Cherish the one that works. That is what I do with them. Old ones fail - no idea the reason why but I always blame UEFI for everything.
I have more success with this manual process than any tool: https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Creating_Windows_UEFI_Boot-Stick_in_Windows On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 at 16:50 Greg Low (罗格雷格博士) <g...@greglow.com> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > > > One for the local brains trust: > > > > I create WinPE boot disks on three different types of USB sticks. One type > boots afterwards (every time), the other two types doesn’t. I’m struggling > with what is different. > > > > · I’ve tried them formatted as either FAT32 or NTFS > > · I’ve tried removing an existing partition from them first, and > letting the creation app (in this case Macrium Reflect) create them from > scratch > > > > Every time, one type of USB stick works, the other two types don’t. I’m > struggling to think of what else can be different. > > > > Curiously, when I boot the 2nd type, the laptop returns “No operating > system”. With the 3rd type, it says “Missing operating system”. I would > have expected the same words coming back from the same laptop. That has me > puzzled too. I would have thought those words would be coming back from the > BIOS so I’m wondering what different path leads to that. (Perhaps it’s from > the boot sector of the USB sticks). > > > > Any thoughts welcome ! > > > > Regards, > > > > Greg > > > > Dr Greg Low > > > > 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 <+61%20419%20201%20410> > mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 <+61%203%208676%204913> fax > > SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com |http://greglow.me > > > -- David Connors da...@connors.com | @davidconnors | LinkedIn | +61 417 189 363
