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Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) v3.1.0
Overview :
Bart's PE Builder helps you build a "BartPE" (Bart Preinstalled
Environment) bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from the original Windows
XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD, very suitable for PC
maintenance tasks. It will give you a complete Win32 environment with
network support, a graphical user interface (800x600) and FAT/NTFS/CDFS
filesystem support. Very handy for burn-in testing systems with no OS,
rescuing files to a network share, virus scan and so on. This will
replace any Dos bootdisk in no time! PE Builder is not a Microsoft
product and does not create Microsoft Windows Preinstallation
Environment ("WinPE"). Using PE Builder does not grant you a license to
Microsoft WinPE or to use the Windows XP or Server 2003 binaries in a
manner other than stated in the End-User License Agreement include in
your version of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. Microsoft
has not reviewed or tested PE Builder and does not endorse its use.
Please do not contact Microsoft for support on the preinstallation
environment that has been created by PE Builder! Microsoft does not
provide support for PE Builder or for the preinstallation environment
created by PE Builder. The PE Builder program (pebuilder.exe) runs on
Windows 2000/XP/2003. It does not run on Windows NT4/ME/9x. To avoid
any confusion, the bootable media's generated by PE Builder should be
called by it's nickname "BartPE"!
What's New (from v3.0.32 until v3.1.0):
v3.1.0 public
Changes to pebuilder.exe:
- Fixed a bug when adding storage drivers. PE Builder did not add the
last
line from the "HardwareIds.scsi.xxx" section.
Changed items:
- the help files (help\*.htm) have been updated.
- Updated plugin\ramdisk\ramdriv.sys to v5.2.10.2m. Should fix freezing
problems on boot when running on Virtual PC.
- Updated pebuilder.inf, added traffic.dll (needed for pathping.exe)
- Updated graphics with "v3.1.x"
Added items:
- added plugin\ultravnc. VNC can be run in server mode, so you can
connect
to BartPE system.
Removed items:
- added plugin\vncviewer. You should now use ultravnc.
v3.0.37 beta
Changes to pebuilder.exe:
- Fixed a bug when adding some network drivers. PE Builder did not
handle
empty Sections correctly and reported something like "Error: Section
"DEFAULTDESTDIRS" does not exist..."
- Fixed program crash when hitting Escape key while building.
- Changed default font to tahoma, this way pebuilder also looks nice
when
running in BartPE. Yes pebuilder runs fine on BartPE.
v3.0.36 beta
Changes to pebuilder.exe:
- Fixed a bug when adding some network drivers. PE Builder did not
handle
the INF DestinationDirs Section correct as described in Windows DDK
Device
Installation.
- Fixed a bug when adding some network drivers. PE Builder did not
select the
correct CopyFiles Section.
v3.0.35
New items:
- added a first version of my own network configuration GUI
(netconfig.exe)
You can find it in the menu as system->network->Load Network Support
(GUI)
Changes to pebuilder.exe:
- Added hnetcfg.dll to pluging\bartpe\bartpe.inf, to fix filesharing
trouble with winxp/sp2.
- Filtered out "disk" and "tape" devices from the devicelist combobox.
- Added an advanced option to enable absolute output path.
- Fixed problem with compressed driver files (for example
"yk51x86.sy_") in
drivers folder.
- Fixed problem with some network drivers, where pebuilder complains
about a
section not having a copyfiles key. Pebuilder produced an error
something like:
Error: File "c:\...\drivers\Net\cb102\CB102B.Reg" does not exist...
- Fixed "cdrecord: No such file or directory" error when path to iso
image
contained spaces.
- Many small internal code changes.
Changed items:
- Updated plugin\ramdisk\ramdriv.sys to v5.2.10.1
- Updated nu2menu to v0.3.49 (now supports hidden menu items)
- Change plugin\bartpe, added the new Network Configuration Tool
(netconfig.exe)
added Load Fileshare Support (msserver.cmd) and some other small
changes.
v3.0.34
Changes to pebuilder.exe:
- Output directory is automatically created when using "-auto"
argument.
- Added CD burning (cdrecord.exe). Using Reanimatolog's Win32/Mingw32
version 2.01 of mkisofs.exe and cdrecord.exe for this.
There is also a erase option and a combobox for selecting the writer
device.
- Fixed a bug in processing driver INF files (in drivers folder), this
caused intel drivers failing to load (error 5 access denied). Now all
sections (not only the first) from a copyfiles line are processed.
Changed items:
- pebuilder.inf: Removed [BuildISO] exec values. Use the GUI to change
burning option. I will add more customized options in next version.
- Some small changes.
v3.0.33
Changes to pebuilder.exe:
- Completely new user interface. Because of this alot has changed!
- Changed the icon.
- Changed the splash screen.
- When you start PE Builder for the first time, you must agree to the
license agreement.
