Windows 7 Repair Disc needs USB 3 support intergrated

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  1. Posts : 12
    Windows 7 64 bit
       #1

    Windows 7 Repair Disc needs USB 3 support intergrated


    Hi,

    I have run into an issue trying to do a system image recovery using the Win7 built in system image and Repair disc. My Asus Z170 pro motherboard has USB 3 ports and requires the USB 3 drivers to be loaded for it to properly see the USB3 ports when using the Repair disc. I have burnt the USB3 drivers to a second CD and once the Win7 repair disc loads, I remove it and install the CD with the USB3 drivers and then load drivers one at a time to get the external USB hard drive with the system image to be recognized so that the image can be restored to the hard drive.

    My question is how do I get the Win7 Repair disc (CD) to natively support USB3? Is their a way to modify the Win7 Repair disc (CD) or another way to accomplish this so as to have USB3 support from the Win7 repair disc (CD).
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  2. Posts : 16,131
    7 X64
       #2

    Yes.

    You can use this:
    7re2x64.zip

    Unzip it onto your drive. Then rt click and run as admin on the .cmd file


    Drivers-Wlan-USB-x64.zip

    NVME-SKY-KABYx64.zip
    You can also use these attached drivers , or you can add your own.
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  3. Posts : 12
    Windows 7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    SIW2, Thanks for your reply but it goes much further than what I am asking for. I would like to be able to modify the Recovery Disc created by the built in backup program so that it has native USB3 support.

    Is that possible?

    Thanks,
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  4. Posts : 16,131
    7 X64
       #4

    The wim needs to be modified before creating a bootable disc.

    The Recovery disc creator simply copies winre.wim (from inside a hidden folder on you hard drive) to create a bootable iso which it burns to cd.

    My link copies the same winre.wim from your hidden folder and adds extra functions to it (including usb3 support). It also creates an iso which you can burn to cd. It takes 3-4 mins on a desktop pc, perhaps a couple of mins more on a laptop.

    It is the same thing with extra functions.

    I suppose you could use my link, then replace winre.wim in your hidden folder with the wim created by my link, then run recdisc.exe.
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  5. mjf
    Posts : 5,969
    Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
       #5

    To answer your specific request you need to add the usb3 drivers (or any others) to the system repair Boot.wim file using the DISM command. This guide is for a Windows installation usb but the procedure should be the same - just focus on the Boot.wim bit. It's easier if your system repair is on a usb flash drive.
    https://community.spiceworks.com/how...a-usb-3-0-port

    I've only added drivers to a winpe.wim and haven't personally tried the above. If you have a spare usb flash drive hanging around you can give it a go.
    My end solution was easier - I stopped using Windows inbuilt (overly restrictive) and use (free) Macrium Reflect. The current v6 allows you to easily create a pe5 rescue disc/usb/iso with inbuilt usb3 drivers.
    Last edited by mjf; 21 Apr 2017 at 17:50. Reason: Tidy response
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  6. Posts : 16,131
    7 X64
       #6

    I have already done the work. There is nothing easier than rt click and run as admin on a batch file. The result is vastly superior to the media macrium creates.
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  7. Posts : 12
    Windows 7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    I may eventually build the WinPE disc, but at this point I really want to fix the Windows inbuilt system imaging repair disc (CD) so that it has native USB3 support (Intel USB3 Drivers). I will try to incorporate the Intel drivers in the boot.wim file created on the repair disc.
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  8. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #8

    Hi,
    Most people here use macrium refect free not native windows
    It does a drivers check and adds them to the winpe recovery cd or flash media when it's created :)
    Backup and Restore with Macrium Reflect - Windows 10 Backup Restore Tutorials
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  9. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #9

    SIW2 said:
    Yes.

    You can use this:
    7re2x64.zip


    It's a very nice piece of software but I noted a major bug in it, at least on my Win 7 installation. It asked me if I wanted to load a driver and I selected F. It brought up a search windows so I could locate the INF files then proceeded to process them.



    When it finished it asked me to press a key to continue, then a similar dialog appeared asking me if I wanted to add additional drivers. When I pressed F then Enter, the app just carried on without giving me a browse window to select another driver.


    I wanted to add an Intel VGA driver they claim will work for Win 7 on an 8th generation chipset. With the current disk created by your app the Windows loading stops at a blue screen (not a BSOD) with no mouse or keyboard.
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  10. Posts : 16,131
    7 X64
       #10

    It asked me if I wanted to load a driver and I selected F.
    Why not just put all the drivers into that first folder? It should recurse through any sub folders.

    I wanted to add an Intel VGA driver they claim will work for Win 7 on an 8th generation chipset
    Where did you get that info from ? Did they suggest removing the original vga driver as well?
    Do you have a link to where you got that from?
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