This version differs from the other versions since it doesn't need the disc to load all the files. The first release of Windows Preinstallation Environment, built from Windows XP RTM īuilt from Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 Ĭalled Windows PE 2004 built from Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 Ĭalled Windows PE 2005 built from Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 īuilt from the first edition of Windows Vista. The following versions are known to exist: It was originally designed and built by a small team of engineers in Microsoft's Windows Deployment team, including Vijay Jayaseelan, Ryan Burkhardt, and Richard Bond.
Version 2.0 introduced a number of improvements and extended the availability of WinPE to all customers, not just corporate enterprise customers by downloading and installing Microsoft's Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). The package can also be used as the base of a forensics investigation to either capture a disk image or run analysis tools without mounting any available disks and thus changing state. Many customized WinPE boot CDs packaged with third-party applications for different uses are now available from volunteers via the Internet. The package can be used for developer testing or as a recovery CD/ DVD for system administrators.
WinPE was originally intended to be used only as a pre-installation platform for deploying Microsoft Windows operating systems, specifically to replace MS-DOS in this respect.
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