Boot all your ISO's from one USB drive! 13. 16.13 Adding 'Install Windows xxx from ISO' menu entries to the Main menu Contents 14. 16.14 Removing the DOS, BACKUP and UTILITIES Main 1. 1 Introduction menu entries 1. 1.1 Three ways to add 'payload files' to E2B 15. 16.15 Change the way that payload files are listed in the 2. 2 E2B Version History menus 3. 3 Thanks for your help, feedback and support! 16. 16.16 Hotkey support 1. 3.1 Easy2Boot Introductory video 17. 16.17 Prevent the menu items from being automatically 4. 4 How to make a new Easy2Boot USB drive numbered 1. 4.1 Quick Instructions (video) 18. 16.18 Remove or change the 'Boot to first HDD [F7]' menu 2. 4.2 Quick Instructions (text) entry 3. 4.3 Really Detailed Instructions 19. 16.19 Remove or change the 'Reload Main Menu [F8]' menu 4. 4.4 3. Download E2B entry 5. 5 Getting Started - How to add payload (.ISO) files to 20. 16.20 Remove the 'Reboot [F9]' menu entry and function Easy2Boot 21. 16.21 Remove the 'Power Off [F10]' menu entry and function 1. 5.1 TWO GOLDEN RULES FOR E2B PAYLOAD FILES 22. 16.22 Add blank lines as separators to a menu 2. 5.2 FAQs 23. 16.23 Remove the 'Set default menu entry and timeout' Main 3. 5.3 Error 60: File not contiguous menu entry 4. 5.4 E2B Upgrade Packages 24. 16.24 Only show the Windows Install menu 5. 5.5 List of tested ISO files that just work! 17. 17 Speed up loading of the Main Menu 6. 6 Easy2Boot - Detailed Description and Help 1. 17.1 Suppress text messages on startup 1. 6.1 Using the Easy2Boot menu 2. 17.2 Counting Windows ISO Files 2. 6.2 Adding your bootable payload files 3. 17.3 Don't load the font file on start-up 3. 6.3 Where to add your (.iso, .ima, etc.) files 4. 17.4 Don't use a graphics bitmap 7. 7 TroubleShooting (and Error Messages)! 5. 17.5 Delete the xml files from the root 1. 7.1 Common problems with payload files 18. 18 How to make an Easy2Boot .mnu file 8. 8 The Easy2Boot folders and menu system 1. 18.1 Example: Adding the menu entry to the 1. 8.1 Main Menu Appearance MAIN Menu 2. 8.2 Easy2Boot Folder Structure 19. 19 Adding WinPE (WinBuilder) v2/3/4 ISOs 3. 8.3 Included payload files 20. 20 Using a Zalman USB Hard Disk caddy 4. 8.4 Windows Install ISO files 21. 21 GFXMenu Support 9. 9 E2B File Extensions used for Payload Files 22. 22 Easy2Boot - How it works 1. 9.1 Suggested File Extensions to use for different ISOs 1. 22.1 .MNU Files 10. 10 Testing E2B v1 2. 22.2 Windows Install ISOs 1. 10.1 Themes included in the latest E2B download 3. 22.3 .ISO/.IMA/etc. Booting 11. 11 Installing Windows from an E2B Hard Disk (instead of an 23. 23 Adding E2B to your own multi-boot USB drive E2B Flash drive) 24. 24 Convert your E2B USB drive into a bootable CD or DVD 12. 12 Installing Windows XP using the two-step FiraDisk 25. 25 Testing E2B using an emulator or Virtual Machine (Setup/F6) method 26. 26 Using E2B on an ext2/ext3 USB drive 13. 13 Install Windows XP using the WinPE method (winnt32.exe) 27. 27 Including payload files from other drives or partitions 1. 13.1 How to make a WinPE ISO 1. 27.1 More than two partitions 2. 13.2 Using the 'Install XP using WinPE' menu option 28. 28 Make a 'secret' E2B partition on a USB Flash drive 3. 13.3 Booting to WinPE 29. 29 PassPass - Bypass the Windows User Account Password 14. 14 Advanced (unattended) Windows Installs 30. 30 Downloads 1. 14.1 Unattend.txt files for XP installs 2. 14.2 Unattend.xml files for Vista\Win7\SVR2K8R2 installs 3. 14.3 Unattend.xml files for Win8\SVR2012 installs 4. 14.4 Modifying User Unattend.xml files to work with Easy2Boot 15. 15 Add WindowsToGo to your USB drive 16. 16 Setting your own preferences (MyE2B.cfg) 1. 16.1 Changing the background/wallpaper image Translate this Tutorial >>> 2. 16.2 Removing the background image or using text mode 3. 16.3 Change the Keyboard Layout 4. 16.4 Specifying the Main menu order and/or the menu items NEW! v1.15e - see bottom of page. 5. 16.5 Change the menu headings 6. 16.6 Change text colours and border colours How to make an E2B USB drive, click here. Then just copy over 7. 16.7 Change the menu box size and position all your ISO files and boot! 8. 16.8 Remove grub4dos and E2B startup messages 9. 16.9 Changing the Language List of tested ISOs here. 10. 16.10 Menu password protection 11. 16.11 Beep Example themes, see here. 12. 16.12 Add a new folder entry to the Main Menu Easy2Boot Forum is here. Please subscribe to my blog for changes, bug fixes and news. at all the files on the drive and dynamically creates a new menu each time you boot from the USB drive. Each file will be booted Any Problems? - Contact Me according to it's file extension (unlike most MultiBoot Utilities, E2B does not look at the file name and does not need to recognise Various Downloads are at the bottom of this page. what type or version of is inside the ISO file).

