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PartAssist_WinPE 32 Bit Version
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I used "Partition Assist" on my Windows 7 64 bit laptop. I really like this program better than "GParted" because it is more compatible with my old 64 bit PCs compared to GParted. Some of my old PCs are 32 bit PCs. I searched for a 32 bit version of "Partition Assist", but I did not find it. Note: I did not spend a lot of time searching for it. NOTE: I am willing to pay/donate for the 32 bit version. Does anyone know where I can download a 32 bit version of "Partition Assist" ("PartAssist_WinPE")? Thank You in advance, John |
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Hi, I used "Partition Assist" on my Windows 7 64 bit laptop. I really like this program better than "GParted" because it is more compatible with my old 64 bit PCs compared to GParted. Some of my old PCs are 32 bit PCs. I searched for a 32 bit version of "Partition Assist", but I did not find it. Note: I did not spend a lot of time searching for it. NOTE: I am willing to pay/donate for the 32 bit version. Does anyone know where I can download a 32 bit version of "Partition Assist" ("PartAssist_WinPE")? Thank You in advance, John Does this product have, perhaps, AOMEI branding ? https://www.disk-partition.com/free-...n-manager.html There's a reference here to "PartAssist_WinPE.iso" https://www.disk-partition.com/help/learnburn.html ******* There's a picture here, for the OS-installed version. https://www.sevenforums.com/software...assistant.html ******* Why not try booting one of your older PCs with it ? It could be a 32-bit WinPE after all. 64-bit processors have both 64 bit and 32 bit instructions. The processors have two "modes". The processor can be operated in "Pure" mode, where it's 64-bit. But for the last ten years or so, the processors have been running in a "Compatible" mode where both 32-bit and 64-bit work. A 32-bit media has the possibility of running on 32-bit CPUs as well as 64-bit "compatible" CPUs. The only restrictions might be on memory model and how you go about allocating memory and handling address space. As long as the running program does not need more than roughly 1.8GB of memory while running, the thing should work on either kind of CPU/system. 32-bit processes have a 4GB address space, but usually that is split for the two Rings of operation (at least for protected modes). The 1.8GB number leaves 0.2GB of storage roughly, to hold the executable code that is loaded. Paul |
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PartAssist_WinPE 32 Bit Version
I used "Partition Assist" on my Windows 7 64 bit laptop. I really like
this program better than "GParted" because it is more compatible with my old 64 bit PCs compared to GParted. Some of my old PCs are 32 bit PCs. I searched for a 32 bit version of "Partition Assist", but I did not find it. Note: I did not spend a lot of time searching for it. NOTE: I am willing to pay/donate for the 32 bit version. Does anyone know where I can download a 32 bit version of "Partition Assist" ("PartAssist_WinPE")? Thank You in advance, John Ooops, I forgot to mention that I want to download the ISO file so I can burn a CD. |
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Does this product have, perhaps, AOMEI branding ? https://www.disk-partition.com/free-...n-manager.html There's a reference here to "PartAssist_WinPE.iso" https://www.disk-partition.com/help/learnburn.html ******* There's a picture here, for the OS-installed version. https://www.sevenforums.com/software...assistant.html ******* Why not try booting one of your older PCs with it ? It could be a 32-bit WinPE after all. 64-bit processors have both 64 bit and 32 bit instructions. The processors have two "modes". The processor can be operated in "Pure" mode, where it's 64-bit. But for the last ten years or so, the processors have been running in a "Compatible" mode where both 32-bit and 64-bit work. A 32-bit media has the possibility of running on 32-bit CPUs as well as 64-bit "compatible" CPUs. The only restrictions might be on memory model and how you go about allocating memory and handling address space. As long as the running program does not need more than roughly 1.8GB of memory while running, the thing should work on either kind of CPU/system. 32-bit processes have a 4GB address space, but usually that is split for the two Rings of operation (at least for protected modes). The 1.8GB number leaves 0.2GB of storage roughly, to hold the executable code that is loaded. Paul Hi Paul, I tried the bootable 64bit version CD (from ISO file) on a 32 bit WinXP PC, but the CD will NOT bootup. Note: Other bootable CDs do bootup on this PC. It is AOMEI brand. Thanks again, John |
