Instructions on how to create WinPE media
This article applies to:
- Acronis True Image Home 2012 Plus Pack
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Introduction
Using Acronis True Image Home 2012 Plus Pack you can create Win-PE based rescue media.
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For instructions on creating Linux-based Acronis Bootable Rescue Media, see Acronis True Image Home 2012: Creating Acronis Bootable Media.
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Solution
To create WinPE media, you need to have both Acronis True Image Home 2012 Plus Pack and Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) installed.
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- Download Windows Automated Installation Kit in ISO format:
- Burn the Windows AIK ISO image to DVD and insert it to the machine;
- Install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 from the downloaded kit:
- Windows 32 bit: NETFXx86
- Windows 64 bit: NETFXx64
- Install Microsoft Core XML (MSXML) 5.0 or 6.0 Parser from the kit;
- Install Windows AIK from the kit:
After both Acronis True Image Home 2012 Plus Pack and Windows AIK are installed, you can proceed to creating WinPE media. This article describes how to create a WinPE ISO from scratch.
- Launch command prompt:
- Windows XP/Vista: go to Start -> Programs -> Windows AIK -> Windows PE Tools Command Prompt
- Windows 7: go to Start -> Programs -> Windows AIK -> Deployment Tools Command Prompt
- Create a folder with Windows PE files using copype command, e.g. run the following command:
copype x86 c:winpe_x86
- Go to Start -> Programs -> Acronis -> Acronis True Image Home -> Plus Pack for Acronis True Image Home -> Acronis WinPE ISO Builder;
- A welcome page is displayed. Click Next;
- Specify a path to ISO folder in WinPE files: e.g. if you extracted WinPE files to C:winpe_x86, the path to ISO folder is C:winpe_x86ISO:
- Choose Add components and build an ISO:
- Specify a location where to save the resulting ISO image and a name for it:
- Check the details on Summary screen and click Proceed:
- Burn the .ISO to CD or DVD using a third-party tool. See Burning an ISO Image.
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