[Hoa Moc Lan]

I ran the WinSetupFromUSB program v0-2-3 on my USB pocket disk and got an error message:
"grubinst.exe could not make a backup of MBR of disk #1". Below is the WinSetupFromUSB.log:

2009/07/18 13:41:18- WinSetupFromUSB 0.2.3 started
2009/07/18 13:41:18- OS: WIN_XP Architecture type: X86 ServicePack: Service Pack 3 OS Language: 0409
2009/07/18 13:41:18- Getting USB drives information
2009/07/18 13:41:18- Found USB Physical Disk: Generic USB Disk USB Device -- \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1
2009/07/18 13:41:18- Found USB Disk Partition: Disk #1, Partition #0
2009/07/18 13:41:19- Found USB Logical Disk: H: File system: FAT32 Bootable: -1
2009/07/18 13:41:19- Found USB Disk Partition: Disk #1, Partition #1
2009/07/18 13:41:21- Target drive selected- H:
2009/07/18 13:41:21- Drive letter of the active partition in selected disk- H:
2009/07/18 13:41:21- Total target size avialable- 38136 MB
2009/07/18 13:41:21- Checking sizes...
2009/07/18 13:41:21- Total source size- 0 MB
2009/07/18 13:41:21- Target space available- 38136 MB
2009/07/18 13:41:31- Checking sizes...
2009/07/18 13:41:31- Total source size- 586.2 MB
2009/07/18 13:41:31- Target space available- 38136 MB
2009/07/18 13:41:31- Windows source selected- E:\WinXP SP3 OneNote Slim
2009/07/18 13:41:31- Source version- Windows XP Professional
2009/07/18 13:41:31- Service Pack- Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
2009/07/18 13:41:31- AMD64 flag- 0
2009/07/18 13:41:43- Removing TEMP folder
2009/07/18 13:41:43- Checking if grub4dos is installed properly
2009/07/18 13:41:43- grub4dos BS/MBR and files are NOT installed properly
2009/07/18 13:41:43- Installing grub4dos BS/MBR and files
2009/07/18 13:41:43- Backing up MBR of disk #1
2009/07/18 13:41:43- C:\WinSetupFromUSB 0.2.3\files\grub4dos\grubinst.exe -s=mbrdisk1-20090718-134117.dat -t (hd1)
2009/07/18 13:41:55- grubinst.exe could not make a backup of MBR of disk #1
2009/07/18 13:41:55- ---------------------------------Program quited -----------------------------------------------
Please tell me how to solve the problem.

[ilko_t]

Have you tried installing the program in folder without spaces in path?

[Hoa Moc Lan]

ilko_t, on Jul 18 2009, 11:09 PM, said:

Have you tried installing the program in folder without spaces in path?

No. The name of the folder is "WinXP SP3 OneNote Slim". I'll try installing again with a renamed folder "WinXP_SP3_OneNote_Slim". I think that's the cause of the error. Thankyou.

[ilko_t]

I meant WinSetupFromUSB directory.

C:\WinSetupFromUSB 0.2.3 -->C:\WinSetupFromUSB

[Hoa Moc Lan]

ilko_t, on Jul 20 2009, 02:27 PM, said:

I meant WinSetupFromUSB directory.

C:\WinSetupFromUSB 0.2.3 -->C:\WinSetupFromUSB

The name of my folder is C:\WinSetupFromUSB 0.2.3 . There is a space between B and 0.

[ilko_t]

Well, how to say it any clearer?!

Put WinSetupFromUSB program in a directory, which do NOT contain spaces in its path, as you did, in "C:\WinSetupFromUSB 0.2.3".

In other words- RENAME "WinSetupFromUSB 0.2.3" to "WinSetupFromUSB", or "WinSetup", or "WS" or whatever, but WITHOUT spaces in name. Do NOT put ANY spaces or special characters in name.

[Hoa Moc Lan]

ilko_t, on Jul 21 2009, 02:54 PM, said:

Well, how to say it any clearer?!

Put WinSetupFromUSB program in a directory, which do NOT contain spaces in its path, as you did, in "C:\WinSetupFromUSB 0.2.3".

In other words- RENAME "WinSetupFromUSB 0.2.3" to "WinSetupFromUSB", or "WinSetup", or "WS" or whatever, but WITHOUT spaces in name. Do NOT put ANY spaces or special characters in name.

I'll try again soon.
Thankyou.