New YouTube video PLEASE NOTE: With Easy2Boot I talk about 'payload files' because E2B can boot other files besides .iso files. Payload I have put a lot of hours of hard work into Easy2Boot and it files are bootable files that E2B recognises and can boot from. So is totally free! in many cases, a 'payload file' is an ISO file. However, a 'payload <- If you use E2B, please consider making a donation, it would file' can also be a .BIN file (e.g. memtest86.bin) or a .IMA file (e.g. be much appreciated a DOS floppy disk 1.44MB image file), or a .IMG file (a bootable When a new Upgrade Package becomes available, anyone disk image) or a .VHD file (a virtual hard disk image), etc. etc. who has made a donation will get it before everyone else! Your E2B USB drive can be formatted either as FAT32 or NTFS. ExFat will also work for most payloads except Comments from users on forums/blogs,etc: XP or Vista RTM and some WinPE ISOs, for this reason exFat is nyquist - 'Easy2boot is awesome. Thanks for sharing this software not recommended (also you may find that some systems won't with us.' boot). UEFI booting is not supported by the E2B menu system but Rootman - 'This is one of the coolest things I've run across in a you can add an EFI bootloader to the E2B USB drive manually if long time. You guys have GOT to check this out.' you wish. maanu - please accept my congratulations on coding this beautiful tool.. my 1st experience was GREAT. it worked flawlessly on very Once you have made a bootable Easy2Boot USB drive, you 1st try (win8 64-bit install) can simply copy all your payload files (.iso, .img, .ima, etc.) to Jkplayschess - This is a fantastic tool! I rarely get excited about one of the payload folders on your USB drive (e.g. things, but I'm following the development of this closely! \_ISO\MAINMENU folder). No menu editing required, no cheat sebus - The solution works VERY well indeed. Tested on W7 x64 code knowledge required for .ISO booting - just copy and boot! so far Your USB boot drive does not need to know what the ISO file Weedy - I gotta say I'm annoyed that this tool seems to work version is and will work with almost all linux liveCD ISOs that you exactly as advertised! This tool is a fantastic piece of software. copy over - even new ones that come out in 6 months or 3 years Sebastian - finally I found something amazing awesome that time should just work (you don't need to keep updating E2B on exceeded all my expectations: Easy2Boot - thank you! (private your USB drive every few months for the next release of a new email) linux ISO)! allcoms - unetbootin only allows you to boot one ISO per USB drive - easy2boot lets you boot as many ISOs as you can store on E2B on a USB Flash drive works with Windows Install ISOs your drive and adding new ISOs is as simple as copying them into too! Note that if you are using a bootable USB Hard Disk instead the correct folder so its platform neutral in that respect, not of a USB Flash drive, then the /7/8 install ISOs will requiring you to run an updater as you do with say YUMI, which is not work unless you also use a USB flash drive at the same time Windows only. I have tried other Linux-friendly apps (multisystem (see here for more details). etc) that have claimed to do this but none of them worked properly. Three ways to add 'payload files' to E2B Every ISO I have tested with E2B has worked 100% and I have 1. Just copy the payload file to a main folder at the \_ISO\xxxx tried at least a dozen distros, diagnostic and recovery ISOs with it level (e.g. \_ISO\MAINMENU) - works for most linux ISO files and now. .ima, img, .vhd, etc. Windows Instal ISOs must be copied to the correct \_ISO\WINDOWS\yyyy folder.

