davidspackman

Hi Thanks for that, but im not sure if thats what i what to do. Since im using Windows XP maybe windows RE and its system recovery options menu is not correct for what i want to do. What i want to be able to do if have Par 1 (hidden) - winPE Par 2 - Windows embedded STD i want to be able to press F8 during boot and have the system automatically boot into windows PE (preferably without seeing the boot menu). Is this possible? or would i have to go into the boot menu and manually select to boot win PE?

Hi I am trying to set-up a Windows PE / Window Embedded (STD 09) duel boot (with the PE wim image booting from a hidden partition) I have been able to get the system working fine, but I know with Windows RE you can set-up a custom action in the BCD to look for a key scan (i.e F8) to boot into the recovery environment I want to do this so I can hide the boot menu from the user. Is it possible to set-up the boot manager to look for a certain key press to start a Windows PE image automatically? PS i tried to add the cmd below to my BCD, but it would not appear in my BCD list? BCDEDIT -set %WINPE_GUID% custom:46000010 yes