MOVE_IMGPTN Move_IMGPTN is a Windows script which moves a file to a different position on Partition 1 of the E2B USB drive. This is only required if you want to UEFI-boot because the partitions must be in ascending order or else the BIOS will not recognise the USB drive as being valid. You can use …
.imgPTN (MPI)
Windows All-In-One ISOs and .imgPTN files E2B has a \_ISO\WINDOWS\WINAIO folder. .ISO, .ISO32, .ISO64 and .imgPTN* files can be added to any appropriate Windows Install menu folder. If there are any problems when trying to run a Windows AIO Install ISO, you should convert it to a .imgPTN file using the MPI Tool Kit. Tip: …
Automating Windows Installs from .imgPTN files You can UEFI or Legacy Boot to a Windows Install file using E2B or agFM and pick any XML file as an unattend file, however for reliable Secure Booting, you may find that converting the Windows ISO files to a .imgPTN (or .imgPTN23) is more reliable than using agFM. …
Additional MPI Utilities Inside the MakePartImage (MPI) download, you will find some additional files which you may find useful: 1. .\csm\e2b\RestoreE2B (run as admin).cmd – this file can be used if you have accidentally created and used a .imgPTN file on your E2B USB drive and it is ‘stuck’ (the CSM-Menu does not appear or it …
Fedora 33/36 with persistence
Fedora can use a persistence file but it must be on a FAT (or ext) partition. We therefore need to use a .imgPTN file so that we can create a FAT32 volume. 1. Download your Fedora Live ISO file – I used Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-33-1.2.iso. 2. Install the MPI Tool Kit onto your Windows system 3. Drag-and-Drop …
MPI Version History
The MakePartImage (MPI) Tool Pack runs on Windows systems only.It is used to create Partition Images from bootable ISO files, ZIP files, folders or drive partitions. Once you have made the image file, just copy it to your E2B USB drive. :: 0.002 2014-04-13 First version :: 0.004 – bugfix for some isolinux ISOs like …
MPI Tool Kit The MPI Tool Kit allows you to convert a payload file or folder to a Partition Image file (using a Windows system). Downloads Easy2Boot and MPI Tool Kit (FossHub for superfast downloads) Tip: If you want the second partition on the E2B USB drive to remain accessible, use a file extension …
Partition Image files Use Partition Images for 100% UEFI Secure Boot compatibility (no shim or MOK Manager needed) and/or where container files such as ISOs. IMGs or VHDs do not work and a flat-file partition is needed. Example 1 – .imgPTN file Example 2 – .imgPTN23 file Example 3 – .imgPTN23 file + 2nd image …