bios are all sort of options, like booting from network , booting from CD, from HDD, and from removable drive. But I didn't succeed to boot from that external HDD. It keeps saying : no operating system , or something.

Welcome to the forum!
Sadly said, older notebooks with USB 1.1 ports often don't tend to really support the booting from an external USB hdd drive.
Maybe things look a little bit different with a good cardbus USB 2.0 port card, but I can't tell you if those will then support for sure the booting from an USB hdd. - BTW, did you performed your tryouts with a mostly A30 actual BIOS-version?
--> BIOS update - ThinkPad A30/p
ThinkPad T60/X32/600/770 · IBM IntelliStation · 3x IBM SpaceSaver II

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