WindowsPE iso not loading from ramdrive

[lz300]

I have created a ramdrive iso that is supposed to load a WindowsPE iso, but I am getting BSODs because it either fails to load or can't find the controller driver.

I am not sure what version of PE media I'm using (I think it's 2005). I tried building the PE image using W2K3SP1 source cd, but it kept calling for XPSP2 media. I then used the XP media and created the iso. Maybe my version of PE is older?

If I burn the PE iso to disc and boot, WindowsPE comes up fine. When I boot up the ramdrive iso, it shows the ramdrive being built, then WindowsPE attempts to load but immediately goes to BSOD.

I am building this for the purpose of swapping out discs to load a ghost image, and am in an environment where BartPE is not an option.

Any ideas or suggestions?

[WreX]

Download the latest version of WAIK from Microsoft and either follow their guide for booting a WIM image into RAM or search this forum.

[Tripredacus]

When you say you are booting the ISO, I presume you mean you are booting the files that you would put into the ISO, since an ISO file by itself is not bootable.

[lz300]

Thanks.

Using the newer version of PE works like a champ!