Customizing Make_PE3

[pollux1]

Hello All,

I'm looking for a BartPE replacement to boot up Windows Vista/7 computers. I'm thinking of using Make_PE3 which is an accomplished project.

I'd like to customize it to lighten it a bit as I want to build a rescue CD. For example, I'd like to remove the audio and WLAN support (drivers, services, etc...). Also, I'd like to remove some programs like Windows Media Player, etc...

The problem is the current help files of the project allow minor customizations. So where to get more informations to cleanly lighten the CD ?

Thanks in advance.

[wimb]

The easiest way to make a small version is to use Explorer = NO setting.

Also if you have WAIK for Windows 7 installed then you can make pe3_x86.iso instead of 7pe_x86.iso

The minimal pe3_x86.iso is about 245 MB but has still support for all important features,

but e.g. Windows Media Player and IE8 are NOT build in.

http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=23931&pid=165693&st=200entry165693

Edited November 15, 2010 by wimb

[pollux1]

OK, thank you wimb for the explainations.

Next I will test a modification of the startnet.cmd in order to create an environment variable pointing to the drive letter of the WINPE CD. The purpose is to launch additional programs like Everest or BgInfo outside the scratch space and to create shortcuts in the start menu.

By the way, I added icons to the context menu for "cmd here" (I think it might work for 7-zip). This can be done this way :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\cmd]

"Icon"="X:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell\cmd]

"Icon"="X:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe"

Regards.

Edited November 15, 2010 by pollux1

[jaclaz]

By the way, I added icons to the context menu for "cmd here" (I think it might work for 7-zip). This can be done this way :

JFYI (and cannot say of it works on 7 or on PE 3.x ), this is a "better" way:

http://www.roggel.com/NGNeer/BackgroundCMD/index.shtml

jaclaz