Boot Windows PE 2/2.1/3

Ishan jain August 13, 2009 07:15

With Microsoft releasing Windows PE to general public, booting from USB has been child's play, and a lot of system rescue tasks has been made easy.

You can install Windows NT 5.x (2000/XP/2003) without using any sophisticating tools. And installing Windows on a DVD/CD drive less (i.e. Asus Eee) PC couldn't be easier.

How to create a bootable WinPE USB:

Download Windows AIK for Windows 7 (Note: Download is roughly 2GB)
Install Windows AIK (Installed size is roughly 1.5G)

Start Deployment Tools Command Prompt

Start > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Deployment Tools Command Prompt

Create a new directory on C:\
```
mkdir C:\WinPE
```
Create a new WinPE
```
copype x86 C:\WinPE\WinPEx86
```
Make USB bootable (replace {drive} with your USB driver letter, eg. F:)
```
cd C:\WinPE\WinPEx86\ISO\boot
bootsect /nt60 {drive}
```
Copy content to USB (replace {drive} with your USB driver letter, eg. F:)
```
copy C:\WinPE\WinPEx86\ISO {drive} /S /E
```
Boot you computer with USB (Note: You might need to allow USB booting in BIOS)