Image for Windows – Creating a BartPE Disk Containing Image for Windows

Note: You don’t need to create a Bart PE disk very often; you can use the BartPE boot disk you create as long as you continue to use the version of Image for Windows stored on the Bart PE disk.

Image for Windows users can restore backup images of the main Windows drive in two different ways, and the method you choose is entirely a personal choice:

• You can use either Image for DOS or Image for Linux to restore a backup made using Image for Windows. Or,
• If you prefer to restore in a Windows-like environment, you can create a BartPE boot disk and use Image for Windows to restore.

To restore an image using Image for DOS or Image for Linux, you create an Image for DOS or Image for Linux boot disk using the MakeDisk utility that comes with Image for Windows. See the tutorial, “Image for Windows First Things First – Make a Boot Disk” to create the appropriate boot disk. Then, see either the tutorial, “Image for DOS - Restoring a Full Backup,” or the tutorial, “Image for Linux - Restoring a Full Backup.”

To restore in a Windows-like environment, create a BartPE boot disk that contains Image for Windows using this tutorial. When you finish creating the disk, see the tutorial, “Restoring a Full Backup Using a Bart PE Disk” to restore an Image backup in a Windows-like environment.

This tutorial assumes that you installed the BartPE plug-in when you installed Image for Windows; if you did not, re-run the Image for Windows installation and install the BartPE plug-in.

1.  Visit the Bart PE website at www.nu2.nu and download the PE Builder self-installing package to your Desktop.
   
   
2.  Double-click the file and, in the Open File – Security Warning dialog box that appears, click Run to display the Select Setup Language dialog box shown below; click OK.
   
   
   
   
3.  On the Welcome to the PE Builder Setup Wizard screen shown below, click Next.
   
   
   
   
4.  On the Select Destination Location screen shown below, take note of the suggested folder and click Next. You’ll need to know this folder in Step 10.
   
   
   
   
5.  On the Select Start Menu Folder screen shown below, click Next.
   
   
   
   
6.  On the Select Additional Tasks screen shown below, place a check in the Create a Desktop Icon box and click Next.
   
   
   
   
7.  On the Ready to Install screen shown below, click Install.
   
   
   
   During the installation process, a progress bar appears on-screen.
   
   
8.  When installation finishes, the completing the PE Builder Setup Wizard screen shown below appears. Remove the check from the Launch PE Builder box and click Finish.
   
   
   
   Note: To include SATA storage drivers and network drivers on your BartPE disk, you need to copy the drivers to the appropriate location. Let’s assume that you installed BartPE to c:\pebuilder3110a as shown in Step 4 above. In this case, place SATA storage drivers in a folder—you can name the folder anything you want—inside the c:\pebuilder3110a\drivers\SCSIAdapter folder. Place network drivers in a folder—again, you can name the folder anything you want—inside the c:\pebuilder3110a\drivers\Net folder.
   
   To find the SATA drivers, see the first part of the Create a Windows XP Slipstreamed Disc with SATA Drivers article
   
   
9.  Click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to TeraByte Unlimited, point to Image for Windows, point to V2, and click BartPE Plugin Installer as shown below.
   
   
   
   
10.  On the Image for Windows PE Builder Plug-In screen shown below, click the navigation button circled below to browse to the location you noted in Step 4 where you installed BartPE. Then, if you are a registered user of Image for Windows, use the Product Key section to supply your registration name and key in the corresponding text boxes. Place a check in the Run Image for Windows Automatically box and click OK.
    
    
    
    
11.  On the Notice screen shown below, click OK.
    
    
    
    
12.  Double-click the Desktop icon you created for BartPE in Step 6 and, on the PE Builder License screen shown below, read the license agreement, and if you accept it, click the I agree button.
    
    
    
    
13.  If the Search Files screen shown below appears, click Yes. Then, click OK when the search finishes.
    
    
    
    
14.  On the PE Builder screen shown below, make sure that the path to your Windows installation files appears correctly, click the Burn to CD/DVD option and then click Build.
    
    
    
    
15.  On the Windows License screen shown below, read the license agreement, and if you accept it, click the I agree button. Note that this license screen is for your Windows product.
    
    
    
    
16.  The PE Builder window displays files that PE Builder uses along with a progress bar, as shown below. PE Builder will write a bootable CD/DVD as part of the process. When the process finishes, click the Close button.
    
    
    
    If PE Builder doesn’t create your bootable CD, re-run PE Builder and create an .ISO file. You can use TeraByte Unlimited's free BurnCDCC utility to burn an .ISO file to disc, creating a bootable Bart PE disc. You can install BurnCDCC an optional component when you install Image for Windows, or you can download it separately and install it.
    
17.  Click Exit on the main PE Builder screen that reappears after building.
    
    
18.  With the Bart PE boot disk inserted in your computer, reboot the machine into the Bart PE environment, where Image for Windows will run automatically as shown below. You might be prompted to start network support; the choice is up to you.
    
    
    
    To boot your computer using this boot disk, you might need to edit your computer’s BIOS settings to reorder your drives and permit your CD/DVD drive to boot your computer before your C: drive boots your computer. As your computer begins to boot, you should see a message—before you ever get to Windows or your operating system—that tells you what key to press to enter Setup—typically the Delete key, F2, or F12. Once in the BIOS, follow the instructions provided in your BIOS to reorder the boot sequence and permit your CD/DVD drive to be examined for boot information before your hard drive. If your system starts by offering you the option to select a boot menu, you can use the boot menu to identify the drive you want to use to boot.