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Secure UEFI64-boot to large Windows Installer ISOs >4GB

09/02/2020 11:46

Use the a1ive grub2 File Manager (agFM) to Secure UEFI-boot to large or small Windows ISOs. 1. Convert the Windows ISO to an NTFS image (.imgPTN23) using the MPI_NTFS Desktop shortcut 2. Copy it to your E2B drive 3. Create a agFM .cfg file 4. Secure UEFI64-boot to agFM and...

IODD Mini SSD is now available!

25/01/2020 18:50

See Blog post for details. Available on Amazon in UK, USA and Germany\EU now.

Add a grub2 File Manager FAT32 partition for direct UEFI file booting

14/01/2020 20:29

UEFI/MBR a1ive grub2 File Manager

Secure UEFI + MBR boot almost any file (a1ive's grub2 File Manager)

11/01/2020 16:28

A1ive has enhanced grub2 functionality to add the partnew command + other commands. Try the new .imgPTN file which has a1ives new File Manger. Just copy your ISO files, .VHDs, .WIMs, .IMG files to the second NTFS partition on your E2B drive and boot directly from them. I have added a special...

E2B v1.B7 available

07/11/2019 21:42

The latest version is now 1.B7. It is available on the Alternate Download sites first and a few days later on the FossHub site.

UEFI multibooting - new YouTube video

14/07/2019 10:13

If you need to UEFI-boot and your target systems do not have an MBR\Legacy boot option, you can add WinPE boot files to a second FAT32 partition on your E2B USB drive. EBook #3 contains download links for pre-made WinPE files which are compact, fast-loading and will automatically run SWITCH_E2B.exe...

E2B v1.B3 is now released (v1.B2 had a bug when booting XP ISOs)

14/07/2019 10:11

E2B v1.B2 had a bug when booting XP ISOs - you always got a 'ntkrnlmp.exe not found' error. Please update to v1.B3 if you need to boot from XP Install ISOs.

E2B v1.B2 is now released

17/06/2019 09:30

Check the Alternate Download Areas (OneDrive and Box) for the new version.

E2B v1.B0 2019-04-24

25/04/2019 10:50

See Version History for new features/improvements/bug fixes.

E2B v1.A9 now has new features!

20/02/2019 09:41

New feature: can use extension override xxxxxx_.(override).iso in filename - e.g. hirens_.isowinvh.iso - override must start with _. and works for any extension. The extra _.fileext.xxx text is removed from the menu entry. New feature: xxxxx_.WinNTSetup.iso now...

E2B v.1.A8 has a major new feature

12/02/2019 19:25

E2B v1.A8 now does not require a Removable USB flash drive to be used for Windows Install ISOs. It uses iPXE WIMBOOT.

Please note: The new blog is at now rmprepusb.blogspot.com

22/01/2019 22:16

New blog is at https://rmprepusb.blogspot.com/

XMLtoE2B.exe version 2 now available

16/11/2018 22:32

https://www.easy2boot.com/add-payload-files/xmltoe2b-exe-utility/

V1.A1-v1.A5 all had some bugs, please update to latest version

24/10/2018 09:48

Due to a re-structuring of some grub4dos code in E2B v1.A1 and later, a few bugs were introduced (like the DIRECT\AUTO menu not working and Win7 instal ISOs not working). Please update to the latest version (it's very quick and there is no need to remake your E2B drive).

E2B v1.A0 is now released

17/07/2018 22:26

See the History page for changes.

E2B v1.99 released

25/06/2018 08:39

The latest version of E2B is now v1.99. See the History page for a list of changes.

E2B eBook course

23/05/2018 21:28

New! E2B 120-page eBook now available (complete course on making a multiboot USB drive)!

v1.97A is released

24/12/2017 10:23

v1.97A contains a new version of grub4dos which fixes a few small bugs in previous versions. Please update your E2B drive.

E2B v1.97 released

17/12/2017 18:06

E2B v1.97 is now available in the Alternate Download Areas . It will be availabe on this site in a few days.

Silence grub4dos boot messages

09/12/2017 09:28

https://rmprepusb.blogspot.com/2017/12/silence-grub4dos-boot-up-messages.html

E2B v1.96A released

20/11/2017 10:29

v1.96A fixes a few minor bugs in v1.96. Please update.

E2B v1.96 now released

20/10/2017 12:31

v1.96 includes a bugfix for .isofira extensions (as used for Strelec ISOs) + enhancements. It is available from the Alternate Downloads Areas first, and then it will be added to this site in a few days.

E2B v1.95 now available

09/09/2017 20:50

from Alternate Download Areas and also this site after a few days... https://rmprepusb.blogspot.com/p/e2b-alternate-download-areas.html

E2B v1.94 now available

24/07/2017 21:49

Adds Czech language + minor bug fixes.

E2B v1.91 and 1.91A had a buggy version of grub4dos - please use v1.91B!

14/04/2017 18:15

It seems there were still some bugs in the latest version of grub4dos which was included in E2B v1.91, and 1.91A. Please use v1.91B (you can use the Update E2B button to quickly update your drive).

Grub2 Beta 7 menu system (fixes bug in Beta 6)

25/03/2017 13:53

The Grub2 Beta 6 release had a bug and you may find some payload files were not listed in the menu. This was due to the code which detects a 64-bit CPU having a bug - the BIT64 variable was never set! For example, \_ISO\MAINMENU\ubuntu.iso would not be displayed in the menu. This is...

E2B v1.88 released

28/01/2017 10:28

v 1.88 is available from the Alternate Downloads Areas and will be available on the Downloads page on this site in a few days. https://rmprepusb.blogspot.co.uk/

E2B v1.87 released

10/12/2016 13:21

Fix typo in SDI_CHOCO which caused pause with scrolllock.exe and capslock.exe error messages. Improve linux fmt.sh scripts to install grub4dos to PBR and make partition active using parted. Latest grub4dos 0.4.6a. Snappy updated to R513. Persistent sample .mnu files...

E2B now includes PassPass for Windows 10

30/11/2016 10:09

You can now bypass Windows local account passwords using the version of PassPass in E2B v1.87.

Over 1000 E2B drives are made every day!

26/11/2016 12:51

By looking at the hits I get on the LatestE2B.txt file which is only fetched from the E2B website when the MAKE_E2B_USB_DRIVE.cmd script is run, I can see that over 30 days, there were 31K hits. This averages out to over 1000 E2B drives being made every day.

The new USB multiboot solution (Legacy+UEFI)

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