[Official] MediCat VHD - A USB Bootable Windows 11 Virtual Harddisk for PC Repair

[Jayro]

Is an update of this project planned?

Yes, eventually.

 

[ruftas]

For me, i use vhd directly with ventoy.

 

[Joumax14]

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[0x6A7232]

Where's the threads for Mini Windows & Mini Windows Naked? For the life of me I can't find them. Or if they don't have threads, where is the post listing them??

 

[Jayro]

Where's the threads for Mini Windows & Mini Windows Naked? For the life of me I can't find them. Or if they don't have threads, where is the post listing them??

If you navigate to "that BAY site" (it's name can't be mentioned here), you can search for "medicat jayro" and find all my old ISO torrents, including those ones you're after.

 

[JWH3]

Is Medicat VHD still available for download?

 

[Jayro]

Is Medicat VHD still available for download?

Yes, HERE.

 

[default_hobo]

Hello there, Thank you jayro for this awesome tool. It seems like when i try booting it from the medicat usb menu, it gives me a "Could not locate target partition [14] not found" error. I've extracted the vhd files and placed them in the VHD folder inside the Medicat_VHD folder Using a 512 gb sata ssd with a sata to usb adaptor

 

[Kbarb]

I have to admit I'm a bit confused as to the advantage of using the VHD - I must be missing something.

In some pages of this thread it looks like you're adding the Medicat VHD to Medicat USB.
So some kind of nested Matryoshka doll ? That can't be right.

I would have thought it would be adding a Medicat VHD to a plain Ventoy-USB install. That would make some sense.

If I may ask, what is being added to what exactly, just in broad terms, (Not, I mean, where do you put the VHD - I got that part.)

But other than that question, the VHD advantage is (?) :

• A full live Win10 instead of WinPE, without its limitations ?
  
  
• It includes all the usual Medicat ISOs ? Or no.
  But then, aren't they already on the Medicat-USB if you're adding the Medicat VHD to it ?
  
  
• Finally, a disadvantage would be you're not going to have the PortableApps with the VHD ?

A bit confused.
;-)

 

[Jayro]

I have to admit I'm a bit confused as to the advantage of using the VHD - I must be missing something.

In some pages of this thread it looks like you're adding the Medicat VHD to Medicat USB.
So some kind of nested Matryoshka doll ? That can't be right.

I would have thought it would be adding a Medicat VHD to a plain Ventoy-USB install. That would make some sense.

If I may ask, what is being added to what exactly, just in broad terms, (Not, I mean, where do you put the VHD - I got that part.)

But other than that question, the VHD advantage is (?) :

• A full live Win10 instead of WinPE, without its limitations ?
  
  
• It includes all the usual Medicat ISOs ? Or no.
  But then, aren't they already on the Medicat-USB if you're adding the Medicat VHD to it ?
  
  
• Finally, a disadvantage would be you're not going to have the PortableApps with the VHD ?

A bit confused.
;-)

1.) Yes, it's a fully live Windows installation that runs from USB. I used the WindowsToGo option in Rufus to get it installed. Has no limitations compared to the WinPE. Less driver problems, Windows Update works, etc.

2.) No ISOs in it. It's just Windows and runnable tools.

3.) The Windows installation has a smaller installed toolset, but you can still launch Start.exe from the USB to have all the PortableApps at your disposal. Or you can install apps natively to the OS like a normal Windows installation... Because that's what it is.

Essentially, the VHD gives you more freedom with less restrictions.

 

[Kbarb]

Ok thanks, that clears up a lot.

And just so I understand, generally people are adding the Medicat VHD to a (Ventory based) Medicat-USB ?
So you sort of have a full Win-10 Medicat VHD inside the Medicat-USB, if I'm saying that right ?

Thanks again for all your hard work !

 

[Jayro]

Yes, and it's okay to have and use both.

 

[thiccchris]

I have a curious question about usb storage space. I should have the latest for medicat Usb and medicat VHD. I use a 64gb wallet card shaped usb and after getting usb and vhd on it. It has about 2GB of free space left. Could this cause any problems? Is there a minimum free space amount? Could a low amount of free space slow the vhd down?

 

[Jayro]

I have a curious question about usb storage space. I should have the latest for medicat Usb and medicat VHD. I use a 64gb wallet card shaped usb and after getting usb and vhd on it. It has about 2GB of free space left. Could this cause any problems? Is there a minimum free space amount? Could a low amount of free space slow the vhd down?

Shouldn't be an issue, especially for Flash Storage.

 

[Maitdjai]

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v21.06 (Built upon Windows 11 Dev Build v21996.1)

A USB Bootable Windows 11 Virtual Harddisk for PC Repair

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Instructions are included with the download.​

I appreciate your efforts very much! But,
"Instructions"?
I wasted too much time with it.
Inefficient downloading, shoveling, and extracting multi-GB files with no result.

Why there is no detailed instruction with patterns and steps to do, to make it work?
Everything provided is very global and varies.
In an admin life, it's called "documentation".
Sure, I've to extract it to the USB drive...Lol
But where? Which one of the several zip files?
20 pages of long winding conversation, but nothing essential.
A project for jobless geeks, to play around in their basement?

I've canceled this "sandbox".

 

[syndique]

If one adds a VHD in addition to MediCat one in the VHD folder of MediCat USB will it work as well as MediCat one?
I'm thinking of another Windows OS. A personal one from laptop partition converted to VHD.
And what other kind of image is supported beside VHD? Is .img OK?
Thanks anyone for clarifying.
Many thanks and respect for doing such a great job.

 

[Jayro]

I appreciate your efforts very much! But,
"Instructions"?
I wasted too much time with it.
Inefficient downloading, shoveling, and extracting multi-GB files with no result.

Why there is no detailed instruction with patterns and steps to do, to make it work?
Everything provided is very global and varies.
In an admin life, it's called "documentation".
Sure, I've to extract it to the USB drive...Lol
But where? Which one of the several zip files?
20 pages of long winding conversation, but nothing essential.
A project for jobless geeks, to play around in their basement?

I've canceled this "sandbox".

If you have the one with six 7zip files, you extract just the first one, and the rest extract themselves automatically. Is this your first time extracting split files?

You install Ventoy TO the USB as per the instructions on page 1 of this thread, and then extract the 7zip files to the USB. That's it, you're done