Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment) is a light version of Windows(XP, Windows Server 2003, Vista, 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2) and is used for the deployment of workstations and servers. Also You can use Windows PE to create your own customized rescue boot media. The last version is Windows PE is 3.0 based on the Windows 7 build 7600 kernel.Windows PE is a part of Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK).
Download the Windows Automated Installation Kit and install it. The installation image for WAIK is 1.7GB big, so you will need a lot of space for download and installation.
The next step is to prepare the flash drive. You will need at least a 2GB USB flash drive, especially if you want to add more tools later. To prepare the USB flash drive just use the folloing commands in the same order:
diskpart
list disk
select disk #
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format quick fs=fat32
assign
exit
Next step is to launch Deployment Tools Command Prompt and use this commands:
copype.cmd x86 c:/winpe_x86
copy c:/winpe_x86/winpe.wim c:/winpe_x86/ISO/sources/boot.wim
The last step is to copy WinPE to the USB flash drive:
xcopy C:/winpe_x86/iso/*.* /e x:/ where x the the drive letter of the USB flash drive.
After that you can add all kind of rescue tools.
Hi,
Thank you for your post.
When you say at the end “After that you can add all kind of rescue tools.”
How can I add the tools?
Thank you