Windows Preinstallation Environment: Difference between revisions
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*To recover an existing Windows installation, using tools such as Command Prompt to recover any version of Windows, even if it is offline and cannot be started normally. | *To recover an existing Windows installation, using tools such as Command Prompt to recover any version of Windows, even if it is offline and cannot be started normally. | ||
*To create third-party recovery media based on WinPE. Such media often has recovery tools preinstalled, as well as a full desktop and Start menu added. | *To create third-party recovery media based on WinPE. Such media often has recovery tools preinstalled, as well as a full desktop and Start menu added. | ||
==Creation== | |||
Custom Windows PE images can be created: | |||
===Windows XP or Server 2003=== | |||
Windows PE creation based on [[Windows XP]] or [[Windows Server 2003|Server 2003]] requires Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit. To create Windows PE: | |||
#Open a command prompt window (In Windows Vista or later requires to open CMD as Administrator), | |||
#Mount the ISO file as a drive letter or insert installation disc. | |||
#Change directory to folder has <code>mkimg.cmd</code>. | |||
#Perform this command <code>mkimg.cmd (The drive letter of the installation disc) (Target folder) (Target ISO)</code>. | |||
===Windows Vista or later=== | |||
Windows PE creation based on Windows Vista or 7 requires Windows Automated Installation Kit; Windows 8 or later requires Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit: | |||
#Open Windows PE command prompt as Administrator. | |||
#Perform this command <code>copype (x86/amd64/ia64/arm/arm64) (Target folder)</code>. | |||
#Perform this command <code>Makewinpemedia /iso (Source folder) (Target ISO)</code>. | |||