2. You may need to change the file extension to a 'special' file Introduction extension that is recognised by E2B (for example, if you have a XBOOT (sadly no longer supported), Sardu, WinBuilder WinPE ISO then change file extension to .isoPE01, or if YUMI/PendriveLinux and other utilities are very good at what they it is a Hirens ISO then change the file extension to .isowinvH). do, but often you find that they don't work with a few of your ISOs, or they don't work with the latest version of a particular ISO and 3. E2B may have some trouble booting a few 'special' linux ISOs or you have to wait for them to be updated. You can also find it other non-linux special ISO files (such as Ophcrack or KonBoot) - difficult to manually add the ones that don't work and it is often not these may require a special .mnu file to be added. a .mnu file is easy to know how to modify the menus. You also have to re-run simply a complete grub4dos menu specific to a particular payload the utility each time you make a change, or you have to download file. a new version of the utility and completely re-make the USB stick again, just to add or remove one ISO. E2B also allows you to have multiple linux ISOs which can all boot with persistence all using the same (single) partition Easy2Boot Version 1 is just a collection of files that you can on the E2B drive. You can even boot from the same linux ISO with add to a grub4dos bootable USB Drive - it is NOT an application. 2 or more different persistent file-systems from a USB FAT32 (or Once you have made the grub4dos bootable USB drive and copied even an NTFS) Hard disk! over the Easy2Boot files, just copy over any bootable payload files (linux LiveCD ISOs, Windows Install ISOs, memory test .bin files, You can add the Easy2Boot files to your existing grub4dos floppy and hard disk images, etc.). Easy2Boot automatically looks bootable USB drive or make a fresh install using RMPrepUSB (recommended). If using an existing grub4dos bootable USB drive, fix for .iso not booting in HP's, extra variables - see it should have a maximum of two primary partitions, or just one Sample_MyE2B.cfg for details. primary and one or more logical partitions. E2B is configurable, v1.13 2013-10-18 bugfixes for v1.12! you can change the background image, move the menu, change v1.14 2013-10-21 More variables for advanced menu changes, the colours, use your own GFXMenu wallpaper, change the menu beep when main menu is loaded - see Sample_MyE2B.cfg for text and headings (non-ANSI characters are supported), add your details. If only one XP ISO present then it is autoloaded. Same if own sub-menus, add menu hotkeys and lots more! only one xml file for Vista.Win7 installs. v1.15e 2103-10-26 Mainly bugfixes to v1.14 and earlier versions If your smartphone has an SD card and supports USB Mass of v1.15! Storage mode, then you can use your smartphone as a bootable USB device by installing E2B. With many phones you do not need Thanks for your help, feedback and support! to 'root' your phone. This means you can boot a PC or notebook Thanks to the following people for their help through all 30 Beta's! from your phone and run linux or WinPE or even install Windows 7 Fabrizio and onto a PC from your phone (if your smartphone does not support Antonio, Halikus, llbranco, Weedy, Rootman, Administrator, W this, then root it and install DriveDroid from Google Play and then eidass, Corey, Dave install E2B as described below)! N, Tomas, Whiznot, alacran, nyquist, moot, Nexes Senex, Krishna (and anyone else I have missed)! Click here for a list of tested ISOs that work with Easy2Boot! The If you think I have not yet fixed any issues (due to an oversight) blog for Easy2Boot V1 is here. please email me! Easy2Boot Introductory video Play the video below for a demonstration of how to make an E2B Version History Easy2Boot USB drive and add lots of linux ISOs, Windows Install Check the \_ISO\Sample_MyE2B.cfg file for any new options and ISOs, floppy images, OphCrack and even boot direct from many tweaks. linux ISO files with persistence! - no menu editing or complicated linux cheat codes to find! v1.00 2013-06-18 First Release v1.01 2013-07-05 Few bug fixes Video. 1 - Introduction to Easy2Boot v1.02 E2B v1.01 + DPMS2 Update Pack v 1.02 (2013-07-06) v1.03 2013-07-11 Requires new grldr, improved alphanumeric sort (not case sensitive), bug fixes, DPMS2 + auto-selection for XP ISO Video. 2 - Installing Windows XP using E2B install, empty folders not listed in menu v1.04 2013-07-15 DPMS2 small bugfixes/improvements. Small changes in XP Install Step 2 v1.05 2013-08-03 Ability to suppress the file enumeration messages when creating menus on startup. Jolene sample menu added! v1.06 2013-08-05 .mnu and payload files are now enumerated together instead of separately in two stages, so the menu order is determined by the alphanumeric filenames of the .mnu and payload files. v1.07 2013-08-24 Recognises .isoPE file extension and mounts the .isoPE file as a drive letter (virtual CD/DVD) when wpeinit runs. BugFix in automn.g4b (some sample .mnu files did not work since v1.00!). New grldr. Full alphabetical sorting (same order as in Windows Explorer). ISOASK variable supported. POSTCMD variable for WinPE ISOs. v1.08 2013-09-04 bitdefender mnu file added to docs folder, .1 temporary Product Keys added, master pwd opttion in MyE2B.cfg v1.09 2013-09-14 Some sample .mnu files revised and added, .vhdmem, imz, imggz extensions supported, set DEFMENU=0 supported for no 'set default' menu item, .txt files now checked for 'title' keyword and user warned if missing. Fig. 1 Easy2Boot screenshot (items 1-4 is due to added ISOs, item v1.10 2013-09-15 Bugfix for DEFMENU=0 (thanks Sergei for 17 is present because FASTLOAD has been enabled). spotting this!), added NOUNIFONT=1 (does not load unifont font The menu hotkeys are shown in [square brackets]. file for faster booting) v1.10a 2013-09-25 Sample .mnu files revised (note: The E2B+MassStorageDrivers download is still v 1.10 - if you want the How to make a new Easy2Boot USB drive latest .mnu files, download v1.10a and overwrite it). Quick Instructions (video) v1.11 2013-09-28 Bugfix - the Unattend.xml and AutoUnattend.xml 1. Watch the video files are now wiped on startup. NOF9R and NOF10H variables Quick Instructions (text) available to suppress F9 and F10 in menu. 1. Download and install the latest version RMPrepUSB v1.12 2013-10-17 grub4dos 0.46a used if it boots as (fd0), 100K 2. Download Easy2Boot (either the basic download or E2B+XP spaces.txt removed, global hotkeys, warning if file not contiguous, MassStorage drivers) 2. Insert USB Flash drive Note: If you are a linux user, format a USB Flash drive and then 3. Run RMPrepUSB and tick the 'No User Prompts' checkbox install grub4dos using bootlace for steps 1 and 2 (use the version and select: of grldr included in the download). 1. Partition Size - MAX 'danboid' suggests using defragfs to make the ISO files contiguous 2. Volume Name - Easy2Boot (or whatever name you like!) under linux. See Tutorial 114 for full details on how to prepare an 3. Bootloader Options - WinPE v2 E2B USB drive under linux. 4. Filesystem and Overrides - FAT32 + Boot as HDD (or NTFS - FAT32 will work better but you can't have files >4GB with FAT32!) For Windows users, you are recommended to download and install 5. Copy OS Files - Extract='NO' - set to the path of the Easy2Boot the latest RMPrepUSB (or use the portable version if you prefer). .zip file you downloaded in step 2 Use RMPrepUSB v 2.1.710 or later. 6. Click 6 Prepare drive (this will erase all contents) 4. Click on Install grub4dos button - answer 'No'=PBR. 1. Make the following selections (numbered 1 to 6) in RMPrepUSB 5. (only if it fails to boot) Repeat step 4 but answer 'Yes'=MBR 6. Copy your linux ISO files to \_ISO\MAINMENU folder or 1. Partition Size - MAX (or whatever size you want for the partition, \_ISO\LINUX folder. e.g. 2000 for 2GB) Copy Windows Install ISOs to correct folder under 2. Volume Name - Easy2Boot (or whatever name you like!) \_ISO\WINDOWS\xxxxxx. 3. Bootloader Options - WinPE v2 Copy any other bootable files to \_ISO\MAINMENU folder. 4. Filesystem and Overrides - FAT32 + Boot as HDD, or 7. Press CTRL+F2 in RMPrepUSB to make all file contiguous (or use NTFS +Boot as HDD if you have files larger than 4GB you may get Error 60). exFAT+Boot as HDD can be used instead if you want to format You can now boot and test the USB drive on a real system (or as exFAT (but is not recommended) press F11 in RMPrepUSB to boot it using the QEMU emulator.) 5. Copy OS Files - (leave unticked) - or tick it and set this to the path of the E2B zip file and skip step 3 8. If any files don't boot properly: 6. Click 6 Prepare drive (this will erase all contents) If they are ISO files, rename the extension to .isoask and try the various options offered when you run them. FAT32 is recommended for USB Flash drives, however if you If they are not ISO files or you are still having problems, look in know that you have ISO files that are over 4GB, then you must the \_ISO\docs folder for a special .mnu file and read the use NTFS. exFAT is not recommended because some XP-based instructions inside or search for it on this page. ISOs and Windows XP/Vista SP0 Install ISOs will not work and Really Detailed Instructions you may find some systems won't boot. PLEASE NOTE: If you going to use an existing USB drive without re-formatting it, please run Windows Fig. 2 RMPrepUSB partition&format options Disk DEFRAG on it first, followed by WinContig to defragment all files (use RMPrepUSB - Ctrl+F2) BEFORE you start to copy your Note: If you have a small USB flash drive, I would recommend you large ISO files to it. If you do not do this, you may find that some of use FAT32 as it is easier to defrag the files on it using WinContig the files on the drive are not contiguous and you will get 'Error 60: (Press Ctrl+F2 in RMPrepUSB) and it can be accessed by most file not contiguous' if you try to boot from them! Defragging and OS's. However, if you have a large USB flash drive or a USB HDD, running WinContig can take a long time on a nearly full drive. I then use NTFS. NTFS will also give faster file I/O performance in would recommend that you copy all your files to a folder on your most cases. internal hard disk, follow the partition+format procedure below to prepare a USB drive for Easy2Boot, and then copy all your files Tip: Use FAT32 if you want to boot Hirens or DLC1 as it may not back again - it will be MUCH quicker if there is not much free be able to access the folders on the USB drive once it boots space on your USB drive! (unless you use the .isomem file extension for the iso file).

