dbunch Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 I am trying to find a way to place shortcuts on the Desktop for WinPE 2.1I was trying to create a little menu so that I could setup a Ghost PE disk.I want my users to be able to choose the image they want to deploy from the desktop..I can do this by using shortcuts or use some type of a menu program (Which I do not really want to do)Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Have you looked into using an HTA? Technically there is no desktop in the PE, since its default shell is the command prompt. You see wallpaper of course, but the explorer doesn't run. Is yours set up to use explorer as the shell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srk999 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I am looking for the same thing. I need to add a shortcut to something (executable) that is already on the DVD. There has to be a way we can do that. Maybe start menu shortcut if not desktop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Well there is no start menu either. You could use a batch file with a menu, a script (like autoit or kixtart), or perhaps create your own HTA to launch the program from. Or, until you figure out how to do either of those two, you can just run the app from the command prompt, as I am currently doing as a workaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Wouldn't something like these:http://launchy.net/http://www.nymtec.com/desktop-lite-thingybe handy? Would they run in PE 2.1? jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 (edited) Wouldn't something like these:http://launchy.net/http://www.nymtec.com/desktop-lite-thingybe handy? Would they run in PE 2.1? jaclazThey might. You just need to have a 32bit app to run in the PE. 16bit apps won't run, so example you can't run DEVCON in the PE like you could from a boot disk.EDIT: I'd like to add if you try to run a 16bit app from the PE, it returns an error stating it can't find the file. ex: "Cannot find devcon.exe" would appear if you tried running devcon. Edited July 11, 2008 by Tripredacus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 They might. You just need to have a 32bit app to run in the PE. 16bit apps won't run, so example you can't run DEVCON in the PE like you could from a boot disk.EDIT: I'd like to add if you try to run a 16bit app from the PE, it returns an error stating it can't find the file. ex: "Cannot find devcon.exe" would appear if you tried running devcon.FYI, something can be done with 16 bit apps, too :http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=5105jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaleyu Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I'm going to build an WinPE 2.1 image to include some useful tools, VistaPE project have it but I don't need some of its build, by analyzing and decoding VistaPE scripts, I have done some hands-on work to have my WinPE 2.1 image run well with Vista default Explorer as shell, MMC and IE are also working well, thus it's easy to add desktop/start menu shortcuts.I will upload my image once it looks better and integrated more useful tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I'm going to build an WinPE 2.1 image to include some useful tools, VistaPE project have it but I don't need some of its build, by analyzing and decoding VistaPE scripts, I have done some hands-on work to have my WinPE 2.1 image run well with Vista default Explorer as shell, MMC and IE are also working well, thus it's easy to add desktop/start menu shortcuts.I will upload my image once it looks better and integrated more useful tools.Well, NO. Anyone would be pleased to see your modified VistaPE winbuilder .scripts , but uploading (read distributing) a pre-built image would not be legal.BTW, did you check the PE 2.1 project by allanf :http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...ic=4431&hl=There are several interesting points in it.jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaleyu Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I'm going to build an WinPE 2.1 image to include some useful tools, VistaPE project have it but I don't need some of its build, by analyzing and decoding VistaPE scripts, I have done some hands-on work to have my WinPE 2.1 image run well with Vista default Explorer as shell, MMC and IE are also working well, thus it's easy to add desktop/start menu shortcuts.I will upload my image once it looks better and integrated more useful tools.Well, NO. Anyone would be pleased to see your modified VistaPE winbuilder .scripts , but uploading (read distributing) a pre-built image would not be legal.BTW, did you check the PE 2.1 project by allanf :http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...ic=4431&hl=There are several interesting points in it.jaclazOK, see, I will follow the rules seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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