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PartAssist_WinPE 32 Bit Version
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I tried the bootable 64bit version CD (from ISO file) on a 32 bit WinXP PC, but the CD will NOT bootup. Note: Other bootable CDs do bootup on this PC. It is AOMEI brand. It has been a long time since PCs were just 32-bit (before 2000). The hardware was 64-bit (had instruction code in the CPU) before the OSes made use of it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64 Those must be some really old PCs. Windows XP was released in 2002. AMD already had the x86-64 CPUs out but Intel didn't come out until 2004, so it's possible your 32-bit only PCs are over 14-15 years old. Have you tried booting using any other bootable media? You mentioned GParted and my recollection is that is used from bootable media. OS bitwidth is unimportant that resides on the disk because it is not being used to run the program which is running under the OS booted from the removable media. Whether 32- or 64-bit, the program is editing the disk's partition table, perhaps moving some clusters around when resizing the partition, and may need to update the file table in whatever OS is within the partition getting changed (hence why OS and version are mentioned in what the tool will support as to what file system structure they support). https://www.disk-partition.com/download-home.html That says it supports both 32- and 64-bit Windows. That's only important if you are installing the program inside an instance of an OS. Does the installer not provide an option when ran to create bootable media, or are you forced to first install the program and then use the program to create the bootable media for it? I use Easeus Partition Master. In the past (perhaps not today since authors usually want to differentiate their works), the AOMEI partition manager looked almost identical to Easeus Partition Master, so much so that it looked like AOMEI stole Easeus' GUI. Easeus Partition Master does require that I install it before I can create bootable media that has it. So, my guess, is that you are creating the bootable media using the 64-bit version of the installed program instead of installing the program on a 32-bit only PC and using that instance to create its bootable media. I don't know that Easeus makes a portable version of their partition manager. That would not require installing the program before letting you then create a bootable image of it on removable media. I did find someone created a portable version of Easeus Partition Master by using the PortableApps platform; see https://portableapps.com/node/22872. From https://portableapps.com/node/33515 (a 6+ year-old post), back then AOMEI didn't allow a portable version of its partition manager. It's free but still copyrighted, so the author can decide whether their work can be redistributed other than how they want or not. Microsoft provides WinPE to allow a stripped-down version of Windows to load on boot. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window...on_Environment It is often used by partition managers, backup programs, and other tools to provide bootable media that loads Windows under which a Windows program can run. For example, this is what Macrium Reflect, Easeus ToDo Backup, and many other backup programs use for their bootable image: create an WinPE image, modify it to add their backup program, and then burn/create the image onto removable media to use for booting. The AOMEI Partition Assistant Technician edition of their partition manager does the same with WinPE. However, the technician edition is not freeware (it costs $700 but being a tech tool by IT admins it does not have a seat limit, as in on how many computers it can be used - commercial software with unlimited seats tends to be very pricey). That's probably why AOMEI bars a portable version of their free Standard edition using the PortableApps platform because they generate revenue from their Technician edition for that purpose. Since