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Downloads:

1,092

Downloads of v 1.10.0:

17

Last Update:

04 Dec 2024

Published Date:

04 Dec 2024

Reviewed Date:

09 Dec 2024

Reviewer:

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Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Jonathan Bennett and AutoIt Team

Tags:

winsetupfromusb usb boot windows flash drive multiboot linux iso setup portable

WinSetupFromUSB (Portable)

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1.10.0 | Updated: 04 Dec 2024

Downloads:

1,092

Downloads of v 1.10.0:

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Published:

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  • Jonathan Bennett and AutoIt Team

WinSetupFromUSB (Portable) 1.10.0

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Aurocosh (maintainer) on 03 Dec 2024 04:16:27 +00:00:

User 'Aurocosh' (maintainer) submitted package.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 03 Dec 2024 04:48:44 +00:00:

winsetupfromusb has passed automated validation. It may have or may still fail other checks like testing (verification).
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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 03 Dec 2024 05:13:05 +00:00:

winsetupfromusb has failed automated package testing (verification).
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Aurocosh (maintainer) on 03 Dec 2024 07:10:24 +00:00:

Verificaiton testing failed and there is no execution log to debug this issue. When i open the gist link with the verification details i get a broken 404 page. Link https://gist.github.com/choco-bot/bd8348178c7b3bb2251717716a386f55 leads to nowhere. The package installs just fine in my local VM so there are'nt any obivious issues with the package.

Aurocosh (maintainer) on 04 Dec 2024 02:24:13 +00:00:

User 'Aurocosh' (maintainer) submitted package.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 04 Dec 2024 02:55:44 +00:00:

winsetupfromusb has passed automated validation. It may have or may still fail other checks like testing (verification).
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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 04 Dec 2024 04:34:27 +00:00:

winsetupfromusb has passed automated package testing (verification). The next step in the process is package scanning.
Please visit https://gist.github.com/choco-bot/6226cd212b3f7143a47fd48c965856de for details.
This is an FYI only. There is no action you need to take.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 04 Dec 2024 06:01:16 +00:00:

winsetupfromusb has been flagged as part of automated virus scanning.
Package virus scanning found that at least 1 file within, or downloaded by, the package has between 6 and 10 VirusTotal detections associated with it.
This package version cannot be approved without an exemption from a Moderator.

gep13 (reviewer) on 09 Dec 2024 07:29:09 +00:00:

Are high virus detections a known issue with this application? If so, can you update the description with a link to where this is being discussed? Thanks!

Aurocosh (maintainer) on 09 Dec 2024 12:51:43 +00:00:

It seems to be a known issue. At the top of the download page there is a note by the developer that claims that all of those are just false positives. This note has a link to some old forum post where the developer tries to contact various antivirus vendors and posts their responses. Other than that, i cannot find any external discussion that can eiter prove safety of this program or disprove it. I can add the note from the original download page to the description. Will the note from the original site be enough?

Link to the download page: http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/downloads/

Description

WinSetupFromUSB is a Windows program, which prepares multiboot USB flash or fixed disk to install any Windows versions since 2000/XP, boot various Linux and *BSD flavors, as well as many Windows, Linux, DOS based and other utilities. Since version 1.1 program can create USB disk with Windows versions which support (U)EFI (Vista x64 SP1 and later x64 versions), which USB disk can be used in both (U)EFI and Legacy BIOS modes.

The install Windows from USB project started as a challenge back in 2006 at the msfn.org forum. With the invaluable contribution of several forum members, it was the first method to have regular XP setup run from a USB disk, just like if started from a CD media.

WinSetupFromUSB program was made later on to offer graphical interface, and program functionality was slowly extended to allow many other sources in a multiboot USB disk.

What can be added to the USB disk using WinSetupFromUSB:

  • Multiple sets of Windows setup files- XP, 2000, 2003, Vista, WIndows 7, Server 2008, Windows 8, Server 2012, both 32 and 64 bit versions are supported. As of version 1.1 program allows to create a USB disk which can boot both in BIOS and (U)EFI mode.
  • Multiple WinPE2 (Vista and above) based sources from ISO files such as Windows Defender Offline, recent Norton Ghost versions and PE (preinstallation environment) based PC manufacturers recovery disks.
  • Single WinPE1 source, such as BartPE, UBCD4Win, LiveXP and similar WinBuilder projects, WinFLPC etc.
  • Multiple Linux-based distributions and utilities from ISO files- Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS to name a few, this includes most - - Antivirus Rescue Disks
  • Many other ISO images as long as they are compatible with grub4dos CD emulation, such as Ultimate Boot CD, most DOS based utilities, Acronis and Paragon boot disks and so on
  • Syslinux boot menu and optionally single source which uses Syslinux or Isolinux as boot loader
  • WinSetupFromUSB can also prepare Windows XP (2000, 2003) setup files to be installed from USB disk onto the same or another USB disk. Please refer to the FAQ and Tutorials pages for details.

tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

$toolsDir = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$packagePath = $(Split-Path -parent $toolsDir)

$archiveFile = (Get-ChildItem $toolsDir -filter "WinSetupFromUSB-*-*.exe" -File | Select-Object -First 1).FullName

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName            = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  file                   = $archiveFile
  checksum               = 'F1F2DB8CC6E02A8C7ABD3E91A7AAD23D1F3730EB16763B9041E73A55B817A7EB'
  checksumType           = 'sha256'
  unzipLocation          = $packagePath
}
Install-ChocolateyZipPackage @packageArgs

Remove-Item -Path $archiveFile -Force

$installPath = (Get-ChildItem $packagePath -filter "WinSetupFromUSB-*-*" -Directory | Select-Object -First 1).FullName
$ignoreDir = Join-Path $installPath 'files'

$ignoredFiles = Get-ChildItem $ignoreDir -include *.exe -recurse
foreach ($file in $ignoredFiles) {
  New-Item "$file.ignore" -type file -force | Out-Null
}

if ((Get-OSArchitectureWidth 64) -and $env:chocolateyForceX86 -ne $true) {
  $exeFile = (Get-ChildItem $installPath -filter "WinSetupFromUSB_*-*_x64.exe" -File | Select-Object -First 1).FullName
} 
else {
  $exeFile = (Get-ChildItem $installPath -filter "WinSetupFromUSB_*-*.exe" -File | Select-Object -First 1).FullName
}

Install-ChocolateyShortcut -ShortcutFilePath "$env:ALLUSERSPROFILE\Desktop\WinSetupFromUSB.lnk" -TargetPath $exeFile -IconLocation $exeFile
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -ShortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinSetupFromUSB.lnk" -TargetPath $exeFile -IconLocation $exeFile
tools\chocolateyUninstall.ps1

$toolsDir = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$packagePath = $(Split-Path -parent $toolsDir)
$installFolder = (Get-ChildItem $packagePath -filter "WinSetupFromUSB-*-*" -Directory | Select-Object -First 1).Name

Uninstall-ChocolateyZipPackage $env:ChocolateyPackageName "$installFolder.exe"

Remove-Item -Path "$env:ALLUSERSPROFILE\Desktop\WinSetupFromUSB.lnk" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinSetupFromUSB.lnk" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
tools\LICENSE.txt
Program is free for personal and commercial use and can be freely redistributed as long as the licenses of the tools included are not violated and there is clear link to the page <http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/> or the home page @ msfn forum (<https://msfn.org/board/topic/120444-how-to-install-windows-from-usb-winsetupfromusb-with-gui/>) if it is hosted elsewhere.

The program may not be sold or included in commercial products without written consent from its author.

The information in this file has been obtained from <http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/faq/>
tools\VERIFICATION.txt
VERIFICATION
Verification is intended to assist the Chocolatey moderators and community
in verifying that this package's contents are trustworthy.

The embedded software have been downloaded from the listed download location on <http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/downloads/> and can be verified by doing the following:

1. Download the following <http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/files/download-info/winsetupfromusb-1-10-exe/>
2. Get the checksum using one of the following methods:
  - Using powershell function 'Get-FileHash'
  - Use chocolatey utility 'checksum.exe'
3. The checksums should match the following (also listed on site <http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/files/download-info/winsetupfromusb-1-10-exe/>):

  checksum type: md5
  checksum: 3029455E6A2E47BE8981FF79BE09E8AD
  
  or
  
  checksum type: sha1
  checksum: 2A424BCFCCC501940C5D9EB3093E59F673E3EA33

The information in the file 'LICENSE.txt' has been obtained from <http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/faq/>


tools\WinSetupFromUSB-1-10.exe
md5: 3029455E6A2E47BE8981FF79BE09E8AD | sha1: 2A424BCFCCC501940C5D9EB3093E59F673E3EA33 | sha256: F1F2DB8CC6E02A8C7ABD3E91A7AAD23D1F3730EB16763B9041E73A55B817A7EB | sha512: FDFBE3EED912ECEDF2B38D6557DD6318D773FC3BCB8821F9337606B2900424ECC2011AF76F49209CA450BF50A070F6332BB059DD9B2BF3734B17829DD10C2A21

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Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

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