Pre-installation tools


Installing Windows can be a chore. If you need to do it often–for instance, if you’re a company that builds its own white boxes for internal use–then you need a pre-installation tool to help you.


Bart PE is one good choice. It’s free, easy to use, and is supported by a growing user community. In short, it’s the administrators’ best friend. Check out this review I wrote awhile back for WindowsDevCenter. But please be aware of the Windows EULA and how it applies to this product.


Another choice for enterprise Windows shops is WinPE from Microsoft. A third choice if you’re a Microsoft Partner is the OPK Tools available from Microsoft’s OEM Builder website.

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