Microsoft® Windows® Desktop Deployment Resource Kit

Starting Windows PE

Table 14-2 summarizes the three ways you can start Windows PE. You can create a bootable Windows PE CD or DVD, for example. You can install Windows PE in RIS. You can install Windows PE on a computer’s hard disk so that the next time the computer starts, it logs on to the network, installs Windows XP Professional, and then deploys an image of that hard disk. The sections following this one describe how to create each of these three scenarios.

Table 14-2. Starting Windows PE

	Removable Media (CDs)	RIS	Non-removable Media (Hard Disks)
Disconnected PCs	Yes	No	Yes
Networked PCs	Not recommended	Yes	Not recommended
Active Directory	Not required	Required by RIS	Not required
64-bit Windows	Yes	No	Yes
Third-party tools	Not required	Not required	Useful

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