If you want to put E2B on your mobile phone's SD card then If you have a USB Hard disk, you can create multiple partitions check that the SD card is formatted as FAT32 (use the (e.g. using EaSeus Home Partition Manager or Windows Disk RMPrepUSb DriveInfo button) and then use RMPrepUSB to install Manager), but do not create more than 1 Primary+1 Extended OR grub4dos to the SD card (when in USB Mass Storage mode). Then 2 Primary partitions. E2B needs the 3rd and 4th MBR partition simply unzip and copy over the E2B files. Now add your payload table entries free (the 3rd ptn is used by some linux+persistence files and you then will have a mobile phone that will allow you to .mnu files that are available in the \_ISO\docs\Sample mnu files boot a PC from it and run any linux LiveCD or WinPE or Hirens, folder). etc. etc. Note: If you are using a USB Hard Drive and you want To make a new bootable E2B USB drive: to install Windows from an ISO - You need to also follow the instructions here to make an additional 'Helper' Flashdrive. The steps below in outline are: 1. Partition+Format a USB drive (at least for initial testing, I Make sure that your USB Flash drive is listed by RMPrepUSB as recommend using a USB Flash drive rather than a USB hard disk) a (Removable) and not as (Fixed Disk). If you have a new USB 2. Install grub4dos Flash drive (e.g. certfied for WinToGo) that is listed by 3. Download and extract the E2B files to the USB drive RMPrepUSB as (Fixed Disk) then your USB Flash drive will appear 4. (optional) Add Mass Storage drivers from DriverPacks.net (if XP to Windows as if it was a hard disk and not a removable flash install ISOs are added) drive. In this case, if you want to use E2B to install Windows Vista/7/8 ISOs you will need to add another auxiliary USB flash 'helper' drive when you boot from a Windows install ISO - otherwise you won't get the blue FiraDisk console window. Follow boot option to set it to BIOS Legacy or CSM boot mode - the instructions here. otherwise it may not list the E2B USB drive as a bootable drive in the BIOS drive list. 2. Untick 'No User Prompts' and click the Install grub4dos button (see '2' =>' in Fig. 2 above) and install grub4dos Getting Started - How to add payload (.ISO) files to Easy2Boot to the PBR (answer 'No') and copy over the grldr file It's as easy as: 1 - Copy file to E2B drive 2 - run (optional). You must use the version of grldr that comes with E2B WinContig 3 - Boot and so this grldr will be overwritten in step 3 below anyway. 1. Copy: Note: If you find that it does not boot to grub4dos on some If you just want to get going - simply copy a payload file (e.g. a systems, repeat the grub4dos install but this time install grub4dos linux Live CD ISO) to the \_ISO\MAINMENU folder again to the MBR (answer 'Yes' instead of 'No') - this may improve compatibility with different BIOSes of different systems or if it is a Windows Install ISO... (solves 'flashing-cursor' on boot that is seen on some systems) or copy all Windows Install ISO files to the relevant folders under it has been reported that on some systems it prevents booting! \_ISO\WINDOWS (e.g. if it is a Windows 7 Install ISO, copy the Note that installing to the PBR on exFAT filesystems is not ISO to the \_ISO\WINDOWS\WIN7 folder). supported, so as you can only use MBR, you may get a 'flashing cursor' bad boot on some systems if you use exFAT. 2. Run WinContig: IMPORTANT: After adding any of your own payload files (e.g. ISO 3. Download E2B files) - remember to run WinContig (Ctrl+F2 in RMPrepUSB) to Now extract the files from either: make all files contiguous and avoid the dreadedError 60: File not Easy2Boot download [6MB] contiguous error! OR E2B+Windows XP Mass Storage Drivers [30MB] if you want E2B + For linux users, 'danboid' suggests using defragfs to make the ISO XP Mass Storage drivers already added - see Tutorial 72b for files contiguous. more details). Be aware that a 'Disk Defrag' is NOT the same as making all files contiguous - in fact some disk defrag utilities will make previously Note. The features described in this Tutorial relate to the latest contiguous files non-contiguous. Do NOT run disk defrag on the version of E2B. The download links above may not always be the Easy2Boot USB drive once all files are contiguous or you may start very latest version. Check the bottom of this page for the latest to get Error 60 again. vesion and the blog for recent change details. 3. Boot: Extract the files the root (top level) of the USB Flash drive using 7Zip. Always use the latest (most recent) version of grldr if Now boot from your USB drive! That's it! prompted to overwrite the grldr file. Your USB drive should now contain a \_ISO folder in the root plus many sub-folders and a few odd files in the root.

4. (optional) - If you want to install XP from an XP Install ISO to AHCI/SATA/RAID/SCSI systems and you did not download the E2B+Windows XP Mass Storage Drivers [30MB] download in step 3, you can add the Mass Storage drives at any time later on - see Tutorial 72b for details.

