Step 1: Format USB Media

5/10/2007

First format the USB media. The ufdprep.exe tool can be found in the utilities folder under Windows XPe Embedded Studio tools.

Note

ufdprep.exe does not work on Windows® Vista.

To format USB media

1. On the development machine, insert the USB media.

2. In the Command Prompt window, enter the following command:

   ufdprep.exe [/y] [/verify] [ [/size] | [/size=n] ] [/ntfs] <letter>:
   

   The following table explains ufdprep.exe arguments.

   ufdprep Argument	Comment
   /y	Suppress confirmation prompt
   /verify	Check to see if the media is formatted properly; no changes made
   /size	Display the size of the drive in MB
   /size=n	Create a partition of size n in MB
   /ntfs	Format the partition using the NTFS file system
   <letter>:	Specify the media's drive letter with no '\'

   Note

   To use USB Boot in combination with Enhanced Write Filter (EWF), leave room on the USB flash disk for EWF to create the partition for the EWF volume.

1. On the development machine, insert the USB media.

2. In the Command Prompt window, enter the following command:

   ufdprep.exe [/y] [/verify] [ [/size] | [/size=n] ] [/ntfs] <letter>:
   

   The following table explains ufdprep.exe arguments.

   ufdprep Argument	Comment
   /y	Suppress confirmation prompt
   /verify	Check to see if the media is formatted properly; no changes made
   /size	Display the size of the drive in MB
   /size=n	Create a partition of size n in MB
   /ntfs	Format the partition using the NTFS file system
   <letter>:	Specify the media's drive letter with no '\'

   Note

   To use USB Boot in combination with Enhanced Write Filter (EWF), leave room on the USB flash disk for EWF to create the partition for the EWF volume.