Precautions for installing Windows 7 with Win PE

Because of the new features of Windows 7 installation "Carrier Independent", we can install or deploy Windows 7 flexibly and freely. At present, there are various information on how to install Windows 7 on the Internet, such as how to install through hard disk, make CD by yourself, use U disk to install, use hard disk to install or install through network. gOxiA also released related logs very early, but today it is mainly to share Windows PE to install and deploy Windows 7 RTM.

As an IT professional, you must be rigorous, serious, efficient, flexible and trustworthy in your work! In the system deployment or maintenance, there will be a Windows PE or a customized version of Windows PE in their respective hands. As mentioned in the previous work attitude, some of the custom HOT versions of Windows PE on the Internet may not work with some work environments. Usually ITPro will use WAIK to make a customized version of Windows PE, which integrates some very useful gadgets, such as gOxiA's earlier customized Windows PE based on Windows Vista WAIK, which integrates Remote Desktop, Imagex, Practical software such as Ghost and virtual drive, especially this virtual drive tool can easily load the installation ISO of Windows Vista or even the installation ISO of Windows 7, which is very convenient for installing the operating system, because we don't need Specialize in the production and maintenance of an installation source that stores Windows. Starting with Windows Vista, gOxiA has copied its own custom Windows PE on its own USB flash drive, removable hard drive, CD or even WDS server for installation and maintenance of the operating system, which is very convenient. And this PE has been used in Windows 7 RC, but after the English version of Windows 7 RTM, it can no longer be used (PS: The leaked Windows 7 RTM Chinese version did not find this problem)! Specifically, when the first phase of the Setup installation is completed, an unhandled error is displayed, and the installation fails. Check the system disk and find that the directory format on the disk is not a normal name, but a directory containing Windows.old. It seems that the English version of Windows 7 RTM is more rigorous in the process of checking the system during installation. I am based on Windows Vista. The PE is identified as an older version of the system, which ultimately leads to installation failure!

OK, the precaution is this. If you want to use Windows PE to install and deploy Windows 7 RTM, you must satisfy that Windows PE is the latest WAIK 3.0. Otherwise, you must use Imagex to manually install Windows 7.