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[Archived] Feature REQUESTS 2025
(11-07-2025, 05:56 PM)pt58 Wrote: Screen capture feature in the WinPE rescue environment.
This would be very helpful when interacting with the Hasleo support team to show the steps taken to reproduce a problem so they could diagnose it better.

You're absolutely right. Without relevant experience, I'm not sure if we can write a simple screen capture program.
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(11-07-2025, 05:56 PM)pt58 Wrote: Screen capture feature in the WinPE rescue environment.
This is easy to do yourself. Place a portable screenshot tool that works in WinPE on a separate folder on a USB flash drive and run it when necessary (not all screenshot tools can work this way!).
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(11-08-2025, 08:01 AM)aldist Wrote:
(11-07-2025, 05:56 PM)pt58 Wrote: Screen capture feature in the WinPE rescue environment.
This is easy to do yourself. Place a portable screenshot tool that works in WinPE on a separate folder on a USB flash drive and run it when necessary (not all screenshot tools can work this way!).

Concerned that there may be copyright issues.
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Do you have any examples of programs that do work in WinPE ?
I tried Sysinternals ZoomIt, which just flashed up the splash screen and then closed.
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(11-08-2025, 09:57 AM)admin Wrote:
(11-08-2025, 08:01 AM)aldist Wrote: This is easy to do yourself. Place a portable screenshot tool that works in WinPE on a separate folder on a USB flash drive and run it when necessary (not all screenshot tools can work this way!).

Concerned that there may be copyright issues.
I agree with you, this is a difficult question for developers, but a solution can be found for home users.
IrfanView v4.40+ x64, unzip it in 7-Zip and use it as a portable application. After deleting unnecessary files, it takes up 4 lines in Explorer. It takes all kinds of screenshots.
Quote:FREEWARE for non commercial use !
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(11-08-2025, 12:55 PM)aldist Wrote:
(11-08-2025, 09:57 AM)admin Wrote: Concerned that there may be copyright issues.
I agree with you, this is a difficult question for developers, but a solution can be found for home users.
IrfanView v4.40+ x64, unzip it in 7-Zip and use it as a portable application. After deleting unnecessary files, it takes up 4 lines in Explorer. It takes all kinds of screenshots.
Quote:FREEWARE for non commercial use !

I just did some research and found that writing a simple screenshot tool isn't difficult.
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(11-08-2025, 09:57 AM)admin Wrote:
(11-08-2025, 08:01 AM)aldist Wrote: This is easy to do yourself. Place a portable screenshot tool that works in WinPE on a separate folder on a USB flash drive and run it when necessary (not all screenshot tools can work this way!).

Concerned that there may be copyright issues.

(11-08-2025, 12:55 PM)aldist Wrote:
(11-08-2025, 09:57 AM)admin Wrote: Concerned that there may be copyright issues.
I agree with you, this is a difficult question for developers, but a solution can be found for home users.
IrfanView v4.40+ x64, unzip it in 7-Zip and use it as a portable application. After deleting unnecessary files, it takes up 4 lines in Explorer. It takes all kinds of screenshots.
Quote:FREEWARE for non commercial use !

I couldn't find a copy of Irfanview 4.40 to dowwnload, so I tried the latest 4.72.
It works inside the Hasleo rescue disk. I opened a Cmd prompt in Hasleo tools, navigated to the extracted Irfanview folder and launched the .exe file.
I was able to capture the Hasleo window and save it to a file. It's a bit of a faff, but at least there's a solution should the need arise, until such time as the Hasleo developers can integrate a solution natively.
Thanks for the heads-up.
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(11-08-2025, 01:55 PM)pt58 Wrote:
(11-08-2025, 09:57 AM)admin Wrote: Concerned that there may be copyright issues.

(11-08-2025, 12:55 PM)aldist Wrote: I agree with you, this is a difficult question for developers, but a solution can be found for home users.
IrfanView v4.40+ x64, unzip it in 7-Zip and use it as a portable application. After deleting unnecessary files, it takes up 4 lines in Explorer. It takes all kinds of screenshots.

I couldn't find a copy of Irfanview 4.40 to dowwnload, so I tried the latest 4.72.
It works inside the Hasleo rescue disk. I opened a Cmd prompt in Hasleo tools, navigated to the extracted Irfanview folder and launched the .exe file.
I was able to capture the Hasleo window and save it to a file. It's a bit of a faff, but at least there's a solution should the need arise, until such time as the Hasleo developers can integrate a solution natively.
Thanks for the heads-up.

Wow, thanks for going the extra effort and figuring that out! We're glad you found a way to make it work, even if it's a bit of a troublesome. Really appreciate you sharing your discovery!
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(11-08-2025, 12:16 PM)pt58 Wrote: Do you have any examples of programs that do work in WinPE ?
I tried Sysinternals ZoomIt, which just flashed up the splash screen and then closed.

Use an older version, such as ZoomIt v4.52, it works.
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Here's my list to Santa:

1.  A driver-based solution that allows for image mounting from within Explorer.exe
2.  A driver-based solution that allows a default image location to be secure to prevent image tampering/image deletion
(Both 1 and 2 do not require you to buy a driver.  You write your own, then sign it with a Windows Code Signing Certificate)
3.  Delta Restore function to be the default.  It's not default currently in PEs
4.  The ability to restore more than one partition at a time using partition mode.
5.  Custom image naming parameters.  For example, Reflect allows for the following.


{BACKUPTYPE}   Whether a full differential or incremental image was performed.
{COMPRESSION} The compression level that was used during the image, whether high, medium, or none.
{AES} The AES encryption type that was used when creating the backup. This can be none, 128, 192, or 256
{WINVER}   Windows major minor and build number (X.X.XXXXX)
{PCNAME}   The PC NetBIOS name
{ISODATE} Current backup formatted date and time (YYYY-MM-DDTHH.MM.SS)
{YYYY} Year with century, as a number
{YY} Year without century, as a number (00 - 99)
{MM} Month as a number (01 - 12)
{MNAME} Full month name
{MNAMESHORT} Abbreviated month name
{WEEKNUMM} Week number (00 - 53). The 1st Monday is the 1st day of week 1
{WEEKNUMS} Week number (00 - 53). The 1st Sunday is the 1st day of week 1
{DD} Day of month as a number (01 - 31)
{WDNAME} Full weekday name
{WDNAMESHORT} Abbreviated weekday name
{WDNUMMON} Weekday as a number (1 - 7; Monday is 1)
{WDNUMSUN} Weekday as a number (0 - 6; Sunday is 0)
{HH} Hour in 24-hour format (00 - 23)
{HH12} Hour in 12-hour format (01 - 12)
{AMPM} A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock
{MIN} Minute as a number (00 - 59)
{SS} Second as a number (00 - 59)
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