Tag Archives: WinPE

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 »

Manually Updating The WinPE WIM In SCCM

By | January 16, 2014
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SCCM Produces 2 WinPE Boot ..WIM files.  If you are versed in using DISM and would like to venture out of the console to perform updates(Adding additional files, Additional components, etc). Make sure to update the .WIM named “winpe.wim”.  This is the file that is used when performing updates and other actions in the SCCM… Read More »

Need a Software Keyboard in WinPE, FreeVK to the rescue..

By | September 26, 2013
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I was prompting a tablet user for a password in WinPE prior to performing a recovery routine.  To get Windows OSK to appear was a lot more difficult that it should be.  In my search for a portable on-screen keyboard, I found FreeVK.  Its free and works in WinPE.  The only caviat is that it… Read More »

Clean up MDT “Leftover Junk” from Previous Task Sequence (The task sequence has been suspended)

By | June 15, 2011
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In A LOT of cases, MDT fails to clean up properly after a Failed or even Successful Task Sequence.  These leftover files are a nuisance, and can cause the following error (The task sequence has been suspended). Ive come accustomed to using the Diskpart tool to perform a “Clean” against “Disk 0” to ensure all… Read More »