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Windows Vista (PE 2.0)
Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 (PE 2.1)
Windows 7 (PE 3.0)
If you already have media with PE1.x distribution, unpack the media ISO to a local folder and start
the Bootable Media Builder either from the management console, by selecting Tools > Create
Bootable Media or, as a separate component. The wizard will guide you through the necessary
operations. Please refer to Adding the Acronis Plug-in to WinPE 1.x (p. 276) for details.
To be able to create or modify PE 2.x or 3.0 images, install Bootable Media Builder on a machine
where Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) is installed. The further operations are described in
the Adding the Acronis Plug-in to WinPE 2.x or 3.0 (p. 276) section.
If you do not have a machine with WAIK, prepare as follows:
1.
Download and install Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK).
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista (PE 2.0):
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C7D4BC6D-15F3-4284-9123-
679830D629F2&displaylang=en
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 (PE 2.1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94bb6e34-d890-4932-81a5-
5b50c657de08&DisplayLang=en
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 (PE 3.0):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=696DD665-9F76-4177-A811-
39C26D3B3B34&displaylang=en
You can find system requirements for installation by following the above links.
2.
[optional] Burn the WAIK to DVD or copy to a flash drive.
3.
Install the Microsoft .NET Framework v.2.0 from this kit (NETFXx86 or NETFXx64, depending on
your hardware.)
4.
Install Microsoft Core XML (MSXML) 5.0 or 6.0 Parser from this kit.
5.
Install Windows AIK from this kit.
6.
Install Bootable Media Builder on the same machine.
It is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the help documentation supplied with Windows
AIK. To access the documentation, select Microsoft Windows AIK -> Documentation from the start
menu.
Using Bart PE
You can create a Bart PE image with Acronis Plug-in using the Bart PE Builder. Please refer to Building
Bart PE with Acronis Plug-in from Windows distribution (p. 277) for details.
6.10.1.1
Linux-based bootable media
When using the media builder, you have to specify:
1.
[optional] The parameters of the Linux kernel. Separate multiple parameters with spaces.
For example, to be able to select a display mode for the bootable agent each time the media
starts, type: vga=ask
For a list of parameters, see Kernel parameters (p. 272).
2.
The Acronis bootable components to be placed on the media.
