The System Recovery Tools (WinPE-SRT-Package) was removed from the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) which has a lot of people that were relying on this in a quandary. While many have moved to BartPE to address this need, there are workarounds. One is to include the needed file and registry entries yourself: http://www.msfn.org/board/WinPE-SRT-Package-t104854.html. Another alternative for those who have access to it is to use the OPK which did not remove WinRE. Finally, you can still use the boot.wim from the Vista installation DVD/ISO 1. Launch the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt as administrator. 2. Create a directory for the WinRE Windows PE image and a mount point
mkdir c:\winre_image
mkdir c:\winre_mount
3. Copy the Windows PE image from the installation media using ImageX
imagex.exe /export /boot c:\winpe\boot.wim 2 c:\winre_image\winre.wim “Windows Recovery Environment”
4. Mount the image using ImageX
imagex /mountrw c:\winre_image\winre.wim 1 c:\winre_mount
5. Using a text editor, create a file called winpeshl.ini that contains the following text:.
[LaunchApp]
AppPath=x:\sources\recovery\recenv.exe
6. Copy this file to \Windows\System32 directory in your mounted Windows PE directory (copy winpeshl.ini c:\winre_mount\Windows\System32)
7. Unmount the image and commit your changes: imagex.exe /unmount /commit c:\winre_mount
At this point you should have a WinRE image you can work with. Unfortunately it is a prepped image (PeImg /Prep) which means you cannot do everything to it you may wish, but it should get most people most of what they need!
It is always helpful to see “how-to” information presented as a video. PowerShell is a powerful but complex beast to get your arms around. A very helpful video blog is available at pwershell-basics.com and a new (second) video has just been posted. This one covers the topic of “Discoverability”. Discoverability in PowerShell means that there is a way to examine the data and methods of objects on the command line.
In this episode, host Steven Murawski takes a look at Get-Member, which allows you to inspect the properties and methods of the objects that are available from the PowerShell commandline.
http://powershell-basics.com/2008/03/06/show-2-discoverability/
Error Messages:
“Cannot turn off reminder. You may be reminded again.”
“Cannot turn off the reminder. You may be reminded again. the end date you entered occurs before the start date”
“Cannot open the item for this reminder. The end date occurs before the start date”
Solution:
First, try launching Outlook.exe with the “cleanreminders” command line argument:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE /cleanreminders
If that does not work, carry out the below steps to delete the items in Reminders folder:
Download MFCMAPI tool from http://support.microsoft.com/?ID=291794
1. Run MFCMAPI on the desktop
2. Go to Session->Logon and Display Store Table
3. Select your profile
4. Right click Mailbox and choose “Open Store”
5. Expand “Root Container”
6. Right click “Reminders” and select “Open Contents Table”
7. New Window Launches with Title Reminders
8. Select all the reminder items listed there, Right click and select “Delete Message”
9. Close MFCMAPI
