Windows 7 / Getting Started

Working with Windows PE

Windows Preinstallation Environment replaces MS-DOS as the preinstallation environment for Windows operating systems. Windows Vista and Windows 7 installation is based entirely on Windows PE and disk imaging. You also can use Windows PE to start computers and prepare for installation.

Learn more:

  • Understanding Windows pe

  • Configuring Windows PE

  • Preparing a Build environment

  • Creating a Build: the essentials

  • Mounting a Windows pe Image

  • Customizing a Windows PE Image

  • Capturing and Optimizing a Build

  • Creating a Bootable ISO Image and Bootable Media

  • Creating a Bootable USB Flash Drive

  • Booting to an Image from a hard Disk

  • Adding Windows pe Images to Windows Deployment Services

  • Working with Windows RE

  • Creating a Customized Windows RE Image

  • Creating Windows re recovery Media

  • Adding Windows RE Images to Windows and more

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In this tutorial:

  1. Deploying Windows 7
  2. Working with Windows PE
  3. Understanding Windows pe
  4. Configuring Windows PE
  5. Preparing a Build environment
  6. Creating a Build: the essentials
  7. Mounting a Windows pe Image
  8. Customizing a Windows PE Image
  9. Capturing and Optimizing a Build
  10. Creating a Bootable ISO Image and Bootable Media
  11. Creating a Bootable USB Flash Drive
  12. Booting to an Image from a hard Disk
  13. Adding Windows pe Images to Windows Deployment Services
  14. Working with Windows RE
  15. Creating a Customized Windows RE Image
  16. Creating Windows re recovery Media
  17. Adding Windows RE Images to Windows Deployment Services
  18. Deploying Windows with a Customized Windows RE
  19. Creating Windows Images for Deployment
  20. Understanding Windows Imaging
  21. Creating a Windows Install Image
  22. Configuring and Using Windows Deployment Services
  23. Setting Up Windows Deployment Services
  24. Importing Images
  25. Installing Windows from an Image
  26. Capturing Images
  27. Managing access and prestaging Computers
  28. Modifying Image File Security
  29. Customizing Windows Images