Add GeekSquad MRI ISO to Easy2Boot

I had a request today from Rob about how to add the GeekSquad MRI ISO to Easy2Boot. This is private s/w and is available to GeekSquad members.

I found that mostly it just worked as a .iso file added to E2B (after running WinContig to ensure it was contiguous). The menu system was checked and the results were as follows:

       1. System diag -     1 pc-check  RUNS OK

       2. Memory diag -     1 memtest86 4.2  HANGS!??
                                     2 memtest86+ 4.2 RUNS  OK
                                     3 windows memory diag 0.4 RUNS OK
                                     4 PC check mem diag  RUNS OK
                                     5 PC check diag RUNS OK

      3. Hard drive utils -   1 PC check RUNS OK
                                     2 Drive Fitness RUNS OK
                                     3 Seatools RUNS OK
                                     4 WD Tools RUNS OK
                                     5 Dariks Boot & Nuke OK
                                     6 MRI PE Utilities   - CANNOT LOCATE MRI DISK

     4. Password reset utils - 1 Samurai  RUNS OK UP TO CANNOT LOCATE MRI DISK
                                         2 Offline NT pwd RUNS OK

      5. MRI                         - CANNOT LOCATE MRI DISK

To fix the  - 'CANNOT LOCATE MRI DISK' issue I extracted the \sources folder and the \mri.exe file to the root of the E2B USB drive. Then I found that the MRI WinPE booted and ran the MRI.exe OK, but the menu had greyed out a lot of the utilities, to fix this I extracted some of the utility folders from the ISO.

This worked fine but left me with 1GB of folders on the E2B drive and a 1.2GB ISO!
To fix this, I ran Daemon Tools Pro and edited the .ISO file and simply deleted the first 7 folders in the list below to leave a <300MB ISO.

Note: For E2B v1.81+, try the .isoPECD file extension if you have a Removable USB E2B drive.

Instructions in a nutshell:

1. Extract using 7Zip and copy to root of E2B:

\Compression utilities\
\Diagnostics
\Disk Management
\Malware
\MRI
\Web Browsers
\Windows tools

\sources  (note: boot.wim seems to be needed or you get 'CANNOT LOCATE MRI DISK' error message)
\mri.exe

2. Run Daemon Tools Pro - Edit ISO - delete the first 7 folders in the list above - save ISO.

3. Copy the reduced ISO to \_ISO\MAINMENU and keep the file extension as .ISO

4. Run WinContig (RMPrepUSB - Ctrl+F2)

5. Boot E2B...

P.S. I found a real system worked better than Virtual Box which seemed to have some issues booting to MRI PE.


[Edit]
You can also convert the MRI ISO into a partition image using MakePartImage to make a .imgPTN image file. This saves having to edit the ISO file. This will allow you to boot the WinPE part.

If you also want to be able to boot some of the memory or HD diagnostics, you will need to add this menu to the bottom of the  menu.lst which is already inside the .imgPTN image (just switch to the CSM menu - unplug and reconnect the E2B drive and then edit the CSM menu.lst file.)
[Edit] or just SWITCH_E2B.exe to switch in the .imgPTN file.

To boot to the NT Offline Password Reset utility, use the Main or Syslinux menu entry which is already in the menu. To boot to WinPE, use the bootmgr menu entry.


iftitle [if exist /bootmgr] WinPE MRI \n Boot to WinPE
chainloader /bootmgr

iftitle [if exist /ezboot/gsdiag.ima] PC Check Diagnostic\n GSDIAG
set IMA=/EZBOOT/GSDIAG.IMA
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1

iftitle [if exist /ezboot/gsHD.ima] PC Check HD\n GSHD
set IMA=/EZBOOT/GSHD.IMA
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1

iftitle [if exist /ezboot/gsMEM.ima] PC Check Memory\n GSMEM
set IMA=/EZBOOT/GSMEM.IMA
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1

iftitle [if exist /ezboot/gsMEMALL.ima] PC Check Memory ALL\n GSMEMALL
set IMA=/EZBOOT/GSMEMALL.IMA
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1

iftitle [if exist /ezboot/PCCHECK.ima] PC Check \n PCCHECK
set IMA=/EZBOOT/PCCHECK.IMA
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1


iftitle [if exist /ezboot/MEMTEST.IMG] MemTest 86 4.0-4.2\n MEMTEST.IMG
set IMA=/EZBOOT/MEMTEST.IMG
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1


iftitle [if exist /ezboot/MEM TESTP.IMG] MemTest 86+ 4.20\n MEMTESTP.IMG
set IMA=/EZBOOT/MEMTESTP.IMG
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
rootnoverify (fd0)
chainloader +1

iftitle [if exist /ezboot/DFT.IMG] Hitachi Drive Fitness\nDFT
set IMA=/EZBOOT/DFT.IMG
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1

iftitle [if exist /ezboot/DFT_NM.IMG] Hitachi Drive Fitness NM\n DFT_NM
set IMA=/EZBOOT/DFT_NM.IMG
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1


iftitle [if exist /ezboot/WMDIAG.ima] Windows Memory Diagnostic\n WMDIAG
set IMA=/EZBOOT/WMDIAG.IMA
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1

iftitle [if exist /ezboot/DLGDV415.ima] Data LifeGuard Diagnostic\n DLGDV415
set IMA=/EZBOOT/DLGDV415.IMA
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1

iftitle [if exist /ezboot/STDOSTXT.ima] SeaTools\n STDOSTXT
set IMA=/EZBOOT/STDOSTXT.IMA
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1

# new
#DLGDV522.IMA
iftitle [if exist /ezboot/DLGDV522.IMA] Data LifeGuard v522\n Diagnostics
set IMA=/EZBOOT/DLGDV522.IMA
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1

#STDOS.IMA
iftitle [if exist /ezboot/STDOS.ima] SeaTools DOS\n STDOS
set IMA=/EZBOOT/STDOS.IMA
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1


#DBAN.IMA
iftitle [if exist /ezboot/DBAN.ima] DBAN\n Nuke HDD!
set IMA=/EZBOOT/DBAN.IMA
map %IMA% (fd0)
map --hook
root (fd0)
chainloader +1

MRI 5.10.2 ISO

This version uses PC Doctor and has several WinPE menu entries.

You can use the menu below for a Removable USb drive:

title MRI 5.10.2\n Run MRI menu (WinPE only works if Removable E2B USB drive used)
/%grub%/QRUN.g4b  force.isope $HOME$/MRI_5_10_2.ISO
chainloader (0xff)
boot

or use the new .isoPECD file extension in E2B v1.81+