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\"GuestLike almost every other corporate in the world, where Mark and I work there is a standard build deployed to everyone.\u00a0The default\u00a0in our particular organisation is a 32-bit Windows XP OS regardless of the capabilities of the laptop or desktop it is deployed to.\u00a0Over the years, this has caused a number of problems that have required an increasing number of “exemptions” from standard policy to allow people to run a different Windows version or platform.<\/p>\n

Whilst this hasn’t been too much of a problem for the majority of the Architects that Mark and I work\u00a0with – after all, we’re fairly self-sufficient when it comes to supporting our environments and are infinitely capable of collectively dreaming up ever more creative workarounds for the things that don’t work – it isn’t a solution that’s manageable at scale.<\/p>\n

Then, along came Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and with them came the introduction of a great new feature – Native Boot from VHD<\/a>. With a little configuration, this has enabled us to leave the existing Windows XP corporate build in place, and to deploy a 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7 (Enterprise or Ultimate) or 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 build side-by-side, crucially without having to make any changes to the Windows XP build or\u00a0the existing disk partitioning scheme.<\/p>\n

To achieve this, we created a new Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 bootloader, and “chained” the original Windows XP bootloader from it. At boot, this allows us to select a Native Boot from VHD into, for example, a 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise build, or to select the chained bootloader which allows us to boot into the corporate Windows XP build.<\/p>\n

Of course, you’ll need to create your VHD-contained Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 OS build and put it to your local disk, and this post doesn’t go into that detail, but once you have done that, the steps below will allow you to create a new bootloader and chain your existing Windows XP corporate build from it.<\/p>\n

To begin, boot your computer using your Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 installation media.<\/p>\n

When you reach the\u00a0Install\u00a0Windows\u00a0<\/strong>screen, select your preferences in the Language to install<\/strong>,\u00a0Time and currency format<\/strong>, and\u00a0Keyboard or input method <\/strong>boxes, and then click\u00a0Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Do not click\u00a0Install now<\/strong>. Instead, click\u00a0Repair your computer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The search for supported operating systems will\u00a0fail, and\u00a0the System Recovery Options\u00a0<\/strong>dialog box appears with the Restore your computer using a system image that you created earlier<\/strong> option selected. Click Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Re-image your computer <\/strong>tool will fail to find a system image and will display a dialog informing you of this. Click Cancel <\/strong>on the dialog, and then Cancel <\/strong>again on the main tool window.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0System Recovery Options\u00a0<\/strong>menu appears. Click Command Prompt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To write the new Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 bootloader:<\/p>\n

BOOTSECT \/NT60 C: \/FORCE \/MBR<\/code><\/p>\n

To create a BCD store from the Windows VHD:<\/p>\n

DISKPART
\nSELECT VDISK FILE=C:\\BOOTVHDS\\W2K8R2ENTX64.VHD
\nATTACH VDISK
\nASSIGN LETTER=X
\n<\/code>EXIT
\nBCDBOOT X:\\WINDOWS \/S C:
\n<\/code><\/p>\n

Set up the VHD native boot:<\/p>\n

BCDEDIT \/SET {default} DEVICE VHD=[LOCATE]\\BOOTVHDS\\W2K8R2ENTX64.VHD
\nBCDEDIT \/SET {default} OSDEVICE VHD=[LOCATE]\\BOOTVHDS\\W2K8R2ENTX64.VHD
\nBCDEDIT \/SET {default} DETECTHAL ON
\n<\/code><\/p>\n

Set up the legacy boot:<\/p>\n

BCDEDIT \/CREATE {ntldr} \/d \"Chain Legacy Bootloader\"
\nBCDEDIT \/SET {ntldr} DEVICE PARTITION=C:
\nBCDEDIT \/SET {ntldr} PATH \\ntldr
\nBCDEDIT \/DISPLAYORDER\u00a0{ntldr} -ADDLAST<\/code><\/p>\n

To put things back to normal, should you ever need to:<\/p>\n

BOOTSECT \/NT52 C: \/FORCE \/MBR<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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