AOMEI uses the WinPE, like many other bootable tools, you sure you picked the correct WinPE image version for the OS version you want to use inside the boot image? For Macrium Reflect's WinPE bootable image, I select WinPE 3.1 to use Windows 7 in that boot image. The above Wikipedia article has a section on versions of the WinPE image, so you know which to pick for the target PC. I don't know if Microsoft is still providing WinPE ISO files for download for pre-Win7 versions. Easeus only lists WinPE 3.1 (Windows 7), WinPE 4.0 (Windows 8), and WinPE 5.0 (Windows 10). For Windows 7 (and earlier) version of WinPE, it came as part of the WAIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit) that you (or the program you use to create the bootable media) will download. For later versions of Windows, WinPE was part of WADK (Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit). https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...ed/adk-install Some programs require the user to download WAIK or WADK which they then use to build the WinPE image. Easeus updated their Partition Master so it would find those files to download them, and Macrium Reflect, as I recall, was always that way which facilitated creating the boot image using their wizard. I don't know what AOMEI Partition Assistant requires (you to do the download first or the program downloads the file for you). Since AOMEI Partition Assistant and Easeus Partition Master were almost identical, and since Easeus' program was around a lot longer, I went with Easeus. AOMEI was the new kid on the block and I was going with something known and trusted for awhile. Try installing AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard (the freeware edition) onto one of your 32-bit PCs and use *that* to create the bootable image to put on removable media. Alternatively, use the existing installation of AOMEI Partition Assistant but make sure its boot image build wizard is configured to generate a 32-bit boot image. I'm surprised that you have PCs so old (over 20 years) that they don't support the x64 instruction set, but it's possible. It wasn't until about 4 years ago that I got rid of an old Pentium 100 MMX and Pentium 2 slot 1 sitting in the basement (I had not used it for many years before that and simply trashed it when I did some house cleaning). Presumably your old PCs are not using Itanium CPUs (which support IA-64) but which was an incompatible instruction set. Also, in Easeus Partition Master when creating its bootable media, I need to go into the Advanced properties in their wizard to select the architecture type (32- or 64-bit). It defaults to 64-bit because it's a 64-bit PC and 64-bit OS under which I am running their wizard to create the boot image. You might have to do the same with AOMEI Partition Assistant since, as I mentioned, it seems AOMEI had stolen Easeus' GUI. That is, when running the program on an x64 PC, you may have to specify override which architecture the program will use when creating its boot image. |
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On Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:29:38 -0500, wrote: I used "Partition Assist" on my Windows 7 64 bit laptop. I really like this program better than "GParted" because it is more compatible with my old 64 bit PCs compared to GParted. Some of my old PCs are 32 bit PCs. I searched for a 32 bit version of "Partition Assist", but I did not find it. Note: I did not spend a lot of time searching for it. NOTE: I am willing to pay/donate for the 32 bit version. Does anyone know where I can download a 32 bit version of "Partition Assist" ("PartAssist_WinPE")? Thank You in advance, John Ooops, I forgot to mention that I want to download the ISO file so I can burn a CD. I should have mentioned that I downloaded the (64bit version) ISO file. I think the filename was something like, "PartAssist_WinPE.ISO". John Well, I just "made" one. First, I tried to make the ISO using these materials in a WinXP x86 (32 bit) virtual machine. Note: KB3AIK_EN.iso is 1,789,542,400 bytes and is a large download. http://www2.aomeisoftware.com/downlo...Assist_Std.exe https://download.microsoft.com/downl.../KB3AIK_EN.iso msxml6-KB927977-enu-x86.exe dotnetfx35.exe Well, that didn't work. AOMEI claimed there was a problem, but didn't explain it. https://i.postimg.cc/XqkfnJ7s/AOMEI-Win-XP-Fail.gif Next, I set