5. You can now test that it boots and you can see the E2B menu by pressing F11 in the latest version of RMPrepUSB (answer 0 for the hard disk size and up to 1000 MB for the memory size if Tip: Any payload (e.g. .ISO) files that you add will just be listed by prompted). Some things may work (e.g. memtest), but to test ISOs their filename in the menu. You can easily change the menu entry you will need to test on a real system as they may not work under for each ISO by adding a small .txt file of the same file name but QEMU (and will be slow too)! Oracle Virtual Box can be used to with a .txt extension - see here for details. successfully boot most ISOs from E2B (see Tutorial 4 for details). TWO GOLDEN RULES FOR E2B PAYLOAD FILES  E2B will only detect payload files that are in folders The latest versions of RMPrepUSB (v2.1.708 or later) have full at the \_ISO\XXXXX level read/write support for USB drives under QEMU and will boot ISOs  E2B will automatically detect .mnu files that are much more successfully than the older versions of RMPrepUSB or in folders at the \_ISO\XXXXX level AND any sub- QEMU Manager. folders underneath that level. This means if you have an .ISO file plus it's .mnu file, do NOT put Note: If you find that some systems do not boot and display a them both at the 2nd \_ISO\xxxx level because both the ISO 'BOOTMGR is missing' message, repeat Step 2 but install to the and the .mnu file will be added to the menu! PBR as well as the MBR (thanks to llbranco for this tip!). Instead, place both files at the 3rd \_ISO\xxxx\yyyy level - then the ISO file will not be listed in the menu, but the .mnu file will be If you are using a 2013 or later computer to boot from the USB added to the menu. E2B drive (for example, a computer that was originally pre-installed with Windows 8), you may need to change the BIOS Setup Menu Note: This rule does not apply to the \_ISO\WINDOWS and If you only have one Hirens iso and if you want all functions to \_ISO\AUTO folders which are 'special'. work it is best to extract the files from the Hirens ISO and use a FAT32 formatted USB drive: Please note: If testing using a VM - Windows Vista/7/8 installs from Extract the contents of the Hirens iso to the root of the E2B drive an ISO will not work when using an emulator such as QEMU or a using 7Zip. Copy the \_ISO\docs\Sample mnu Virtual Machine. You will get a 'CD/DVD driver required' message - files\HirensBootCD_Extracted.mnu to \_ISO\MAINMENU (or any see here for details on how to install Windows Vista/7/8 to a virtual E2B folder below \_ISO). If booting from an NTFS E2B USB drive, harddisk from E2B when using a VM. some DOS utilities will not work - to fix this, boot to Hirens miniXP - find and run the \HBCD\Dos\dosimg.cmdfile - follow the Note: To speed up the loading of the Main menu, enable instructions to make a new Dos .img file. caching using FASTLOAD. How do I add YLMF//Fedora/StartOS/Porteus//Backtrack5/k To change the E2B menu, look in the ali-linux/ ISOs and have persistence? \_ISO\Sample_MyE2B.cfg for details of the configuration See the relevant .mnu file in the \_ISO\docs\Sample mnu files options available (these are always updated with each new folder version). How do I add the ERD2005 ISO? Copy the ISO file to \_ISO\UTILITIES\Windows folder and also the If you have any problems or need more information, then keep ERD2005.mnu file. Read the ERD2005.mnu file in the reading... \_ISO\docs\Sample mnu files folder for more details. You can also try using the .isope01 extension. How do I change the menu position, colours, headings and FAQs background, etc.? I have used a .mnu file for persistence with a linux ISO, but I To use your own image, copy to the \_ISO folder your own don't get persistence. mybackground.bmp or mybackground.bmp.gz file (you can You MUST run WinContig after preparing the USB drive and compress a .bmp to a .bmp.gz using 7Zip and by selecting gzip as making the ext2 file - all files including the ext2 file need to be the compression type – this greatly reduces the file size). contiguous. OR - Rename the \_ISO\Sample_MyE2B.cfg file to MyE2B.cfg. Check that you have created the ext2 file according to the Change the MyWBMP entry or the MyWBMPGZ entry to the instructions in the .mnu file (you can now use the latest location of your background file. See here for more details. The RMPrepUSB version 2.1.711+ which allows you to set the filename MyE2B.cfg file also allows you to change the default text colours and volume name separately). and menu position. I have updated to version 1.06 and now I get duplicate Main When I boot my E2B USB drive on some systems I get an menu entries! error - but on others it is OK - why? Delete the old \_ISO\MAINMENU\SubMenuxxx.mnu files and the This is usually due to a 'bad' BIOS. First check if there is a more mainmenu.mnu file. recent BIOS for that system on the manufacturers web site. Next, How do I add an XP Install ISO? check the BIOS settings to make sure it is booting the USB drive Copy the ISO file to \_ISO\Windows\XP folder. To install XP you as a Hard/Fixed Disk. Also check that your BIOS Setup menu is can either use the Step1/2 menu entries or use the WinPE install set for Legacy/CMS mode and not UEFI mode. If the 'check last method (requires another WinPE ISO to be added). sector' test is causing a problem, you can just delete the How can I install XP to an AHCI/SCSI/RAID PC using a \_ISO\E2B\grub\checkaccess.g4b file (but be aware that the BIOS standard XP Install ISO? is still bad and so you may get other problems!). You need to copy the Mass Storage driver pack files to the E2B Can I use Plop with E2B? USB drive (the XP Install ISO files can remain unaltered)- In a word No! In more words - Plop is a read-only USB driver that see here for details. does not support writes to a USB device. As most functions of E2B How do I add a Windows 7 Install ISO? (e.g. boot from ISO) involve writing to the E2B boot drive or E2B Copy the ISO to \_ISO\Windows\Win7 folder helper Flash drive, writes need to be supported for E2B to work it's How do I add a Windows 8 ISO? magic. Therefore if you install Plop and then try to run E2B, you Copy the ISO to \_ISO\Windows\Win8 folder will probably see a 'write error' message. I made a USB Hard disk with Easy2Boot, but when I try to How can I change the order of the menu entries listed in each install Windows 7/8, it asks for a CD drive driver E2B menu? E2B requires a USB 'removable' flash drive for Vista/7/8 installs. All items (files and folders) are sorted alphanumerically. Just You will need to also make and connect a small 'Helper' USB rename any payload and .mnu files. Use Windows Explorer to sort Flash drive if you want to use a USB Hard disk for E2B. the files by name (click on the top of the Name column in Explorer) How do I add a Hirens Boot CD ISO and get it all working? and that will be the order that the files will be listed in, in the E2B Most Hirens menu items will work just by renaming the .iso file menu. to .isowinvh but most of the DOS Utilities require the \HBCD\Dos Can I use E2B on my Zalman VE200/300/400 DVD emulator folder on the E2B drive. Kon-Boot won't work if booting from an drive? ISO because hd0 will be the USB drive and not the internal HDD - Yes. Install grub4dos using RMPrepUSB and add the E2B files. use the HirensISO.mnu file in the \_ISO\docs folder for better ISO See this section for details of how to avoid having to rename iso booting. To get the HBCD Menu program in MiniXP working, file extensions. When booting E2B, the Zalman will be seen as a browse to the Hirens ISO on the e2B USB drive - right-click Fixed Disk and so you will need a USB 'Helper' flash drive for and Mount as ImDisk Virtual Disk. Then run \HBCDMenu.cmd some functions (e.g. Windows 7/8 Install isos). from the mounted ISO. There are lots of possible extensions that E2B supports for .iso files - how can I find out which one is best for my iso? First search this page for the name of your particular version. If you are still having problems, name your .iso file as .isoask - you At the moment there are no Upgrade Packs available however - will then be prompted by E2B and asked how you want to run the all previous Upgrade Packs are currently included in E2B v1.04 .iso file. Once you find an extension that works, rename the file and later versions. from .isoask to whatever entry worked best. How do I get my WinPE ISO (e.g. WinBuilder) to see the ISO as Packages are cumulative, you only need to add the latest one to drive letter Y: ? - rename the ISO file to .isoPE (or .isoPE01 if you your base E2B USB drive. want the USb drive swapped over with the hard disk). Use a USB Flash drive for E2B - OR - if using an E2B hard disk, add a 'Helper' I will email anyone who has kindly made a donation, with details of flash drive before booting the PE ISO from the E2B menu. See the latest version of the E2B Upgrade Package when one the section below on WinPE ISOs. becomes available. E2B seems to pause for several minutes on boot when checking the 'last sector' or when looking for WINHELPER.USB - Re-partition the USB drive using RMPrepUSB Try FlashBoot for 99% Bootability! v2.1.710 or later. E2B won't boot .iso files on 'some' (e.g. HP) systems but RMPrepUSB can make a USB drive bootable, but some older works fine on all the others - Try v1.12 BIOSes may have problems. I recommend FlashBoot if you E2B USB Flash drive won't boot on some systems even using need to create a USB drive that will boot on 99% of systems. v1.12 - try installing a Standard MBR using the RMPrepUSB - Please click here to test a trial version and see if it works for BootLoaders tab and installing grub4dos only to the PBR. If that you. doesn't work, try preparing a USB flash drive using flashboot - see Tutorial 113 Click here for a Tutorial on how to use FlashBoot with Easy2Boot.

