PE Builder v3 plugin

Partition Magic 8 / PE-Builder Multiboot CD-Rom

PartitionMagic 8 by Powerquest.
PartitionMagic is a commericial program.
Use the program for your own risk. It is strongly recommended that you make backups!

> 1. PartitionMagic 8 for Windows
> 2. PartitionMagic 8 for DOS / PE-Builder Multiboot CD-Rom
> 3. Run WinPE from harddisk

 1. PartitionMagic 8 for Windows

Hint! Please install the PartitionMagic-plugin on a Windows-PE-CD-Rom or on a Windows PE-Boot-hd-partition.
You can boot non-PE-Windows from harddisk and you can put the Win PE CD-Rom with the partitionmagic plugin into the CD-Drive.
Nu2menu will automatic start or run "menu.bat" from CD-Rom. You can start PartitionMagic 8 for Windows from nu2menu.

PartitionMagic requires the definition of the %temp% environment variable.
The ramdisk plugin defines the %temp% variable to the ram-drive b:.
If you don't use the ram-drive, open cmd.exe and set temp=a: and put a formatted floppy in drive a:.

Before you can use the plugin you must setup PartitionMagic 8 for Windows to the install directory.
Download pqmagic plugin archive from this website.
Extract it into the plugin directory:
pqmagic\pqmagic.htm,
pqmagic\pqmagic.inf,
pqmagic\pqmagic_nu2menu.xml,
pqmagic\style.css,
pqmagic\files\list.txt,
pqmagic\menu.bat,
pqmagic\pmfloppy\*.*


Copy all folders and all files from the PartitionMagic install directory into the plugin\pqmagic\files directory:
About.pqg, AF.CMD, BTIniNt.exe, DrvMap.exe, INETWH32.DLL, License.txt, MASTER.CNT, PartIn.exe, PartIn9x.exe, PartInNT.exe, PE07.DLL, PE09.DLL, pe0A.dll, pe0C.dll, PE10.DLL, PE11.DLL, PE12.DLL, PE16.DLL, PeAbout.pqg, Pesp.pqg, PM.CNT, PM.HLP, PMagic.exe, PMagic9x.exe, PMAGICB.PIF, PMagicBt.exe, PMagicNT.exe, PMREGIST.URL, Pqboot32.exe, PQBW.EXE, pqbw.exe.manifest, PQBW.RTC, PQBW07.DLL, PQBW09.DLL, pqbw0A.dll, pqbw0C.dll, PQBW10.DLL, PQBW11.DLL, PQBW12.DLL, PQBW16.DLL, PQBWAbout.pqg, PQLAUNCH.EXE, PQPB.RTC, PqPe.exe, PQPE.RTC, PQPE9X.EXE, pqpeNT.exe, PqPeNt.exe.manifest, PQVXD.VXD, PTEDIT32.EXE, Readme.TXT, ROBOEX32.DLL, Splash.pqg, UNICODE.FNT, WEBPAGE.URL, DOCS\*.*, DOS\*.*, RESCUEME\*.*, RESCUEME\DOSYSTEM\*.*

 2. PartitionMagic 8 for DOS / PE-Builder Multiboot CD-Rom

PQMagic.exe works fine on DOS, that means make a multiboot-CD-Rom with Windows PE and DOS.
For the following multiboot way it is mandatory to be a user of the Easyboot program http://www.ezbsystems.com/download.htm.

Use the partitionmagic boot-floppydisks or the dos directory.
Copy the Dos files from the second boot-floppydisk or from the Dos directory to the plugin\pqmagic\pmfloppy\etc directory:
plugin\pqmagic\pmfloppy\etc\PMHELP.DAT,
plugin\pqmagic\pmfloppy\etc\PQMAGIC.EXE,
plugin\pqmagic\pmfloppy\etc\PQMAGIC.OVL,
plugin\pqmagic\pmfloppy\etc\PQMAGIC.PQG,
plugin\pqmagic\pmfloppy\etc\PQPB.RTC,
plugin\pqmagic\pmfloppy\etc\zABOUT.PQG


Go to the plugin\pqmagic\pmfloppy directory and start "run.bat".
The pqmag.img file will create.
Move the pqmag.img file into the plugin\pqmagic\ezboot directory:
plugin\pqmagic\ezboot\pqmag.img

Download bd011022.zip the linux recovery bootfloppy image.
Extract bd011022.bin file into the plugin\pqmagic\ezboot directory:
plugin\pqmagic\ezboot\bd011022.bin

Download tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img.bz2 the 2.88MB toms Eltorito linux image.
Extract the *.img file into the plugin\pqmagic\ezboot directory and rename it to tomsrtbt.img:
plugin\pqmagic\ezboot\tomsrtbt.img

Start the pebuilder program and make a pebuilder.iso.
Go to the c:\pebuild\plugin\pqmagic directory and start mkmulti: c:\pebuild is the pebuilder directory
Open cmd.exe --> Click start > run
type:
cmd enter
c: enter
cd \pebuild\plugin\pqmagic enter
mkmulti "c:\pebldr" enter
>> c:\pebldr is the Output directory.

Use the iso-file pebuild\pebuilder.iso and burn the PE-Builder CD-Rom.

 3. Run WinPE from harddisk

You can find a multiboot method in the faqs http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/#faq.
If you prefer a singleboot partition you should first create an additional primary partition for instance with the fat32 format.
Go to the Output directory for instance c:\pebldr.
Copy or move all files and folders with all contents into the root directory of the new primary partition.
Go to the i386 directory of the new primary partition.
Copy setupldr.bin and ntdetect.com into the root directory of the new primary partition:
\setupldr.bin,
\ntdetect.com

Go to the root directory of the new primary partition.
Rename \setupldr.bin file to ntldr.
Rename \i386 directory to minint.

Only the files ntldr, ntdetect.com and - of cource - menu.bat must exist in the root directory of the WinPE-boot-partition.

Boot the System-CD-Rom
r-key for recoveryconsole
choice minint
type:
fixboot i: enter (if i: is the minint-drive)
exit enter

To boot the WinPE-Partition run the menu.bat under Windows and activate the partition:
run > type e:\menu.bat enter - if drive e: is the WinPE-Partition
> Click nu2menu > Programs > Power Quest Partition Magic 8.0 > Partition Magic 8.0 Extras
> PQBoot for Windows > Click WinPE-Drive > OK
Boot WinPE partition.
You can also activate the non-PE-Windows-partition with PQBoot for Windows.

Created by Gerhard Broeske - Teletom


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