up a Win7 SP1 x86 (32 bit) virtual machine and tried again. This time, I used... http://www2.aomeisoftware.com/downlo...Assist_Std.exe https://download.microsoft.com/downl.../KB3AIK_EN.iso The "make boot media" in the menu of AOMEI tool, worked this time. The image is only 211,484,672 bytes and might not include as many drivers as the ISO you downloaded as a separate item. https://i.postimg.cc/PrGfj4BV/AOMEI-...P1-Success.gif When booted in the VM environment, it looks like this. https://i.postimg.cc/Zq6FwVzk/AOMEI-made-ISO-booted.gif It also has bad table manners, as it does not put up the "Press any key to boot from CD" item on the screen. This tends to cause a loop in a VM environment, but hammering it isn't a problem :-) Paul |
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Ooops, I forgot to mention that I want to download the ISO file so I can burn a CD. I should have mentioned that I downloaded the (64bit version) ISO file. I think the filename was something like, "PartAssist_WinPE.ISO". John Well, I just "made" one. First, I tried to make the ISO using these materials in a WinXP x86 (32 bit) virtual machine. Note: KB3AIK_EN.iso is 1,789,542,400 bytes and is a large download. http://www2.aomeisoftware.com/downlo...Assist_Std.exe https://download.microsoft.com/downl.../KB3AIK_EN.iso msxml6-KB927977-enu-x86.exe dotnetfx35.exe Well, that didn't work. AOMEI claimed there was a problem, but didn't explain it. https://i.postimg.cc/XqkfnJ7s/AOMEI-Win-XP-Fail.gif Next, I set up a Win7 SP1 x86 (32 bit) virtual machine and tried again. This time, I used... http://www2.aomeisoftware.com/downlo...Assist_Std.exe https://download.microsoft.com/downl.../KB3AIK_EN.iso The "make boot media" in the menu of AOMEI tool, worked this time. The image is only 211,484,672 bytes and might not include as many drivers as the ISO you downloaded as a separate item. https://i.postimg.cc/PrGfj4BV/AOMEI-...P1-Success.gif When booted in the VM environment, it looks like this. https://i.postimg.cc/Zq6FwVzk/AOMEI-made-ISO-booted.gif It also has bad table manners, as it does not put up the "Press any key to boot from CD" item on the screen. This tends to cause a loop in a VM environment, but hammering it isn't a problem :-) Paul Hi Paul, I will download that, "KB3AIK_EN.ISO" file from the above location. BTW, are you a fellow HAM (KB3AIK)? My call is N3AOF. Thank You, John |
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http://www2.aomeisoftware.com/downlo...Assist_Std.exe https://download.microsoft.com/downl.../KB3AIK_EN.iso The "make boot media" in the menu of AOMEI tool, worked this time. The image is only 211,484,672 bytes and might not include as many drivers as the ISO you downloaded as a separate item. https://i.postimg.cc/PrGfj4BV/AOMEI-...P1-Success.gif When booted in the VM environment, it looks like this. https://i.postimg.cc/Zq6FwVzk/AOMEI-made-ISO-booted.gif It also has bad table manners, as it does not put up the "Press any key to boot from CD" item on the screen. This tends to cause a loop in a VM environment, but hammering it isn't a problem :-) Paul Hi Paul, I downloaded that iso file and burned a DVD. It was NOT what I expected. VERY IMPORTANT: Using whatever bootable device (CD, USB flash drive, etc.) you made from that 211,484,672 bytes image, are you able to boot it up on a 32 BIT computer? I really want to make a bootable CD from the image that I CAN boot it up on a 32 BIT computer. Thank You in advance, John |
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SNIP http://www2.aomeisoftware.com/downlo...Assist_Std.exe https://download.microsoft.com/downl.../KB3AIK_EN.iso The "make boot media" in the menu of AOMEI tool, worked this time. The image is only 211,484,672 bytes and might not include as many drivers as the ISO you downloaded as a separate item. https://i.postimg.cc/PrGfj4BV/AOMEI-...P1-Success.gif When booted in the VM environment, it looks like this. https://i.postimg.cc/Zq6FwVzk/AOMEI-made-ISO-booted.gif It also has bad table manners, as it does not put up the "Press any key to boot from CD" item on the screen. This tends to cause a loop in a VM environment, but hammering it isn't a problem :-) Paul Hi Paul, I downloaded that iso file and burned a DVD. It was NOT what I expected. VERY IMPORTANT: Using whatever bootable device (CD, USB flash drive, etc.) you made from that 211,484,672 bytes image, are you able to boot