Acronis true image echo Manual
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9.2 Creating a Win PE ISO with Acronis True Image Echo Server
Windows Preinstallation Environment (Win PE) is a minimal Windows system based on the
Windows XP Professional and the Windows Server 2003 kernels. Win PE is commonly
used by OEMs and corporations for deployment, test, diagnostic and system repair
purposes. Using Acronis True Image Echo Server in Windows Preinstallation Environment
allows a combination of Acronis True Image Echo Server and Win PE facilities and
provides more functionality than using only-Acronis bootable media. The Acronis Universal
Restore add-on to Acronis True Image Echo Server, if installed, will also be included in the
ISO image.
To add the Acronis True Image Echo Server plug-in to your Win PE distribution:
1. Make sure that Acronis Bart PE plug-in is installed on the computer (the default
path is \Program Files\Acronis\TrueImageEchoServer\BartPE). If not, run Acronis True
Image Echo Server setup file, choose Modify and install the Acronis Bart PE plug-in.
Acronis Win PE ISO Builder locates the Acronis Bart PE plug-in using the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Acronis\TrueImageEchoServer\Settings\
BartPE, created at the time of installation. If you moved the Bart PE plug-in to another
folder after installation, change the key accordingly. If the above key is missing, the
builder does not work.
2. Insert your Win PE distribution CD into the media drive of the computer. If you have a
distribution copy on the hard disk, copy the path to it. The distribution files must be
unpacked and allocated in a separate folder.
3. Select Programs -> Acronis ->Acronis True Image Echo Server -> Acronis Win PE ISO
Builder.
4. Specify a source folder for building Win PE ISO, i.e. the media drive with Win PE
distribution or a folder with the distribution copy.
5. Locate a folder where you want to create Win PE ISO and provide the name for the
ISO file.
6. Specify path to storage controller and NIC drivers that you want to add to Windows PE
media. Click Add and specify the path to the necessary *.inf file for a corresponding
SCSI, RAID, SATA controller or a network adapter. You will have to repeat this procedure
for each driver you want to be included in the resulting Win PE boot media.
7. Check your settings in the summary screen and click Proceed.
8. Use any third-party tool that will burn ISO images to CD or DVD.
Windows XP Professional and the Windows Server 2003 kernels. Win PE is commonly
used by OEMs and corporations for deployment, test, diagnostic and system repair
purposes. Using Acronis True Image Echo Server in Windows Preinstallation Environment
allows a combination of Acronis True Image Echo Server and Win PE facilities and
provides more functionality than using only-Acronis bootable media. The Acronis Universal
Restore add-on to Acronis True Image Echo Server, if installed, will also be included in the
ISO image.
To add the Acronis True Image Echo Server plug-in to your Win PE distribution:
1. Make sure that Acronis Bart PE plug-in is installed on the computer (the default
path is \Program Files\Acronis\TrueImageEchoServer\BartPE). If not, run Acronis True
Image Echo Server setup file, choose Modify and install the Acronis Bart PE plug-in.
Acronis Win PE ISO Builder locates the Acronis Bart PE plug-in using the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Acronis\TrueImageEchoServer\Settings\
BartPE, created at the time of installation. If you moved the Bart PE plug-in to another
folder after installation, change the key accordingly. If the above key is missing, the
builder does not work.
2. Insert your Win PE distribution CD into the media drive of the computer. If you have a
distribution copy on the hard disk, copy the path to it. The distribution files must be
unpacked and allocated in a separate folder.
3. Select Programs -> Acronis ->Acronis True Image Echo Server -> Acronis Win PE ISO
Builder.
4. Specify a source folder for building Win PE ISO, i.e. the media drive with Win PE
distribution or a folder with the distribution copy.
5. Locate a folder where you want to create Win PE ISO and provide the name for the
ISO file.
6. Specify path to storage controller and NIC drivers that you want to add to Windows PE
media. Click Add and specify the path to the necessary *.inf file for a corresponding
SCSI, RAID, SATA controller or a network adapter. You will have to repeat this procedure
for each driver you want to be included in the resulting Win PE boot media.
7. Check your settings in the summary screen and click Proceed.
8. Use any third-party tool that will burn ISO images to CD or DVD.
Media based on Win PE 2.0 and including Acronis True Image Echo Server requires at
least 768MB RAM to work.