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To make an E2B USB drive: Extract the E2B Zip file to an empty folder and then run MAKE_E2B_USB_DRIVE (run as admin).cmd.
Also read \_ISO\docs\Make_E2B_USB_Drive\Make_E2B_USB_Drive.txt.

Please visit www.easy2boot.com for full instructions and watch the YouTube videos.

Afterwards, you can simply copy most bootable files (e.g. .ISO, .IMA, .IMG, .BIN, .VHD, .WIM), to the \_ISO\MAINMENU folder.

WINDOWS INSTALL ISOs should be copied to the correct sub-folder under \_ISO\WINDOWS - e.g. \_ISO\WINDOWS\WIN8\Windows8_64.iso.

Always test using a real system NOT a Virtual Machine, because it may not work on a VM.

If you get an 'Error 60: File for emulation must be in one contiguous area' message, you must make all the files contiguous. 
To make all files contiguous, run RMPrepUSB and select the USB drive, then press CTRL+F2 to run WinContig
or just double-click on \MAKE_THIS_DRIVE_CONTIGUOUS.cmd.

To UEFI-boot, you need to convert the ISO to a .imgPTN file using the MPT Tool Kit. You cannot UEFI-boot directly from an ISO file.
Read http://www.easy2boot.com/add-payload-files/adding-uefi-images/

Check http://www.easy2boot.com/add-payload-files/list-of-tested-payload-files/ for a list of supported bootable files.


Windows Vista/7/8/10 Installer ISOs
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Windows Install ISOs must be copied to the correct folder under \_ISO\WINDOWS\xxxxx.

E2B USB Hard Disks:
If your Easy2boot USB drive is of the 'Fixed disk' type (appears as 'Local Disk' in Windows Explorer)
then you also will need a small USB HELPER Flash drive if you want Windows Vista/7/8/10 installs to work.
See \_ISO\docs\USB FLASH DRIVE HELPER FILES for details.

If you prefer, you can convert the ISO to a .imgPTN file using MakePartImage - then a USB Helper Flash drive is not needed and UEFI-booting may also work.

\_ISO\CONTIG.ISO (500MB)
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This file is used by E2B if your ISO and other payload files are below 500MB and are not contiguous.
\_ISO\CONTIG.ISO needs to be contiguous to work.
E2B will copy a non-contiguous ISO file into CONTIG.ISO so that it will be contiguous and it will then boot from that copy.
If you always make sure all your payload files are contiguous (e.g. use  \MAKE_THIS_DRIVE_CONTIGUOUS.cmd or run RMPrepUSB - WinContig (Ctrl+F2)) 
then you can delete CONTIG.ISO to save 500MB of space.

\_ISO\SWITCH_E2B
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This is a Windows 32-bit utility which allows you to switch-in or switch-out .imgPTN image partition files.
See http://www.easy2boot.com/add-payload-files/makepartimage/ and http://www.easy2boot.com/add-payload-files/switch-e2b/
for more information

\_ISO\E2B_Editor.exe
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This is a Windows 32-bit utility which allows you to design your own menu.
You can load a background wallpaper .bmp (or .jpg) file and specify a config file.
E2B uses \_ISO\MyE2B.cfg as the user confog file (if it exists).
See http://www.easy2boot.com/configuring-e2b/e2b-editor/ for more details.

To change wallpaper, language, main heading, text colours, etc. copy \_ISO\Sample_MyE2B.CFG to \_ISO\MyE2B.CFG - then edit MyE2B.cfg.

To change other headings and menu text do NOT edit any of the E2B files (otherwise you will lose the changes if you update E2B later).
See http://www.easy2boot.com/configuring-e2b/changing-the-e2b-preset-text/ for details on how make any changes.


Please visit www.easy2boot.com for full instructions.
