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====== Booting Windows PE ====== ===== Overview ===== Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) is a network-bootable version of Windows designed for installation, troubleshooting or system recovery. It is not a fully-functional Windows system; it can be used only for these specific tasks. If you want to boot a fully functional version of Windows, you need to [[:sanboot|Boot from SAN]] instead. ===== Obtaining Windows AIK ===== Windows PE is available as part of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK). Download the AIK from its home page at [[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c7d4bc6d-15f3-4284-9123-679830d629f2&DisplayLang=en]], or from the direct download at [[http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/6/d/86d6ba9c-98ff-444e-87ed-3e76772eb2a6/vista_6000.16386.061101-2205-LRMAIK_EN.img]]. Install the AIK onto a working Windows system (the "technician computer"). The installation requires around 1GB of disk space. ===== Setting up WinPE ===== Open the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt (//Start// -> //All Programs// -> //Microsoft Windows AIK// -> //Windows PE Tools Command Prompt//) and enter the following commands: mkdir C:\Temp copype x86 C:\Temp\Boot imagex /mount winpe.wim 1 mount copy mount\Windows\Boot\PXE\pxeboot.n12 pxeboot.n12 copy mount\Windows\Boot\PXE\bootmgr.exe bootmgr.exe imagex /unmount mount copy ISO\boot\boot.sdi boot.sdi
