Adjust the live boot partition capacity in Hiren's BootCD.
Adjust the live boot partition capacity in Hiren's BootCD.
It looks like you've lost. The system only allows up to 512mb extra space on the RAM disk. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...atch-space Because the drivers always end up in the Windows folder (on the RAM disk), I can't just install them temporarily as I intended. Thanks for your help! --------------------------------------------- Hello, I really like HBCD for many reasons and use it often for troubleshooting. I'm fairly tech-savvy now, but I'm stuck. I need to add drivers that don't fit the standard 260mb live-booted partition (about 512mb total). Checking DiskPart shows drive (x) isn't listed, and the included tools might be from a removable media? Do you have any suggestions? Disk 1 should show a boot entry named "Boot" with letter X, since it relates to that media. Edited November 23, 2020 by Ostbollen
For partitioning purposes, I usually rely on Gparted. You should be able to view and configure the "boot" partition there, as well as any hidden partitions. However, seriously... which driver are you attempting to install that doesn't fit on the boot partition? Drivers are generally small and appear on your screen; the boot partition isn’t near being full. Still, why would it be stored on the flash drive? Are you trying to install a driver for your HBCD flash drive? That’s what has been puzzling me here. Why is the boot partition located on Disk 1 instead of Disk 0? HBCD operates in RAM as well, so if this is HBCD, you might be seeing a ramdisk. Does X disappear once you remove the flash drive? Is it still present when you start Windows?
Right now the device faces some problems with video playback. It's unclear if the problem lies with the SSD or the GPU. Everything appears normal when booting HBCD from USB, suggesting the SSD might be the culprit. However, because only minimal GPU drivers are active during HBCD use, the GPU drivers could also be the cause. I'm attempting to install the drivers while running HBCD to eliminate that factor. You're likely right—the boot disk is probably a RAM disk. With 32GB of RAM available, increasing its size should help.
I'm not sure what you're asking about. The "500mb" partition is meant for recovery purposes in Windows tasks. It's typically read-only and shouldn't affect the boot process. The boot partition should be a bootable EFI Fat32 drive, containing only the necessary scripts. Installing drivers there isn't necessary. Your disk space looks sufficient for the drivers you're trying to install. If you get an error message, please share it here.
I'm currently using my phone, so I can't share any files. The problem is that the pnputil reports insufficient disk space while installing the Intel GPU drivers. I thought the drivers were placed at x:\windows because I believed that was the active Windows installation.
Usually the GPU is installed on the main C drive, not the boot partition, which means this won’t solve the issue. Installing the GPU driver during normal OS boot would be more effective since the boot partition only requires enough drivers to start the operating system from storage. Once the main disk is mounted, it can then load drivers from the C drive.
Typically drivers are set for C drive, right? But only because your active operating system is there, correct? Now I’ve booted the OS directly from my USB, which is installed on the X drive. Perhaps I’m mixing things up when I mention “boot drive.” I mean the letter X drive with the live OS. I need to be able to install these drivers without changing my normal image on drive C.
The driver should only work on the live disk, not the installation directory. Installing it elsewhere isn't supported, and there’s no option in pnputil to define a different location.