This is a very flexible program to which a lot of talented people have devoted time over these last years to create and publish completely free of charge for everyone to enjoy.
Some projects like LiveXP will create a XP Windows PE based boot disk based on a Windows XP SP2 Install CD and produce a very small CD image sized around 31Mb~300Mb that can include a very extensive set of features, freeware programs and full support to SATA drives and network connections.
This project also includes freeware tools to create bootable USB pendisks with easy to follow instructions.
Our goals are simple - create truly efficient boot disks using only legal and freeware tools.
You can download the latest projects and WinBuilder versions at http://winbuilder.net
There is a quick start guide here --> http://boot-land.net/winbuilder/help/
More screenshots --> http://winbuilder.net/e107_plugins/autogal...autogallery.php
If you are a BartPE user then you should definitively give a try at the BartPE Core project which also provides a very good work platform
--> http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=20057
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For Windows PE 2.0 there is a very good project that allows to you customize completely WinPE 2.x images.
It is called VistaPE and more informations can be found here --> http://vistape.net/vistape-screenshots.html
VistaPE can produce boot disks based on WinPE 2.0 using the WAIK or any normal Vista Install DVD as source and instead of giving a command prompt like WinPE it will allow you to use the explorer shell and add as many programs as necessary.
Requirements:
- You will need an Internet connection to download new scripts and projects from the download center
- You need to run this program as Administrator under XP or Vista
- Under Vista you will need to disable the UAC (User Account Control) to handle registry hives
WinBuilder is freeware and you're welcome to bundle it inside your own project distribution and website if you wish.
The projects you find on the WinBuilder site are also freeware and all build steps are composed with simple text files that contain instructions (scripts) of what should be copied or modified - this means that everyone can look inside the script source and modify it as needed.
Hope this introduction wasn't very lengthy - have fun building your boot disks!
