bcdedit /set error

impelse

I am doing the excersie on chapter 2 on page 108

Adding a VHD to the Boot Menu

When I type:

bcdedit /set {d58405b5-182c-11df-b78e-9c87785be52d} device vhd=partition w:

I get this:

The device is not valid as specified.
Run "bcdedit /?" for command line assistance.
The parameter is incorrect.

I also saw this link in mycrosoft:

Add a Native-Boot Virtual Hard Disk to the Boot Menu

How did you fix this problem? Because I checked everwhere and I do not have any clue.

Hyper-Me

Perhaps a dumb question on my part but have you mounted the VHD using diskpart before trying this?

impelse

I Initialized the disk using Disk Management acording to the exersice. There is not any instruction to use diskpart

Hyper-Me

Disk Management is fine, Diskpart is just the command line way of doing it.

Post a screenshot of your Disk Management.

impelse

This is the picture

Hyper-Me

It *might* be because there isnt any OS on that partition.

Did you open the command line with "run as administrator" ?

Hyper-Me

I followed the technet article you linked to and it worked fine for me.

C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit /copy {default} /d "vhd boot (locate)"
The entry was successfully copied to {c70d6f64-b322-11de-ba21-8e158a7070bf}.
C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit /set {c70d6f64-b322-11de-ba21-8e158a7070bf} device v
hd=C:\test.vhd
The device is not valid as specified.
Run "bcdedit /?" for command line assistance.
The parameter is incorrect.
C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit /set {c70d6f64-b322-11de-ba21-8e158a7070bf} device v
hd=[locate]\test.vhd
The operation completed successfully.
C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit /set {c70d6f64-b322-11de-ba21-8e158a7070bf} osdevice
 vhd=[locate]\test.vhd
The operation completed successfully.
C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier              {bootmgr}
device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
description             Windows Boot Manager
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {globalsettings}
default                 {current}
resumeobject            {c70d6f60-b322-11de-ba21-8e158a7070bf}
displayorder            {current}
                        {c70d6f64-b322-11de-ba21-8e158a7070bf}
toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}
timeout                 30
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {current}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description             Windows 7
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence        {c70d6f62-b322-11de-ba21-8e158a7070bf}
recoveryenabled         Yes
osdevice                partition=C:
systemroot              \Windows
resumeobject            {c70d6f60-b322-11de-ba21-8e158a7070bf}
nx                      OptIn
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {c70d6f64-b322-11de-ba21-8e158a7070bf}
device                  vhd=[locate]\test.vhd
path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description             vhd boot (locate)
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence        {c70d6f62-b322-11de-ba21-8e158a7070bf}
recoveryenabled         Yes
osdevice                vhd=[locate]\test.vhd
systemroot              \Windows
resumeobject            {c70d6f60-b322-11de-ba21-8e158a7070bf}
nx                      OptIn

Hyper-Me

I looked back at your OP and your input for device as partition W: is not valid. Its looking for the actual VHD file name and location, not the letter its assigned in disk management.

impelse

I will follow the microsoft link and not the exersice's book

Hyper-Me

Others have said there are numerous errors in the 70-680 book.

If you find something else that doesnt quite "jive", take a look at the following link to see the corrections.

Amazon.com: Customer Discussions: 70-680 Errata Thread

impelse

Hyper-Me wrote: »

Others have said there are numerous errors in the 70-680 book.

If you find something else that doesnt quite "jive", take a look at the following link to see the corrections.

Amazon.com: Customer Discussions: 70-680 Errata Thread

Thanks for the Amazon's link:

This was the problem acording to the corrections:

Page 108
bcdedit /set <guid> device vhd=partition w:
Should be
bcdedit /set<guid> device partition=w:

Now it is working, thanks.

johnsonjam

I know this post is old, I found it from google but I am getting the same issue as listed I do all the steps listed and I am getting The system cannot find the file specified. I attached a screenshot of everything. Thanks in advance for any help.

EDIT: Is there a way to attach screenshots?

StephenOnTheGrid

yeah that 70-680 ms press book has a lot of typo's but it isnt the first i've come across in the series of IT books with errors.

Here are some examples of my notes:

Using the Diskpart Utility to Create and Attach a VHD
You can use the Diskpart command-line utility to create and attach a VHD by performing the
following steps:
1. On the Accessories menu, right-click Command Prompt and choose Run As
Administrator. If necessary, click Yes to allow the program to run.
2. Enter diskpart.
3. Enter create vdisk file=c\win7\myothervhd.vhd maximum=20000. This creates
a VHD file called Myothervhd Win7 with a maximum size of 20 GB in a folder called
Win7 on the C: drive. You can also create a VHD on a second internal hard disk or on
a USB external hard disk formatted with the NTFS filing system.
4. Enter select vdisk file=c:\win7\myothervhd.vhd.
5. Enter attach vdisk.
6. Enter create partition primary.
7. Enter assign letter=v.
8. Enter format quick label=Windows7.
9. Enter exit.


Install Win7 on VHD use WAIK cmd as admin
imageX.exe /apply i:\win7ent.wim 1 V:

Configure boot - WinPe ISO use the X: drive that is loaded by default
X:Windows\system32\bcdboot.exe c:\windows

Boot settings for VHD
Bcdedit /copy {current} /d "Win7"
Bcdedit /set {guid} device vhd=c:\win7VHD.vhd
Bcdedit /set {guid} osdevice vhd=C:\win7VHD.vhd
Bcdedit /set {guid} detecthal on
Bcdedit /v

Example:
Bcdedit get's you the GUID
First
Bcdedit /copy {current} /d "You name it here"
Bcedit copy the GUID for Win7 or whatever it was named

C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86>bcdedit /set {a872c930-5774-11e2-a2f0-000
c290179bc} device vhd=[c:]\win7VHD.vhd

C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86>bcdedit /set {a872c930-5774-11e2-a2f0-000
c290179bc} osdevice vhd=[c:]\win7VHD.vhd

C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86>bcdedit /set {a872c930-5774-11e2-a2f0-000
c290179bc} detecthal on

detecthal on if you plan on whoring the VHD file on other machines otherwise it isnt necessary on the same PC using vmplayer.

Cheers
Stephen