Windows Vista® Resource Kit, Second Edition

Summary

Unlike earlier versions of Windows, Windows PE 2.1 is the only preinstallation platform for installing Windows Vista. Windows PE is publicly available in the Windows AIK.

You can approach using Windows PE in two ways. You can customize it through MDT 2008, which is the most appropriate approach if you’re using MDT 2008 to deploy Windows Vista. Alternatively, you can customize Windows PE manually by using the tools available in the Windows AIK. You can customize Windows PE to fit almost any deployment scenario by adding device drivers and components, adding scripts and HTAs, and so on.

You can also start Windows PE in multiple ways. First, you can burn your custom Windows PE image to a CD or DVD and then start the computer using the disk. ...