BrianS Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hi,I'm using WinPE 3.0 as a rescue/troubleshooting tool that starts up with a simple .cmd file that displays a menu of utilities to run. I would like to add DBAN to these choices for end of lease disk wipes, but haven't a clue how to kick it off once already booted into PE. DBAN is a requirement for some reason, so just pointing to something with an .exe is not an option. Thanks for sharing any experience with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 This DBAN appears to be a Linux application?I know that Syslinux or Grub has no problem launching a WinPE, so maybe if you change your boot loader to that, rather than booting to PE by default, it would work better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 (edited) DBAN is a requirement for some reason, so just pointing to something with an .exe is not an option. Hmmm. Thanks for sharing any experience with thisContradictory statement, if the experience with DBAN indicates that it is sub-standard when compared to better tools. In any case:http://reboot.pro/13601/http://www.rmprepusb.com/tutorials/erase-your-hard-diskAnd NO, you cannot start another OS from a booted PE, while you can start DBAN (or a better/faster tool) from grub4dos or Syslinux (grub4dos in your case may be easier since you can add an option for grldr.mbr to your \boot\BCD, leaving the PE booting sequence substantially unaltered, i.e. introducing an option to the bootmanager you are already using).If you really-really want to (and of course it depends on the actual media you have your PE on) you may have an entry in your .cmd setting "next boot" to DBAN (or better/faster tool) and force a shutdown/reboot, but it seems to me unneededly complex, though possible.Some hints are given here:http://reboot.pro/16283/jaclazEDIT:This statement:And NO, you cannot start another OS from a booted PEneeds a clarification, there is a way, though it is experimental, troublesome and I personally doubt it will work from a PE 3.x, but you never know:http://reboot.pro/7391/ Edited May 1, 2012 by jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aresgodofwar Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I use EasyBCD. Allows you to add any ISO and it modifies the BCD store for you. Works quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I use EasyBCD. Allows you to add any ISO and it modifies the BCD store for you. Works quite well.TANSTAAFLhttp://reboot.pro/8944/jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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