Cannot create WinPE bootable with Acronis plug-in.
Working with ATI Home 2011 with the PlusPack installed on top.
Following kb13643, I downloaded the PE3.0 iso and extracted it to a folder called winpe.
Directed the Acronis iso builder to various sections of this folder. ERROR MESSAGE:
"The selected folder does not contain the required files. The resulting image will not boot."
I downloaded PE 2.1 iso and extracted to a folder called pe21. Directing the iso builder to this folder results in the same error.
Now following kb13641, I burned the 3.0 iso. Made sure .NET 2.0 was part of system, and installed 6.0 parser. Then installed WAIK from the iso.
Ran copype x86 to c:\winpe (which I had emptied before this). Directing Acronis iso builder to this folder also results in the same error, even though there are boot files in there. Contents:
Folders: boot; efi; WinPE_FPS
Files: bootmgr; bootsect.exe; winpe.wim
Why is this so difficult?
Worked it out.
This will be successful if one installs the WAIK 3.0 (W7) first.
My problem from above stemmed from the fact that I pre-created the winpe folder; and to compound the mistake, named it winpe without the x86.
I didn't get the ISO sub-folder.
This is contrary to the copype script. YOU MUST NOT PRE-CREATE THE winpe FOLDER!
After invoking the Deployment Tools Command Prompt, run the command: copype x86 c:\winpex86 exactly like that.
(amd64 and ia64 are other architecture choices in place of x86.)
Now, when I point the Acronis WinPE ISO builder to c:\winpex86\ISO, it is very happy with that and continues. The rest is just default-accepting the "Next" boxes.