it up on a 32 BIT computer? I really want to make a bootable CD from the image that I CAN boot it up on a 32 BIT computer. Thank You in advance, John The VirtualBox virtual machine usually complains if you run the wrong media on a VM. A VM declared as being a 64-bit project should watch for 32-bit media usage. Here is the disc booted in VPC2007, an environment that only supports 32 bit media. https://i.postimg.cc/65rD1L0x/AOMEI-...nvironment.gif The Command Prompt window in the picture, helps you identify the WAIK/WADK equivalent OS. The KB3 refers to a "version3 WinPE" and the 3.1 entry seems to match. It's like the core files used are part of Win7SP1. So as long as Win7SP1 could have booted on a PC, it should boot on your PC. WinPE Windows Windows Version Notes 1.0 Windows XP 5.1.2600.x - 1.1 Windows XP SP1 5.1.2600.x - 1.2 Windows Server 2003 5.2.3790.x - 1.5 Windows XP SP2 5.1.2600.x Windows PE 2004 1.6 Windows Server 2003 SP1 5.2.3790.x Windows PE 2005 2.0 Windows Vista 6.0.6000.x - 2.1 Windows Server 2008 6.0.6001.x - 2.2 Windows Server 2008 SP2 6.0.6002.x - 3.0 Windows 7 6.1.7600.x Windows AIK 2.0 Jump 3.1 Windows 7 SP1 6.1.7601.x Windows AIK for Windows 7 SP1 === 4.0 Windows 8 6.2.9200.x Windows ADK (Windows Kits 8.0) 5.0 Windows 8.1 6.3.9300.x Windows ADK (Windows Kits 8.1) 5.1 Windows 8.1 Update 1 6.3.9600.x Windows ADK (Windows Kits 8.1 Update) 10 Windows 10 10.0.10240.x Windows ADK (Windows Kits 10.0) The table would have a few more entries in the Windows 10 department, as additional WADK versions come after 10240. And no, not a radio guy. Any radio stuff was RX only. ****** Here it is booting on a 32 bit PIII 768MB box. A real hardware box. Works. https://i.postimg.cc/KjNFCR3m/AOMEI-...-MB-YR2002.jpg Paul |
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The VirtualBox virtual machine usually complains if you run
the wrong media on a VM. A VM declared as being a 64-bit project should watch for 32-bit media usage. Here is the disc booted in VPC2007, an environment that only supports 32 bit media. https://i.postimg.cc/65rD1L0x/AOMEI-...nvironment.gif The Command Prompt window in the picture, helps you identify the WAIK/WADK equivalent OS. The KB3 refers to a "version3 WinPE" and the 3.1 entry seems to match. It's like the core files used are part of Win7SP1. So as long as Win7SP1 could have booted on a PC, it should boot on your PC. WinPE Windows Windows Version Notes 1.0 Windows XP 5.1.2600.x - 1.1 Windows XP SP1 5.1.2600.x - 1.2 Windows Server 2003 5.2.3790.x - 1.5 Windows XP SP2 5.1.2600.x Windows PE 2004 1.6 Windows Server 2003 SP1 5.2.3790.x Windows PE 2005 2.0 Windows Vista 6.0.6000.x - 2.1 Windows Server 2008 6.0.6001.x - 2.2 Windows Server 2008 SP2 6.0.6002.x - 3.0 Windows 7 6.1.7600.x Windows AIK 2.0 Jump 3.1 Windows 7 SP1 6.1.7601.x Windows AIK for Windows 7 SP1 === 4.0 Windows 8 6.2.9200.x Windows ADK (Windows Kits 8.0) 5.0 Windows 8.1 6.3.9300.x Windows ADK (Windows Kits 8.1) 5.1 Windows 8.1 Update 1 6.3.9600.x Windows ADK (Windows Kits 8.1 Update) 10 Windows 10 10.0.10240.x Windows ADK (Windows Kits 10.0) The table would have a few more entries in the Windows 10 department, as additional WADK versions come after 10240. And no, not a radio guy. Any radio stuff was RX only. ****** Here it is booting on a 32 bit PIII 768MB box. A real hardware box. Works. https://i.postimg.cc/KjNFCR3m/AOMEI-...-MB-YR2002.jpg Paul Hi Paul, I received an email reply from AOMEI. What I want is available for $49.**. This is for 32/64 bit PCs, WinXP on up. I am going to order it. Regards, John |
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Hi Paul,
I received an email reply from AOMEI. What I want is available for $49.**. This is for 32/64 bit PCs, WinXP on up. I am going to order it. Regards, John UPDATE: I downloaded "PAssist_setup.exe" after I paid $54.95 (tax added) and installed it on my WinXP Pro 32 bit PC with NTFS formatted HD. To create the ISO file, I used the Windows Automatic Installation Kit (WA3AIK) that I downloaded and burned a DVD, thanks to Paul. However, before I was able to install AIK, I had to install MSXML 6.0 first. I downloaded MSXML 6.0 after I did a Google search. I was able to create the 32 bit version ISO file, and later I burned a CD from the ISO file. I tested the bootable CD on a WinXP Pro 32 bit laptop with NTFS HD and 512MB ram AOK. John |
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