Deployment Guide

Dell Command | Configure for Microsoft Windows
Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)
Windows PE provides a standalone preinstallation environment that is used to prepare a system for
Windows installation. For client systems that do not have an operating system installed, you can create a
bootable image that contains Dell Command | Configure to run the Dell Command | Configure
commands on Windows PE. To create Windows PE 2.0 and 3.0 image, you can use Microsoft Windows
Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK), and to create Windows PE 4.0 image, Windows PE 5.0 image,
and Windows PE 10.0 image, you can use Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK).
Using Windows PE 2.0, Windows PE 3.0, Windows PE 4.0, Windows PE 5.0, and Windows PE 10.0, you
can integrate Dell Command | Configure , HAPI, and related drivers directly into a bootable ISO image.
Related links:
• Creating a bootable image PE using Microsoft Windows PE 4.0, 5.0 and 10.0
• Creating a bootable image PE using Microsoft Windows PE 2.0 and 3.0
Creating a bootable image PE using Microsoft Windows PE 4.0, 5.0 and 10.0
1. From the Microsoft website, download and install Windows ADK on the client system.
NOTE: While installing select only Deployment Tools and Windows Preinstallation
Environment (Windows PE).
2. From dell.com/support, download and install Dell Command | Configure .
3. Integrate the Dell Command | Configure directory structure to an ISO file to create a bootable ISO
image.
Related Link:
• Integrating Dell Command | Configure directory structure to an ISO file using Microsoft Windows PE
10.0
• Integrating Dell Command | Configure directory structure to an ISO file using Microsoft Windows PE
5.0
• Integrating Dell Command | Configure directory structure to an ISO file using Microsoft Windows PE
4.0
Integrating Dell Command | Configure directory structure to an ISO file using Microsoft
Windows PE 10.0
1. Install Windows 10 operating system.
2. Download and install Windows ADK for Windows 10 operating system.
3. Create Windows PE 10.0 image.
Related links:
• Creating Microsoft Windows PE 10.0 64-bit image
• Creating Microsoft Windows PE 10.0 32-bit image
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