Error 60: File not contiguous List of tested ISO files that just work! Most ISO files will need to be contiguous. In most filesystems, files Tested ISO files that work with E2B are listed below - just copy the are stored in 'clusters'. So a single file can occupy for instance, ISO files to the \_ISO\MainMenu folder - entries in bold type have clusters 234, 235 and 236 on a disk or it could occupy clusters 99, been tested by me personally (note: you may need to change the 278 and 1081 on the disk. In the first case (234-236) we have a file extension of a few ISOs - see here for more details). Unless a contiguous file because all the clusters are sequential. In the .mnu file is required, any release or version of a named ISO should second case (99,278,1081) the file is not contiguous as it is spread work (i.e. if Kasperksy 10.0.31.4 is listed below, then any version across the disk in 'chunks' with gaps inbetween. To make all files of Kaspersky should work). If a .mnu file is required, you may need on your USB drive contiguous, run RMPrepUSB and select the to edit the iso filename in the .mnu file to match your iso filename. USB drive in the drive list, then press Ctrl+F2 to run WinContig. tip: The ISO file names are displayed 'as-is' in the E2B menu but Alternatively download and run WinContig. you can rename any ISO file to whatever name you like (or make an additional .txt file with a new menu title for each ISO). Sometimes WinContig may be unable to make all the files 1. Windows XP Home/Pro, Windows Vista, Windows 7, contiguous. This is usually because there is not enough free space Windows 8, Server 2012, Server 2K8R2 on the volume. 2. raring-dvd-i386.iso 13.04 Alpha 1 Test Build 3. systemrescuecd-x86-3.1.2.iso SystemRescueCD In this case, you can either delete some large, unwanted files and 4. xbmcbuntu xbmcbuntu-12.00-RC1.Intel-NVIDIA.iso run WinContig again OR it is often quicker to: (see end of this page for .mnu file for persistence) 5. AVG Rescue CD 120.120823 AVG Rescue Toolkit 1. Copy all files from you USB drive to an empty folder on your CD ISO here hard drive 6. Kaspersky Rescue CD 10.0.31.4 Kaspersky Rescue 2. Re-partition your USB drive and re-install grub4dos Disk ISO here (also .mnu file available so can have 3. Copy all the files back again (use Explorer but do not use updates stored on USB drive) multiple copy sessions at the same time) 7. Bitdefender Rescue CD 2.0.0 Bitdefender ISO here (.mnu available for persistency - keeps downloaded In some cases, if using NTFS, you may find that you cannot get a updates in memory - see Tutorial 10 for details) large ISO file to be contiguous on a smallish drive, even if you 8. Dr Web AV CD copy over the files to a freshly formatted NTFS USB Flash drive. In 9. Rising AV CD this case please read my blog here about this issue and how to fix 10. VBA Rescue CD it. 11. EScan Toolkit 12. Anvi Rescue Disk 13. Panda Safe CD 4.4.3.0 Panda Security ISO here E2B Upgrade Packages 14. GParted Live CD 0.14.0-1 Gnome Partition Editor ISO I have spent months and many hours of hard work developing and here testing E2B. 15. PartedMagic 2012_11_30, 2012_11_30.iso 2013_05_01.iso Parted Magic ISO here Some users have generously made a PayPal contribution for E2B 16. Partition Wizard Bootable CD 7.6.1 Partition and so in order to reward them for their generosity, I will email Wizard ISO here them a link to any new E2B Upgrade Package before it becomes 17. EaseUS Todo Backup Free 5.0 EaseUS Todo Backup generally available. Free ISO here 18. EaseUS Disk Copy Free 2.3.1 EaseUS Disk Copy 53. pclinuxos-kde-fullmonty-2012.09.iso Full Monty Features ISO here pclinux KDE4 3.9GB (works from FAT32 or NTFS 19. EaseUS ToDo Emergency Disk USB drive) 20. Partition Wizard Home Edition pwhe78.iso 54. lglive-0.9.7-i686-hybrid-lite.iso live linux gamers iso 21. PandaSafeCD.iso 55. Zorin zorin-os-6.2-core-32.iso 22. Darik's Boot And Nuke 2.2.7 Darik's Boot and Nuke 56. openSUSE-12.3-GNOME-Live-i686.iso (DBAN) ISO here 57. Fedora-18-i686-Live-LXDE.iso (to boot from Fedora 18 23. Ophcrack XP Live CD 3.4.0 Ophcrack sourceforge ISO LXDE ISO with persistence, download the here Extra instructions here Fedora_Persistent.mnu file at the bottom of this page) 24. Ophcrack Vista/7 Live CD 3.4.0 Ophcrack 58. Lightweight Portabile Security ISO LPS- sourceforge ISO here Extra instructions here 1.4.0_public.iso 25. KonBoot 2.1/1.1 Piotrbania Kon-Boot [Free] ISO 59. MiniTool Partition Wizard Free boot CD (pwhe7.iso) here (requires .mnu file FD0-konboot-v1.1-2in1.mnu from 60. BitDefender Rescue CD docs folder) 61. Boot It bare Metal - BootIt.iso 26. Offline NT Password & Registry 62. Linux Secure Remix Boot (linux-secure-12.10.10- Editor 110511 Pogostick Offline NT Password & 32bit) Registry Editor ISO here 63. Boot-Repair boot-repair-disk.iso 27. Ultimate Boot CD 5.1.1, 5.2.3 Ultimate Boot CD ISO 64. Kali kali-linux-1.0.2-i386.iso (with persistence if use here [Mirror] .mnu file) 28. Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04 Ubuntu & Canonical ISO here - use 65. TinyCore-current.iso .mnu file to run with persistence 66. Core-current.iso 29. HDT 0.5.2 HDT ISO here 67. CorePlus-current.iso 30. Memtest86+ or latest passmark 68. grml64-small_2012.05.iso -full_2013.02.iso version (recommended) 69. inx-1.1.iso 31. WebConverger 16.0 Boots to a web browser 70. ttylinux-x86_64-16.0.iso 32. LPS DoD 71. dls-4.11.rc1.iso 33. Memory Diagnostic windiag.iso 72. Windows Defender Offline ISO (download the latest (made by mtinst.exe) mpam-fe.exe update and place in the root of the USB 34. PING 3.02 - pdf manual - details on advanced menu for drive) backup here 73. HP Vision Diagnostic ISO (must copy all folders except 35. HDDGuru MHDD Magic Boot Disk (DOS based but \BOOT and \SOURCES to the root of the E2B USB works for non-SATA drives) drive) and boot from ISO 36. BootMed 74. Symantec Encryption Desktop 37. Precise ISO precise-5.4.3.iso Lucid Puppy 10.3Win32_WDE_Recovery.iso (rename .isowinv) Linux 5.1 (for Save/persistence on USB Flash Drive you 75. Windows 7 Recovery CD need the Puppy_Precise_USB_Flash_Persistence.mnu 76. easypeazy 1.6 (for netbooks) site file, forUSB HDD you need 77. RIPLinux 13.7 ISO Puppy_Precise_USB_HDD_Persistence .mnu) 78. Gentoo install-x86-minimal-20130423.iso 38. V7.05 KNOPPIX_V7.0.5CD-2012-12-21-EN.iso 79. Falcon F4's UBCD - F4UBCD-4.6.iso (MiniXP will work 39. SeaTools Seagate HDD DOS if just use extension .isowinvH - but to get all working use ISO SeaToolsDOS223ALL.ISO (Press I for Ignore if the F4UBCD.mnu in the latest E2B download and follow using an emulator) the instructions) 40. WD Drive Fitness Test dft32_v416_b00.iso 80. Avira AntiVir Rescue System - rescue_system- 41. Acronis True Image 2013 (useful how to use common-en.iso and Restore CD SATA.iso Acronis here) 81. Joli OS ISO - web browser OS 42. Tails (if booting from USB HDD or requiring persistence, 82. LSoft ActiveBootDisk.iso Active@ Boot Disk - Must you need to use the tails_HDD.mnu file - persistence make the ISO using the utility. Use .iso or .isomem only works on USB sticks (broken in 0.20 though!). extension. Extract the BOOTDISK.KEY, _bootDisk.ini (http://tails.boum.org/) and bootcat.ini files from the ISO and put them in the 43. BackTrack 5 root of the E2B USB drive or will get Serial Key prompt 44. Mepis 11.0.12 SimplyMEPIS-1.5G_11.0.12_32.iso (note: the bootcat.ini file may not be required as it seems (SimplyMEPIS-1.5G_11.9.86_32.iso MEPIS 12 to work without it). BETA requires a .mnu file) 83. Mandriva mandriva-linux-PWP-2011-i586.iso - use as 45. ArchLinux 2012.12.01 .iso - I got the 'No CDROM device found' message - but 46. Rescatux 0.30.2 ISO here if you continue you can load the ISO....OK, Which driver 47. MultiSystem 12.04 ms_lts_precise_r6.iso should I try to gain MEDIA access? ---> Cancel, Please 48. Ylmf OS - Start OS (press F2 for English when main choose installation method. ---> Hard disk, Please select menu displays) the disk containing the copy of the 49. 14 Nadia linuxmint-14.1-cinnamon-dvd- Distribution --->sdb, Please select partition --- 32bit.iso > sdb4, Please enter directory ---> / . Alternatively use 50. g4l the mandriva-linux-PWP-2011-i586.mnu file in 51. \_ISO\docs folder. 52. android_x86 android-x86-4.3-20130725.iso 84. Windows For Legacy PCs (winflp) 85. PicoXP 86. Windows 7 PE how to get it to work automatically by making a FAT16 87. SMS (http://sms.it-ccs.com/) image. 88. Hirens 8~15.2 use .isowinvh or .isomem file extension  ReactOS LiveCD - must extract all files from the ISO and 89. UBCD 5.2.2 (http://www.ultimateb...m/download.html) use the .mnu file in docs folder 90. Phanton Clone 1.5.0 (http://www.phantomclone.com/)  igel ISO DOES NOT WORK - see tutorial 38 for 91. Gold Memory (http://www.goldmemory.cz/) workaround. 92. iBoot (http://tonymacx86.bl...ac-os-x-on.html)  Arcanix 93. PING 3.02 (http://ping.windowsdream.com/)  AOSS

