Live Windows Bootable CDs for Sysadmins

WhoDaresWins writes "Ever wonder how to make a Knoppix-like live Windows bootable CD (or DVD)? Well its now possible using Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD. It's basically an expansion of the Microsoft's own Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment) idea which is a minimal Windows (XP/2K3) based bootable live CD with a command prompt and the ability to run some basic Windows GUI. Bart's PE allows anyone to make a bootable CD using their own Windows XP/2K3 media with Bart's PE Builder. What's more many people have contributed quite a few plugins that allow you to use the BartPE discs as quite a nifty system administration tool and with some work an almost usable quick system."

Comments

This is old...

[insmod_ex]

Seriously, PE Builder has been flying around for a very long time. Plus you can just download a Windows PE off of many IRC servers. Nonetheless, Windows PE/PE Builder has saved my balls many times. Almost lost my porno on one incident.

Re:RTFA

[Peyna]

People who evade taxes think they're following completely legal steps as well; but instead have just been misled by others who have just been luck enough not to get caught yet. You could still be liable for many things, even if you take this guy's word that it's completely legal and it turns out otherwise.

Re:Cannot be used for general purpose like knoppix

[man_of_mr_e]

Sorry folks, the only way you will bait me back to the world of Windows is if someone makes a REAL POSIX layer running on top ntoskrnl (The NT Microkernel)

You mean like this? Interix, part of SFU, provides a complete System V unix running atop the microkernel (alongside Win32). No, you can't disable Win32, but it certainly provides a complete POSIX layer.