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=== Windows PE boot === == Test == Boot into a Windows PE operating system generated according to [[:winpe|these instructions]] via TFTP. == DUT configuration == No physical disks present. System configured to boot from NIC equipped with gPXE ROM. == Environment configuration == TFTP server hosting WinPE files. DHCP server providing network configuration and path to WinPE's ''\Boot\pxeboot.n12'' file. == Result == Success is defined as reaching WinPE's ''X:\Windows\system32'' command prompt. === Detailed test procedure === == Prerequisites == * Vista AIK (http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/6/d/86d6ba9c-98ff-444e-87ed-3e76772eb2a6/vista_6000.16386.061101-2205-LRMAIK_EN.img) * Windows "technician computer" == AIK installation == The Vista AIK is distributed as an image of an ISO 9660 filesystem. Mount it on a Linux machine or otherwise extract it. (TODO: this step should be more detailed) Run STARTCD.EXE from the CD image. Select "Windows AIK Setup" and follow the defaults until installation is complete. == WinPE setup == Run the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt (//Start → All Programs → Microsoft Windows AIK → Windows PE Tools Command Prompt//). Note that administrative privilege is required for some of the following commands, so the command prompt must be run elevated (Right click -> //Run as administrator//) if using Vista with UAC. Run the following commands in this command prompt: mkdir C:\Temp call copype.cmd x86 C:\Temp\Boot del /Q etfsboot.com move ISO\boot\boot.sdi boot.sdi rmdir /S /Q ISO imagex /mount winpe.wim 1 mount copy mount\Windows\Boot\PXE\pxeboot.n12 pxeboot.n12 copy mount\Windows\Boot\PXE\bootmgr.exe bootmgr.exe copy mount\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe bcdedit.exe imagex /unmount mount rmdir /Q mount bcdedit -createstore BCD set BCDEDIT=bcdedit -store BCD %BCDEDIT% -create {ramdiskoptions} -d "Ramdisk options" %BCDEDIT% -set {ramdiskoptions} ramdisksdidevice boot %BCDEDIT% -set {ramdiskoptions} ramdisksdipath \Boot\boot.sdi for /f "tokens=3" %i in ('%BCDEDIT% -create -d "Windows PE" -application osloader') do set GUID=%i %BCDEDIT% -set %GUID% systemroot \Windows %BCDEDIT% -set %GUID% detecthal Yes %BCDEDIT% -set %GUID% winpe Yes %BCDEDIT% -set %GUID% osdevice ramdisk=[boot]\Boot\winpe.wim,{ramdiskoptions} %BCDEDIT% -set %GUID% device ramdisk=[boot]\Boot\winpe.wim,{ramdiskoptions} %BCDEDIT% -create {bootmgr} -d "Windows Boot Manager" %BCDEDIT% -set {bootmgr} timeout 30 %BCDEDIT% -set {bootmgr} displayorder %GUID% del /Q bcdedit.exe
