10-13-2023, 08:14 AM
When Windows reboots - all it can see is a USB device containing an ISO file
It cannot see any files INSIDE the ISO (for instance files in the SMS folder).
Presumably the batch file that is run during 2nd phase will be looking for a file on a 'DVD' volume like G:\SMS\xxxx.yyy but there will not be any folder on any volume because the ISO has not been mounted as a virtual drive.
So you need to either:
1. Extract the contents of the ISO (at least the folders needed by the 2nd boot install phase - e.g. SMS folder) to the root of the USB drive
OR
2. Copy the contents of the ISO (at least wanted folders) to the root of the internal hard disk during 1st phase
OR
3. Modify batch file used in restart to find and mount the ISO file as a virtual DVD.
Then the files inside the ISO will be accessible.
It cannot see any files INSIDE the ISO (for instance files in the SMS folder).
Presumably the batch file that is run during 2nd phase will be looking for a file on a 'DVD' volume like G:\SMS\xxxx.yyy but there will not be any folder on any volume because the ISO has not been mounted as a virtual drive.
So you need to either:
1. Extract the contents of the ISO (at least the folders needed by the 2nd boot install phase - e.g. SMS folder) to the root of the USB drive
OR
2. Copy the contents of the ISO (at least wanted folders) to the root of the internal hard disk during 1st phase
OR
3. Modify batch file used in restart to find and mount the ISO file as a virtual DVD.
Then the files inside the ISO will be accessible.