HP 370971-004 manual Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment, Windows PE build process

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Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment

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Overview of the Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment

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Windows PE build process

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Booting Windows PE from a USB drive key

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Overview of the Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment

Microsoft® Windows® Preinstallation Environment 2005 is a small footprint of the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 environment that replaces MS-DOS and enables you to run tools in a 32-bit Windows® environment. However, Windows® PE 2005 is based on the Windows® Server 2003 SP1 kernel running in protected mode. Therefore, only a subset of features and APIs are available in this environment. This document is applicable to Windows® PE 2005 only. It is not backward compatible with previous versions of Windows® PE.

Windows® PE enables you to install the Windows® operating system, establish a connection with network servers, and perform hardware configuration using the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit. You can use Windows® PE to customize and configure your servers before the operating system is installed.

A bootable image of Windows® PE is available from Microsoft® through the Open Value program. You can also obtain tools, scripts, and documentation that enable you to create and customize your own Windows® PE image. However, customers are required to have the Microsoft EA or SAM to gain access to Windows® PE. For more information, refer to the Microsoft® Windows® PE website (http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/sa/support/winpe.mspx).

Windows PE build process

Microsoft® provides a collection of scripts and tools to help you build your own Windows® PE image. You must customize your Windows® PE image to include the latest HP drivers and the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit utilities, data files, and customized scripts. The latest ProLiant drivers are available on the HP support website (http://www.hp.com/support/files).

The following sections, "Building a Windows PE base image (on page 5)" and "Customizing the Windows PE image using the Toolkit driver component (on page 6)," give an overview of the Windows® PE build process with HP drivers and tools and should be executed in the Windows® command prompt (CMD.EXE) environment.

Building a Windows PE base image

This section describes how to build a Windows® PE base image. The base image can then be customized as described in "Customizing the Windows PE image using the Toolkit driver component (on page 6)." For detailed information about customizing a Windows® PE base image, refer to the Windows® PE documentation.

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Contents HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit Win32 Edition Best Practices Page Contents Win32 Toolkit overview IntroductionToolkit changes Minimum requirementsWindows PE build process Microsoft Windows Preinstallation EnvironmentXcopy /s /e PathToWinPEFiles\WinPE\*.* WinPEBuildTools Booting Windows PE from a USB drive key Unattended configuration using startnet.cmd Configuring HP ProLiant systems with WindowsOverview of configuring HP ProLiant systems with Windows PE Creating required data files with Windows PE Conrep /S A\HWCONFIG.XMLCpqacuxe /C A\PL-RD.INI Creating script filesREM Goto NEXT6 NEXT2 Goto NEXT6 NEXT1Goto NEXT6 NEXT3 Goto NEXT6 NEXT4NEXT5 ADPU160M.SYS CPQARRY2.SYS CPQCISSM.SYS State4SNMP=1 WBEMSNMP=1 TXTSETUP.OEMStartdeploy.cmd CD-based Windows PE deploymentNetwork-based Windows PE deployment PXE-based Windows PE deploymentConfiguring HP ProLiant systems with Windows PE Reference documentation Technical supportToolkit support HP contact informationAcronyms and abbreviations WDM Index
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