Windows PE interim release?

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Koen

Hello,

I am trying to find out if the interim releases for the Windows
Preinstallation Environment are available?
Is there anyone that already has this updated release with WMI support and
without the direct ADO from HTA bug?

I am having trouble with the 1.2 version not only becouse the lack of WMI
support but mainly becouse i cannot use ADO directly within an HTA.

Gr, Koen.
 
Windows PE 1.5 (version 2004, based on XP SP2 media) should be
released any day now...(the code has been RTM for a some weeks time)

New Features are:
- X: is always the default driveletter, even when booting from CD or
DVD
- WMI-support (not all classes, but lots of them)
- Windows Firewall
- Plug and play support
- Simplified feature for adding a customized startup shell (eg own
app)
- Ready-to-go script to minimize PE footprint (can be reduced to 86
MB)
- new scripts for adding updated device drivers to Windows PE

No boot in RAM support yet, this is scheduled for Windows PE 1.6 (2005
version, based on Windows Server 2003 SP1 media). This will allow you
to boot PE from any PXE server (not only RIS)..


References

Windows Preinstallation Environment Technical Overview
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/winpreinst/WindowsPE_tech.mspx

Windows Preinstallation Environment Overview
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/winpreinst/WindowsPE_over.mspx

TechNet Webcast: Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE): An
Overview of Technology and Use - Level 300
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032247623&Culture=en-US


regards
Johan Arwidmark

Windows User Group - Nordic
http://www.wug-nordic.net
 
Thanks Johan,

Clearly spoken!

I'll keep an eye on the MSVL download page...

Kind regards,

Koen.
 
Follow up...

Unfortunately Windows PE 1.5 still suffers from the samt restrictions
on ADO connections in HTA pages as 1.2 does...

I havent quite yet figured that on out yet but I think it has
something to do with Internet Settings (Zones and Domains). Even
though PE doesnt have Internet Explorer i still uses the same security
model...

The main reason is (IMHO) because Windows PE isnt joined to any domain
and therefor behave like a workgroup computer.

I have tried to set various Internet Settings in PE. Specially the
"access data sources across the domain" setting (1406) but so far, no
luck...

If I found a solution, I will post it...:)

But the WMI support in PE 1.5 works great..:)

Reference

Description of Internet Explorer security zones registry entries
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=182569
 
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