1. What is Bart's PE?
PE Builder is not a Microsoft product and does not create Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment ("Windows PE").
To avoid any confusion, the bootable CD generated by PE Builder should be called by its nickname "BartPE"!
2. What is the PE advantage?
- Accessing very large (>2TB) NTFS volumes or accessing volumes that are not seen by the BIOS, like some fibre channel disks.
- Very reliable scanning and cleaning of viruses on NTFS volumes using a "clean boot".
- Active Directory support.
- Have remote control over other machines, using vnc or remote desktop.
3. BartPE vs. Windows PE?
- BartPE is not supported by Microsoft. Windows PE is an official Microsoft product.
- BartPE has a graphical user interface. Windows PE has a command line interface.
- The tools needed to make a BartPE installation are free software. Windows PE is available only to Microsoft OEM users.
- BartPE allows unlimited custom plugins. Windows PE has a limited range of plugins options.
4. How to use?
- Start PE Builder (pebuilder.exe). When you start PE Builder for the first time it will ask if you agree with the license agreement.
- Now PE Builder will ask to search for windows installation files. If you don't have your windows XP setup/installation files on your system you must insert the original Microsoft Windows XP installation/setup CD at this point.
The files you have at c:\windows are not installation files. They are your already installed files!
Click "yes" to start searching. PE Builder will now search all fixed- and CD-Rom drives for Windows installation files. This will take some time. When more than one valid location is found, a dialog will appear where you can select which location you want to use. - At the main PE Builder dialog, select the "Burn to CD/DVD" option. When you are using an erasable medium, make sure that the "AutoErase RW" option is enabled. The "burn using" option should be set to "StarBurn". Select your CD writer device from the Device list.
- Hit the "build" button. PE Builder will now ask you to create a BartPE directory, answer with "yes".
- The license for your Microsoft Windows XP product is shown. Read it and agree to it to continue.
- PE Builder will now start building BartPE. This will take a few minutes.
You will see a lot of files getting copied and/or decompressed, the ISO image build and the data recorded to your CD/DVD writer.
If the data verify was correct and there where no errors reported you can boot the CD/DVD!
5. How to Install Bartpe To Usb Flash Disk?
http://www.911cd.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10806
Download Address:
1. PE Builder: http://www.nu2.nu/download.php?sFile=pebuilder3110a.zip
References:
[1] Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
