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Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment 5
Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment
In this section
Overview of the Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment.................................................................... 5
Windows PE build process ........................................................................................................................ 5
Booting Windows PE from a USB drive key ................................................................................................. 7
Windows PE build process ........................................................................................................................ 5
Booting Windows PE from a USB drive key ................................................................................................. 7
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® 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.
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
(
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
(
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 (
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 (
The following sections, "Building a Windows PE base image (on page
)" and "Customizing the
Windows PE image using the Toolkit driver component (on page
)," 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.
(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
customized as described in "Customizing the Windows PE image using the Toolkit driver component (on
page
)." For detailed information about customizing a Windows® PE base image, refer to the
Windows® PE documentation.