Adding hotfixes to Windows PE

This section details the process for adding hotfixes to Windows PE

These steps describe how to install the hotfixes released by Microsoft for Remote NDIS support in Windows PE. The process can be used to install other hotfixes to Windows PE provided by Microsoft, but the Toolkit has only been tested to support the fixes specifically mentioned in this section.

To use the WinPE 2.1 hotfix with the ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Windows Edition and ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Windows Edition for Altiris Deployment Solution, follow these steps:
  1. Acquire the hotfix packages according to the instructions in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 981138..
  2. Copy the hotfix files to sgdeploy\updates\winpe2\architecture, where architecture is either x86 or x64, depending on the architecture for which you are building.
  3. Build your deployment scenario by using the SGTKWinPE.cmd script; the fixes will be applied to the boot image.
To use the WinPE 3.0 hotfix with the ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Windows Edition, follow these steps:
  1. Acquire the hotfix packages according to the instructions in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 979265.
  2. Run the executable hotfix packages, and enter the passwords provided with the download.
  3. Extract the packages to: sgdeploy\updates\winpe3.
  4. Build your deployment scenario by using the SGTKWinPE.cmd script; the fixes will be applied to the boot image.
To use the WinPE 4.0 hotfix with the ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Windows Edition, follow these steps:
  1. Acquire the hotfix packages.
  2. Run the executable hotfix packages and enter the passwords provided with the download.
  3. Extract the packages to: sgdeploy\updates\winpe4.
  4. Build your deployment scenario by using the SGTKWinPE.cmd script; the fixes will be applied to the boot image.