Category Archives: Windows PE

Disk Wipe Wedge for use with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (Any release)

By | November 28, 2019
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1\Create a folder under the <DeployRoot> named “peFiles” or similar. 2\Populate the folder with the promptForDiskWipe.bat and unattend.xml files from this gist: promptForDiskWipe.bat: https://gist.github.com/brianfgonzalez/dcedc971176ba87551b10ef9f40c332e unattend.xml: https://gist.github.com/brianfgonzalez/d93e4160b03b46885ca187e6bc2fa549 * Click on RAW and then right-click and save-as to save the actual files. 3\Update your MDT boot media to call the promptForDiskWipe.bat script before starting a deployment (litetouch.vbs).… Read More »

UEFI Enable on Panasonic Toughbooks in Windows PE

By | March 28, 2018
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UPDATE 04-03-2019: For newer Toughbooks you must also install SID0040 https://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/dl/docs/077586?dc%5B%5D=002001&lang=003&no=41&oc=001042&p1=218&p2=2180633&score=1.0&sri=13615846&trn_org=2 This setting change uses the Panasonic “WMI BIOS CONFIGURATION TOOL”: ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/computer/software/wmi_tool_software.zip The sid0021 driver is required for this tool: http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/dl/docs/076632?dc%5B%5D=002001&lang=003&no=18&oc=001039&p1=117&p2=1170603&score=1.0&sri=12295314&trn_org=2 Here is a package containing both the tool, driver and batch script to enable UEFI in WinPE, but other BIOS settings can be changed using… Read More »

Running a PXE Server in Windows 10 in less than 10 minutes

By | February 16, 2018
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UPDATE – 04-03-2019: try serva https://www.vercot.com/~serva/ instead of tftpd32, it supports uefi. Download the “Portable” version of the Tftpd32 software. http://tftpd32.jounin.net/ All of my source files: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FAIPPtIogFOk_uklAS_D7YxLrxI36Hly My TFTPROOT folder contents and source Files were pulled from Windows 10 ADK installation. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\Media => TFTPROOT\bootmgr.exe TFTPROOT\Boot\en-us\bootmgr.exe.mui TFTPROOT\Boot\en-us\memtest.exe.mui TFTPROOT\Boot\Fonts\*.* TFTPROOT\Boot\Resources\bootres.dll… Read More »

Environment Variables set during the “Update Media” processing of MDT

By | January 25, 2017
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At the end of running “Update Media” for the 1st run or on any run with the “-force” argument passed, an update script can be called via the “LitetouchPE.xml” file. Here are the dynamic vars exposed that can be called via a custom script. ADKPath | C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit CONTENT |… Read More »

“A required CD/DVD drive driver is missing..” error when installing Windows 7 on new Toughbook laptops. – Updated 2016-12-06

By | October 11, 2016
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!! UPDATE: 12/6/2016- If the script doesn’t work, try changing the index number being adjusted to #2. 2 things need to happen to fix this: Windows 7 install PE needs the Windows 7 USB 3.0 driver package injected. USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver: http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/d… USB 3.0 Driver: http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/d… A registry hack (for lack of a… Read More »