- On first build the windows end-user license agreement (eula.txt) is
shown.
- Added "skip building registry" and "skip building files" in the
option
screen for advanced users.
- Added "Build ISO (F5)" option to the "Builder" menu to quickly
rebuild
the ISO image.
- New command line options:
-auto -exit -overwrite -verbose -skipregistry -skipfiles -buildiso
See help index "Commandline options" for more info.
- PE Builder now returns the number of errors while building as the
errorlevel.
- When pebuilder starts building it first completely erases the output
folder. This is somewhat dangerous. Imagine what would happen if a
user would
select c:\windows as the output path. So pebuilder now only accepts
an
output path relative to the pebuilder directory. For example if you
would
enter "BartPE" as the output path and pebuilder is located in your
"c:\pebuilder" directory the full output path becomes
"c:\pebuilder\BartPE"
- A few very small engine bug fixes.
- A lot of other small changes and enhancements.
New items:
- Included a new plugin "zz_peloader" that contains peloader.exe and
peshutdown.exe created by Pierre Mounir (TheTruth). PELoader is a
shell loader
that removes the resource limits (user resources limit & 24 hour time
limit)
from BartPE in a legal way, no need for any patches.
Thanks Pierre!!!
- New way of adding network drivers. Just create a new folder in
"drivers\Net"
and drop all vendor nic driver files in that new folder and pebuilder
will automatically
include those drivers.
- New way of adding storage drivers. Just create a new folder in
"drivers\SCSIAdapter" and drop storage driver files in that new
folder. PE
Builder will automatically include those drivers. Please note that PE
Builder
needs the drivers "txtsetup.oem" file and it ignores the *.inf driver
files.
- Added a slipstream dialog that helps less advanced users to
slipstream
their windows installation files. See menu "source->slipstream".
Changed items:
- plugin\ghost8, some small changes
- plugin\nu2menu, new version and some small changes to menu xml file.
- split plugin\bartpe and plugin\penetcfg into 2 separate plugins.
- updated penetcfg to v2.20
- removed plugin\nic_xxx, use the new way of adding drivers!
- removed plugin\dsk_xxx, use the new way of adding drivers!
Homepage: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
For related software, check out:
http://www.arjan.org/?System:Windows_Install_Management
Kind regards,
_____
Arjan
E-mail: (e-mail address removed) (remove NOSPAM)
Homepage: Arjan.org's Absolute Freeware Links (http://www.arjan.org)
Overview :
Bart's PE Builder helps you build a "BartPE" (Bart Preinstalled
Environment) bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from the original Windows
XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD, very suitable for PC
maintenance tasks. It will give you a complete Win32 environment with
network support, a graphical user interface (800x600) and FAT/NTFS/CDFS
filesystem support. Very handy for burn-in testing systems with no OS,
rescuing files to a network share, virus scan and so on. This will
replace any Dos bootdisk in no time! PE Builder is not a Microsoft
product and does not create Microsoft Windows Preinstallation
Environment ("WinPE"). Using PE Builder does not grant you a license to
Microsoft WinPE or to use the Windows XP or Server 2003 binaries in a
manner other than stated in the End-User License Agreement include in
your version of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. Microsoft
has not reviewed or tested PE Builder and does not endorse its use.
Please do not contact Microsoft for support on the preinstallation
environment that has been created by PE Builder! Microsoft does not
provide support for PE Builder or for the preinstallation environment
created by PE Builder. The PE Builder program (pebuilder.exe) runs on
Windows 2000/XP/2003. It does not run on Windows NT4/ME/9x. To avoid
any confusion, the bootable media's generated by PE Builder should be
called by it's nickname "BartPE"!
What's New (from v3.0.32 until v3.1.0):
v3.1.0 public
Changes to pebuilder.exe:
- Fixed a bug when adding storage drivers. PE Builder did not add the
last
line from the "HardwareIds.scsi.xxx" section.
Changed items:
- the help files (help\*.htm) have been updated.
- Updated plugin\ramdisk\ramdriv.sys to v5.2.10.2m. Should fix freezing
problems on boot when running on Virtual PC.
- Updated pebuilder.inf, added traffic.dll (needed for pathping.exe)
- Updated graphics with "v3.1.x"
Added items:
- added plugin\ultravnc. VNC can be run in server mode, so you can
connect
to BartPE system.
Removed items:
- added plugin\vncviewer. You should now use ultravnc.
v3.0.37 beta
Changes to pebuilder.exe:
- Fixed a bug when adding some network drivers. PE Builder did not
handle
empty Sections correctly and reported something like "Error: Section
"DEFAULTDESTDIRS" does not exist..."
- Fixed program crash when hitting Escape key while building.
