1. Select Start > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Windows PE Tools Command Prompt to open the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt.
2. Type one of the following commands to create a Windows PE build environment for an x86 or amd64
machine in the winpe-x86 folder.
Platform Command
32‐bit copype x86 C:\Winpe-x86
64‐bit copype amd64 C:\Winpe-amd64
3. Create a Windows PE 2.1 bootable ISO image by entering the following command:
oscdimg -n -h -bc:\winpe-x86\etfsboot.com c:\winpe-x86\iso c:\winpe-x86\winpe-x86.iso
Installation Steps
1. Boot the virtual machine from a Windows PE 2.1 ISO image.
After the boot process completes, a command prompt appears.
2. Use Windows PE to prepare your virtual machine to install a Windows operating system.
2. Type one of the following commands to create a Windows PE build environment for an x86 or amd64
machine in the winpe-x86 folder.
Platform Command
32‐bit copype x86 C:\Winpe-x86
64‐bit copype amd64 C:\Winpe-amd64
3. Create a Windows PE 2.1 bootable ISO image by entering the following command:
oscdimg -n -h -bc:\winpe-x86\etfsboot.com c:\winpe-x86\iso c:\winpe-x86\winpe-x86.iso
Installation Steps
1. Boot the virtual machine from a Windows PE 2.1 ISO image.
After the boot process completes, a command prompt appears.
2. Use Windows PE to prepare your virtual machine to install a Windows operating system.