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Unzip the the two files to a folder ('pe21.001' is OK) inside Winbuilder's 'Projects' folder.
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22 Jan 09
However, the best way to get the project is to set up Winbuilder, select Winbuilder's Download Tab to open the Download Center, select the Servers Tab and click the little icon to 'Add a new web server' and type in 'pe2.winbuilder.net'.
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23 Jan 09
UPDATE: Please note that pe21.002o is a beta release! The programs downloaded from the updated download links have not all been tested. For a start, the latest Freecommander has changed and is not functioning properly under pe21.
The last 'stable' release pe21.002m, and all earlier versions have some dead links, and will cause problems also. In other words, no project versions are fully functioning ATM. pe21.002o is the only project listed on the pe2.winbuilder.net server ATM.
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You need the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) ISO file downloaded, burnt to DVD and installed on your system - prefrrably in the default 'Program Files' folder. And if you need a language other than en-US, you will need the 'Winpe_Langpacks' form the DVD that you burned with the downloaded WAIK .img/.iso.
WAIK v.1.0 is required for pe2.00x, and will build WinPE 2.0. WAIK v.1.1 is required for pe21.00x, and will build WinPE 2.1.
You will also need Winbuilder, of course. ...
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In Winbuilder Scripts, expand the the 'pe21.00x' folder and click on 'pe21.script' to configure.
IMPORTANT NOTE. Make sure that there is a folder named 'ISO' inside Winbuilder's main directory, alongside 'Projects\' and winbuilder.exe. If not, you will need to create one.
... click here to read about the evolution of this Project.
... some info about how it works ...
Adjustments to pe2's registry are made by copying a hive to a 'config\' folder inside the 'Projects\' folder and loading it from there. I had problems trying to load the hive while it was still in the mounted target directory.
For customized emergeDesktop Settings, the 'config\' folder containing pe2's Default Hive is moved back to the target after the emergeDesktop settings are applied. The FBWF Setting uses the same method with pe2's System Hive when a size other than the default 32 MB is selected. Selecting the 'Malware Removal Kit' will also cause registry adjustment of the FBWF to 96 MB.
Without the custom settings, emergeDesktop would present its default, which is not too bad if you like square taskbars and system trays.
Members of the emergeDesktop forum have reported mixed results with x64.
WinPE's default cmd shell should work if all else fails - in which case, pe2 will set Environment Paths to 'WAIK Tools\' and 'Servicing\', etc, rather than creating shortcuts.
Also, bbLean may be selected as the shell. It downloads from the web and is extracted to pe2's target directory without any customization. It's pretty good straight out of the box. The main issue with bbLean is that items in the startup folder run twice under Vista/WinPe 2.0. pe2 uses shortcuts in the startup folder to run 'startnet.cmd'. When bbLean boots, two cmd windows appear - one saying it is doing something like 'Installing and Starting WimFltr', while the other is saying that it has already been done. A bit confusing, but no real problem, except it takes a bit longer for the startup process to finish.
When either emergeDesktop or bbLean are selected as the shell, pe2 also installs FreeCommander (File Manager) and Opera (Web Browser). Other Apps to choose from are in a scrollable checklist, and will be installed even when cmd is chosen as the shell.
Winbuilder's 'WebGetIfNotExist' is used for all Apps (other than PE Tools in the WAIK and Ghost) - so be online when the project is running. If the file fails to download, a .vbs error may occur when unzip_script.vbs does not find anything to unzip. This was earlier reported by paraglider, and I forgot to put in the 'If,Online' statements... oops! Will be corrected in next version.
If Ghost is selected, you will need to place your ghost executables inside a '...\winbuilder\Projects\pe2ArchiveDir\Ghost\' folder.
The folder structure of 'Windows AIK\' looks like it is set up for any Architecture... x86, ia64, amd64... same tools in different folders (maybe some differences). The building process of pe2 uses tools from the WAIK - imagex, peimg and oscdimg- and chooses the tools according to what is listed in your registry as %Processor_Architecture% (Nuno showed me how to do that. ...
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However, in addition to one large .cab (from which the main body of the WAIK is installed), there are some smaller .msi installers for each Architecture. I only have x86, so, I have no idea what are the differences between each WAIK setup. Maybe this is a problem.
Also, the WAIK comes supplied with three winpe.wim files... one for each Architecture, and they are all installed with the WAIK on whatever platform. In the Winbuilder Interface for pe2, there is a dropdown labelled 'pe2 Architecture'. This will determine which of the three winpe.wim files will be used to build pe2; and if any pe tools are selected for inclusion in pe2, they will be copied from the matching tools folders in the WAIK.
Imagex/GImageX and 'Servicing' (pkgmgr, etc) can be be individually selected to run from RAM or not. peimg.exe will follow 'Servicing', if it is selected, because of dependencies (maybe not for the new WinPE 2.1?).
Selecting 'Apps from RAM' will make all additional applications run from RAM - otherwise, they are all run from media ... KompoZer and SpyBot-S&D struggle when 'Apps from RAM' is not selected ... 'XAMPP\' is always in the root of 'x:\' (RAM).
Shortcuts for command-line executables have the '/?|more' switch to display the help screen by default. wdsmcast.exe does not seem to accept the '|more' switch - so, it jumps over the help screen and disappears. The working directory from the shortcuts is set to the executable's directory. cmd-line imagex.exe uses diddy's menu cmds - it is necessary to firstly choose 'edit this file', and enter the path to the .wim and mount point.
... I haven't had time to use any of the new pe tools ... vsp1cln.exe doesn't seem to do anything, probably because I don't have Vista SP1 for it to clean up.
And don't forget to be online when the project is running. The whole project is less than 80 KB to start with. Those Apps have got to come from somewhere! ...
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Have fun.
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... and some credits ...
Thanks to diddy for the imagex menu cmd.
Thanks to jaclaz for help with the external-drive-letter cmd.
Thanks to Jonathan Bennett, the developer of GImageX.
Thanks to Rob van der Woude and 'Hey, Scripting Guys' for .vbs scripting.
Thanks to the developers of the following Programs:
Ghost - 'the industry's most widely-used corporate imaging, deployment and system management solution.' (You need to find your own Ghost files, and place them inside '...\winbuilder\Projects\pe2ArchiveDir\Ghost\').
'XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl.'
KompoZer is a complete web authoring system... designed to be extremely easy to use.
System Spec is 'a utility to produce a specification of your system's hardware and software.'
Drive Manager - 'If you have lots of drive letters of different types of drives...'
XP-Key-Reader - 'reading the XP-Installation Key from Local or Remote Windows, to change local key.'
SysInternals Suite - contains the individual troubleshooting tools and help files.
WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Microsoft Windows.
xCHM is an open source GUI front-end for CHMLIB (a viewer for Microsoft Compressed HTML Help files).
WindowsGate for accessing any local users accounts without password knowing.
Malware Removal Kit - MS Malware Removal Tool, McAfee Stinger, avast! Virus Cleaner, SpyBot - S & D.
Dependency Walker builds a hierarchical tree diagram of all dependent modules.
BETA! Dual Boot XP and WinPE 2 from the same partition. 'Oh, the Problems You'll Solve.' Run it from a booted pe12. (Read about it here. Note, if you try to apply this from booted pe21, and you have Vista/Server2008 on 'C:\', you'll be in trouble! I sure was! XP is needed on 'C:\')
Thanks to MS, and Thanks to Nuno!