This will wipe out your Windows and your personal files and data.
Reinstall Windows via Change PC settings > Update and Recovery > Recovery > Remove Everything and Reinstall Windows. If instead, you choose to use your current version of Windows, update it to 8.1 update 1, CleanImage.cmd, sysprep\sysprep /oobe /shutdown. In this section, you will set up a version of Windows similar to your original DV8P installation. = Section Three = Set up Windows for WIMBoot
Subsequent boots run the full WIMBoot script. Reboot to Windows by closing the command window by pressing on the X close button. This is a reliable way to boot to other drives with the DV8P. Then press volume down to boot from the selected drive. Press volume up to select the WinPE drive. Press the volume up button to go to the boot selector. When the Dell logo appears, release the start button. To boot to the USB drive, press and hold the Windows start button, press the power button briefly. Test the WinPE USB drive by booting to it. If you are not using the standard DV8P partition setup and the WINRETOOLS partition does not exist, you will need to copy your 8.1 WinRE.wim to the WinPE USB drive root.
Optionally, copy the *.msu files and CleanImage.cmd from the WinPE drive to your microSD D:\ drive so that the DV8P can stay AC powered at a later stage. Select the USB device, File system = NTFS.Ĭlick on the CD icon to find and select the extracted WinPE_DV8P.iso.Ĭopy the *.msu files to the WinPE USB drive (required). = Section Two = Build WinPE USB driveįind rufus.exe using Windows Explorer and double click on it. Update Windows 8.1 to 8.1.1 and clean it up.īoot to the WinPE USB drive which does all the work - takes two hours or less.ĭownload Update for Windows 8.1 (KB2919442) from Official Microsoft Download Centerĭownload Windows 8.1 Update (KB2919355) from Official Microsoft Download CenterĮxtract the contents of WinPE_DV8Pv1.2.zip => rufus.exe, WinPE_DV8P.iso.
See the bottom of post for instructions on how to backup using Macrium Reflect.ġ6 GB USB flash drive (revised upwards for bigger Windows)īuild WinPE USB drive with the downloaded ISO. The PBR image is needed if you want to re-install Windows for this procedure. Use at your own risk =Ī fully charged Dell Venue 8 Pro with WINRETOOLS partition and all partitions backed up. = Disclaimer - I do not claim that this works at all. This procedure has been tested many times by several users. My goal was to create a procedure that should work with most DV8P tablets. The scripts were based on MS TechNet information. This procedure is based upon ideas from EddCase, MS TechNet, and others. I WIMBooted my 5 month old DV8P with all kinds of software on it. Version 1.8 - new ISO 1.2 to account for newer DV8P partition setup.Īpplying WIMBoot to a DV8P can get you about 12 GB extra disk space. Revised Guide to WIMBooting your Dell Venue 8 Pro and freeing up space