BartPE enables you to create a self-contained version of Windows on CD/DVD that runs "live" from the CDROM. It includes full network support and read/write access to NTFS volumes, which is great for diagnostic or troubleshooting purposes. It also includes a good number of built-in apps, and many more can be added via the plugin mechanism.
Note: You need the original Windows Installation CDROM in order to build the "live" CD.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch pebuilder.exe. |
What's new? |
See: https://web.archive.org/web/20150911223335/http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/changes/ |
Well, I decided to try one more thing before giving up on BartPE.
I tried using my friend's Windows XP disk instead of mine and it worked.
My disk was version 2600.1152 (SP2)
and his disk was version 2600.1106 (SP1)
I can't believe I was unable to find any support anywhere related to freezing with certain XP versions.
BartPE has been around a long time now ... it seems like someone must have known about this problem.
Hopefully I don't encounter any more mystery bugs!
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I finally decided to give BartPE a try so that I could make a bootable Ghost 8 CD, but when I would go to boot the finished CD, the damn thing would freeze at the "please wait" bar every time.
I spent my whole weekend trying to get it to work.
No matter what options I enabled/disabled and no matter what files I added or removed, it would still freeze at that "please wait" bar.
What a waste of time!
I ended up going with HawkPE.
Unfortunately, it doesn't enable CD/DVD burning support in Ghost, but at least the thing boots.
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one should note.. E-machines, and i believe others dont give out the original windows disks they give only restore disks only for e-machines computer, so those wont work with bartPE, because i've tried.. damn e-machines. craputors alright.
My apologies. I have fixed the subcategory value.
Great Program, everyone should have a CD that boots to XP. Especially for emergencies. Your "original Windows Installation CDROM" NEEDS to have Service Pack 2.
3D Tools? This is more files/folders or at least misc/other. It's an O/S program, not graphics.
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