Specifications

d=”Programs\adaware\Skins”,2 to the [Winntdirectories]
section. In the [SourceDisksFiles] add the lines:
alert.wav=a,,1
defs.ref=a,,1
default.awl=b,,1
Ad-Aware SE default.ask=c,,1
And remove the lines aawhelper.dll, reflist.ref, English.bmp,
English.det, and English.ini. from the section. The finished file
should look like:
[WinntDirectories]
a=”Programs\adaware”,2
b=”Programs\adaware\lang”,2
c=”Programs\adaware\Plugins”,2
d=”Programs\adaware\Skins”,2
[SourceDisksFiles]
adaware.cmd=a,,1
ad-aware.exe=a,,1
alert.wav=a,,1
defs.ref=a,,1
default.awl=b,,1
Ad-Aware SE default.ask=c,,1
Save the inf file and enable the Ad-Aware plugin within PE
Builder. If you followed directions, the application should now
be properly installed.
You should also remember that when you run a scan from
the BartPE disc you need to perform a custom scan and set
it to scan the drive on which the OS is installed. If you don’t,
AdAware SE will simply scan your BartPE disc, which is useless.
Is it legal?
When we recommended BartPE in our 2004
Trauma Kit, readers asked whether it was
legal to build such a disc. According to Bart
Lagerweij, who has survived Microsoft’s scru-
tiny thus far, it depends on how you use it.
A BartPE disc can be legally used as long
as the BartPE disc and the licensed version of
Windows you used to create the BartPE disc
are not used simultaneously. So if you create
a BartPE disc from your OS disc and use it to
troubleshoot your own PC, you’re fine.
Lagerweij also points out that if you
are a licensee of Microsoft’s own Windows
Preinstall Environment (WinPE) software used
by system OEMs and large IT departments,
you cannot use BartPE because of the terms
of the Microsoft license.
Finally, to truly prevent people from using a
BartPE disc as an illegal OS, the program con
-
tains a timer that reboots the machine after 24
hours and only allows you to run six processes.
Test it
Test the BartPE disc by putting it in your machine and rebooting. Make sure your BIOS
is set to boot from the optical drive. If you’re not running any exotic RAID or SCSI
drives as your primary boot disk, it should work like a charm. If Windows is installed
on a SATA drive or RAID array, and BartPE isn’t detecting it, you may have to go back
to the “Add drivers” section and make
sure you installed the driver for your
particular hard drive controller.
After you’ve used PE Builder once,
the program will begin asking you if
you want to do a manual build, an
auto build, or an ISO build. To rebuild
your BartPE disc from scratch, use
the “manual build” option. To rebuild
the disc with the same drivers and
plugins you originally used, but
update to the latest operating system
files, select “auto build” and make
sure your OS disc is handy. If you just
want to rebuild the original ISO you
created and save the appropriate files
on your hard drive, select “ISO build.”
Burn your BartPE disc
When you’re ready to compile your disc, make
sure the Create ISO Image box is checked and
that you know where the final ISO disc image
will be sent.
If you make further tweaks to your
BartPE disc, you’ll need to select
“Manual build” when you start.
When PE Builder has made your ISO,
use Nero to burn the image.
Once you’re satisfied with your disc contents, click “Next” to
get to the Build screen. Here you tell PE Builder where to store
the source files for the compilation. These source files stay on
your machine so you can quickly and easily create an ISO disc
image at any time. You can change the target directory for stor-
ing files but make sure you have enough space—it will require
about 800MB.
PE Builder will offer you the option to create an ISO image
and ask where you want to create it. The default location is the
PE Builder directory itself. We strongly recommend that you let
PE Builder create the ISO at this time. The program will scoop
up and compile the plugins and drivers you’ve collected and
read the necessary files from your Windows CD. Once done, all
you have to do is fire up Nero, select Recorder/Burn Image and
point it to the PE Builder directory. Voila! You’ve created a per-
sonalized BartPE disc.
A stock BartPE boot disc will give you this
basic desktop and a Go button to access
your features.
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