94. System rescue CD 3.4.2  OpenElec Installer - see my blog here for how to run this (http://www.sysresccd...scueCd_Homepage) from E2B.

95. Spotmau Boot Suit 2011  OpenELEC LIVE - run XMBC direct from the Easy2Boot (http://www.spotmau.c.../bootsuite.html) menu even on an NTFS USB drive - see here for

96. 4mlinux http://4mlinux.com/news.html instructions.

97. brlix http://www.brlix.com/

98. hdat2 http://www.hdat2.com/ Easy2Boot - Detailed Description and Help

99. Please Note: This will be for the latest version - check the

100. 7 (NetInstall, Small/Tiny, Live) KDE, Gnome, Downloads at the bottom of this page for the latest version! LXDE, XFCE, Standard, Rescue) - debian-7.1.0-i386- Using the Easy2Boot menu netinst.iso - when prompted for CD-ROM, select 'none' Once you have booted from your USB Easy2Boot drive on a REAL and enter in path of \dev\sda4 SYSTEM, just use the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT cursor keys to

101. RIPLinux 13.7 (tiny x86 and x64) select a menu item and press ENTER or 'b' to run it. You can use

102. POS2009 (rename .iso to .isowinv and extract \i386 and the first menu item (0) to set any of the Main menu items as the \win*.* to root of USB drive - see \_ISO\docs\sample mnu default one which will be selected and highlighted when Easy2Boot files for details) first boots or reloads the Main menu. You can also set a

