Users Guide

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Setting up Dell Command | PowerShell Provider in
a Windows PreInstallation Environment
Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) 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 | PowerShell Provider to run the commands on WinPE.
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.
2. Create the WinPE Image, adding PowerShell support to WinPE. See https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/
dn605289.aspx.
3. Copy Dell Command | PowerShell Provider folders and files into your WinPE bootable device (CD/USB).
4. Copy msvcp100.dll, msvcr100.dll from VC2010; and msvcp110.dll, msvcr110.dll, vccorlib110.dll from VC2012 inside the Dell
Command | PowerShell Provider module.
5. Boot to WinPE and open the Windows PowerShell console.
6. Navigate to the directory where Dell Command | PowerShell Provider folders and files have been copied based on the client’s
WinPE architecture.
7. Import the module. See Importing Dell Command | PowerShell Provider.
On a successful import, the following message is displayed: To get more help about the Dell Command PowerShell provider, run the
following command based on the OS: For 64 bit — Get-Help DellBIOSProvider and For 32 bit — Get-Help
DellBIOSProviderX86
. Now, you can access DellSMBIOS drive to manage your Attributes.
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