- Changed default font to tahoma, this way pebuilder also looks nice
when
running in BartPE. Yes pebuilder runs fine on BartPE.
v3.0.36 beta
Changes to pebuilder.exe:
- Fixed a bug when adding some network drivers. PE Builder did not
handle
the INF DestinationDirs Section correct as described in Windows DDK
Device
Installation.
- Fixed a bug when adding some network drivers. PE Builder did not
select the
correct CopyFiles Section.
v3.0.35
New items:
- added a first version of my own network configuration GUI
(netconfig.exe)
You can find it in the menu as system->network->Load Network Support
(GUI)
Changes to pebuilder.exe:
- Added hnetcfg.dll to pluging\bartpe\bartpe.inf, to fix filesharing
trouble with winxp/sp2.
- Filtered out "disk" and "tape" devices from the devicelist combobox.
- Added an advanced option to enable absolute output path.
- Fixed problem with compressed driver files (for example
"yk51x86.sy_") in
drivers folder.
- Fixed problem with some network drivers, where pebuilder complains
about a
section not having a copyfiles key. Pebuilder produced an error
something like:
Error: File "c:\...\drivers\Net\cb102\CB102B.Reg" does not exist...
- Fixed "cdrecord: No such file or directory" error when path to iso
image
contained spaces.
- Many small internal code changes.
Changed items:
- Updated plugin\ramdisk\ramdriv.sys to v5.2.10.1
- Updated nu2menu to v0.3.49 (now supports hidden menu items)
- Change plugin\bartpe, added the new Network Configuration Tool
(netconfig.exe)
added Load Fileshare Support (msserver.cmd) and some other small
changes.
v3.0.34
Changes to pebuilder.exe:
- Output directory is automatically created when using "-auto"
argument.
- Added CD burning (cdrecord.exe). Using Reanimatolog's Win32/Mingw32
version 2.01 of mkisofs.exe and cdrecord.exe for this.
There is also a erase option and a combobox for selecting the writer
device.
- Fixed a bug in processing driver INF files (in drivers folder), this
caused intel drivers failing to load (error 5 access denied). Now all
sections (not only the first) from a copyfiles line are processed.
Changed items:
- pebuilder.inf: Removed [BuildISO] exec values. Use the GUI to change
burning option. I will add more customized options in next version.
- Some small changes.
v3.0.33
Changes to pebuilder.exe:
- Completely new user interface. Because of this alot has changed!
- Changed the icon.
- Changed the splash screen.
- When you start PE Builder for the first time, you must agree to the
license agreement.
- On first build the windows end-user license agreement (eula.txt) is
shown.
- Added "skip building registry" and "skip building files" in the
option
screen for advanced users.
- Added "Build ISO (F5)" option to the "Builder" menu to quickly
rebuild
the ISO image.
- New command line options:
-auto -exit -overwrite -verbose -skipregistry -skipfiles -buildiso
See help index "Commandline options" for more info.
- PE Builder now returns the number of errors while building as the
errorlevel.
- When pebuilder starts building it first completely erases the output
folder. This is somewhat dangerous. Imagine what would happen if a
user would
select c:\windows as the output path. So pebuilder now only accepts
an
output path relative to the pebuilder directory. For example if you
would
enter "BartPE" as the output path and pebuilder is located in your
"c:\pebuilder" directory the full output path becomes
"c:\pebuilder\BartPE"
- A few very small engine bug fixes.
- A lot of other small changes and enhancements.
New items:
- Included a new plugin "zz_peloader" that contains peloader.exe and
peshutdown.exe created by Pierre Mounir (TheTruth). PELoader is a
shell loader
that removes the resource limits (user resources limit & 24 hour time
limit)
from BartPE in a legal way, no need for any patches.
Thanks Pierre!!!
- New way of adding network drivers. Just create a new folder in
"drivers\Net"
and drop all vendor nic driver files in that new folder and pebuilder
will automatically
include those drivers.
- New way of adding storage drivers. Just create a new folder in
"drivers\SCSIAdapter" and drop storage driver files in that new
folder. PE
Builder will automatically include those drivers. Please note that PE
Builder
needs the drivers "txtsetup.oem" file and it ignores the *.inf driver
files.
- Added a slipstream dialog that helps less advanced users to
slipstream
their windows installation files. See menu "source->slipstream".
Changed items:
- plugin\ghost8, some small changes
- plugin\nu2menu, new version and some small changes to menu xml file.
- split plugin\bartpe and plugin\penetcfg into 2 separate plugins.
- updated penetcfg to v2.20
- removed plugin\nic_xxx, use the new way of adding drivers!
- removed plugin\dsk_xxx, use the new way of adding drivers!
Homepage: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
For related software, check out:
http://www.arjan.org/?System:Windows_Install_Management
Kind regards,
_____
Arjan
E-mail: (e-mail address removed) (remove NOSPAM)
Homepage: Arjan.org's Absolute Freeware Links (http://www.arjan.org)