103. PassPass - grub4dos batch file which can patch a countdown time-out to auto-run that menu entry. An invalid menu Windows Dll so that any user password will be accepted number will cause menu entry 0 to be selected. (by Holmes.Sherlock and co. at reboot.pro) - see here for payload and .mnu file. 104. F-Secure Rescue CD (works on real system). 105. 13.04 (for persistence use the lubuntu-13.04- desktop-i386.mnu file and follow the instructions inside it) 106. KDENLive debian-live-dvd-20090704.x32.iso http://www.poure.com/kdenlive/debian-live-dvd- 20090704.x32.iso 107. Strelec 108. GeexBox GeexBox-3.0-i386.iso - required rootfs file to be extracted from the ISO and placed in root of the USB drive. .mnu available for persistence (experimental!) 109. bg-rescue 3.0 http://www.giannone.ch/rescue/current/#Downloads 110. JonDonym https://anonymous-proxy- servers.net/en/jondo-live-cd.html 111. 3 http://www.mageia.org/en/3/ 112. (use a .mnu file provided and extracted ISO contents if you require persistence - FAT32 only) 113. AX64 Time Machine Recovery Media ISO file 114. VMWare ESXi 5.1 ISO 115. CentOS ISOs - use the .isoforce file extension 116. GeekSquad GS MRI 5.7.2.iso - for MRI PE: use 7Zip to Note: If you add more files to your Easy2Boot drive or delete files, extract 8 folders: \Compression then the menu numbering may change - this will cause the default utilities, \Diagnostics, \Disk menu item to also change. In this case you will need to use menu Management, \Malware, \Web Browsers, \Windows 0 again to set the default menu item again. If you tools , \MRI , \sources and the \mri.exe file to root of have FASTLOAD caching enabled, then menu option 0 will also E2B drive. Use Daemon Tools Pro or similar utility to refresh the FASTLOAD cache. delete the first 7 folders from the 1.2GB ISO and re-save the ISO to reduce it to 184MB. Also note: Changing the default menu and enabling FASTLOAD The ISO files listed below do not 'just work' and may require a may not work in an ordinary Virtual Machine environment which .mnu file and/or extraction from the ISO files. does not allow disk writes to an external USB drive - use a real  Haiku - DOES NOT WORK! system for testing! New: try DavidB's Virtual Machine USB  Trinity Rescue Disk DOES NOT WORK unlesss Boot from reboot.pro which allows full rd/wr access when booting type sdb4 (if USB drive is 2nd drive) (tip from saddlejib from USB using Virtual Box! on reboot.pro - to list drives type blkid in linux bash prompt and then type reboot) - see tutorial #58 to see Please keep reading to learn how to add your own files and change Easy2Boot to suit you! Adding your bootable payload files \_ISO\AUTO will be listed in the DIRECT BOOT menu. i.e. You Once you have made your bootable Easy2Boot USB flash drive, can place 50 of your ISOs under 10 sub-folders of your own you can simply copy over more bootable ISO or other bootable choosing and they will all be listed in the DIRECT BOOT menu. files to the correct folder.  To start, just copy over your new payload file (e.g. a The \_ISO\WINDOWS folder is used only for Windows Install ISO linux xxxxx.iso) into the \_ISO\MainMenu folder and it files. For instance, you must place your XP Windows Install ISOs will be listed in the first (Main) menu when you boot from in the \_ISO\WINODWS\XP folder and can be any name you like. If the USB drive. Try it now and boot from it - see if it you put a Windows 7 Install ISO in \_ISO\MAINMENU, for works! instance, it won't work properly!  If you have a Windows Install ISO, they are a 'special case' and these must go in the correct \_ISO\Windows\xxxxx\ sub-folder The Main Menu folder  If anything does not work correctly, check \_ISO\MAINMENU <--- Payload files (except Windows the Troubleshooting section below. Install ISOs) that you want listed in the Main Menu go here (and  For all files except Windows installs - once it is working, you can also add .mnu files to sub-folders below here) you can move the file (and it's .txt file if you made one) to one of the other \_ISO\XXX menu folders if you wish Sub-menu folders: (these folders are listed as menu entries in the (under any sub-folder that is appropriate - see below) so Main menu, if populated) that it is listed in a sub-menu. If you cannot get it to work \_ISO\ANTIVIRUS <--- for any AV payload and .mnu even by changing it's file extension, see if there is files a .mnu menu file for it in the docs folder and read the \_ISO\BACKUP <--- for any BACKUP payload and text in the .mnu file and the section below on how to use .mnu files it. Once you have a .mnu file working (read the text \_ISO\DOS <--- for any DOS payload and .mnu inside it!) in \_ISO\MainMenu\xxxx, you can move it to files one of the other \_ISO\xxxx\yyyy folders if you want it \_ISO\LINUX <--- for any LINUX payload and .mnu listed in a different sub-menu instead of the Main menu. files  If you still can't get it to work - look in \_ISO\UTILITIES <--- for any UTILITIES payload and the reboot.pro forum or email me! .mnu files Always run WinContig to ensure all files are contiguous (quickly \_ISO\WINPE <--- for any WINPE payload and .mnu done in RMPrepUSB, just press the keys Ctrl+F2). files Where to add your (.iso, .ima, etc.) files Easy2Boot folders Special payload-only sub-menu: Note: If a folder is empty (contains no sub-folder or file), the menu \_ISO\AUTO <--- for payload files only (you can use entry won't appear in the E2B menu. sub-folders of any name) - all .mnu files are ignored.  E2B will automatically detect payload files that are in folders at the \_ISO\XXXXX level Windows Install ISO folders: (if any .ISO files are present a Windows entry will be listed in the Main menu)  E2B will automatically detect .mnu files that are in folders at the \_ISO\XXXXX level AND in any sub- \_ISO\WINDOWS\SVR2012 <-- Server 2012 Install ISOs folders under that level. go here As a general rule: \_ISO\WINDOWS\SVR2K8R2 <-- Server 2008 R2 Install Payload files should be copied to one of the main folders (at the ISOs go here \_ISO\xxx level). \_ISO\WINDOWS\VISTA <-- Wndows Vista Install ISOs If your payload file requires a .mnu file, then copy both the payload go here file and .mnu file to a folder UNDER one of these folders - e.g. \_ISO\WINDOWS\WIN7 <-- Winodws 7 Install ISOs go \_ISO\LINUX\Linux (i.e. the files should both go at level 3 - here \_ISO\xxxx\yyyy\fred.mnu and fred.iso). \_ISO\WINDOWS\WIN8 <-- Windows 8 Install ISOs go here The MAINMENU, ANTIVIRUS, BACKUP, DOS, LINUX, UTILITIES \_ISO\WINDOWS\XP <-- XP Install ISOs go here and WINPE folders all have the same function - they just exist so that you can organise your payload files nicely into sub-menus. e.g. If you have a linux ISO file such as ubuntu-13.04-desktop- You can copy any payload file to any of these folders and they will amd64.iso and you want it to boot as a LiveCD - just copy it to the still work - for instance you can copy a Ubuntu linux .iso file to \_ISO\MAINMENU folder - that's it! \_ISO\DOS and it will still boot just fine from the DOS menu. However, .mnu files usually need to go in a specific sub-folder - for If however, you want to run this ISO with persistence, you need to instance you can place a .mnu file that is designed to go in also add a special .mnu file (available from the \_ISO\docs\Sample \_ISO\xxxx\Linux in any of these 7 folders as long as the sub- mnu files folder). Simply copy the ISO file and the .mnu file which folder is named Linux (e.g. \_ISO\DOS\Linux or you want to be listed in the Main menu, into the correct sub- \_ISO\LINUX\Linux or \_ISO\MAINMENU\Linux, etc.). The folder under \_ISO\MAINMENU - for instance if you have ubuntu- variable MFOLDER will be automatically set to the second folder 13.04-desktop-amd64.iso and it's .mnu level \_ISO\xxxxx. file Ubuntu13.04_x64_Persistent.mnu, then copy both files into \_ISO\MAINMENU\Linux (always read the .mnu file for The \_ISO\AUTO folder is only for payload files and so it is special instructions). in that all .mnu files will be ignored if placed in or under this folder. However all payload files in this folder and any sub-folder under