Here is the FINAL version of the WAIK: (Updated on 2/13/07)

WAIK Final

Now everyone has access to WinPE.

This install includes WinPE v2.0 for both x86 and x64.


EDIT: updated link(s) to include the newest build released by Microsoft.

Thanks man

It ain't exactly easy to find on the MS Web.

i download the img file.
it has 800 mb file size.
how do i get only WinPE and delete the rest?

where is WinPE in this img file?

i searched but didn´t find any ISO or IMG file for WinPE

You need to install the whole thing. It puts the files you are going to need to create your own modified WinPE. There are a couple of other things included, but I would say that 97% of that package is WinPE, and not other fluff you don't need. Once it's installed, if you don't need x64, you could delete those parts, and would save you around 50% or so in space.

Awsome, MS webby went totally nuts when I searched for the WAIK, thanks a bunch man for the link!

Vista, WinPE, WDS, here we go...

but isnt WinPE supposed to be about 150 mb?

how come this pack has 800 mb?

I want only the 150 mb package to include in my Multiboot DVD.

Is there a way to get it?

Well the x86 winpe.wim file is 160 mb. It is in the winpe.cab file in the image.

I would be intrested to know how your going to use the wim file (without all the other tools in the package) in your Multi-Boot DVD.

yeah, i´m interested in that too, jazkal.

but i i am not going to do is use a 800 mb img to use an enviroment that needs only 150 mb to full run.

anyways, thanks for your replys.

You can boot WinPE 2.0 with ISOLinux just the same as you could with the older WinPE. The folder structure for this is a little different:



BOOT, ISOLINUX, and SOURCES are the folders and BOOTMGR is like the old SETUPLDR.BIN. ETFSBOOT.COM in the BOOT folder is the bootsector. WinPE (BOOT.WIM 156mb) is in the SOURCES folder. Just boot with ISOLinux like normal and it should boot up fine. It did for me at least. If you just use the english fonts you can also save some spaec and delete the asian fonts in BOOT\FONTS. You need to download the 800mb image file to build WinPE (either x86 or x84). You'll end up with a ~156mb WinPE when your done.

Cheers

Updated first post with the new download page for the WAIK.

Looks like the second link is dead now...any idea where it might have moved to?

I did a search on Microsoft, this is all that I could find:

EDIT: Link removed because Microsoft killed the webpage

This has the extension .img
What did you guys use to burn it?

I used D-Tools to mount it, and pulled the files off.

Well, needless to say, I did the same thing. While installing WAIK, halfway through, it asked me to insert the CD??!!

This shouldn't need to be installed from a CD.

That is strange, I installed it on 3 different systems from my C drive. Never saw anything like that message. Where were your source files located when you ran the install?

They were on a USB flash stick.

I used IsoBuster to see the .img file you can find it here with instructions

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/install/

grr, i downloaded the WAIK and then learnt that to install the BDD i need to download the BDD cab file, which is just Windows PE + some other applications. Do i have to download the cab file now as well?

can we use this vista PE version to do unattended install of WindowsXP?

Yes

I got the same problem here on my XP SP2 machine, my virtual Vista install has the same problem :/

Edit:
Nice, I found a way to make it work
You have to copy the WAIKX86.MSI (or the 64bit version) and the WINPE.CAB to your HD. Then run the MSI. Thats it

I am not sure if you have noticed but all of your links are broken now.

Yes, I just checked and it looks like they may be releasing a newer "fixed" version. I will update the links when the new download webpage is released.

The first link in the first post of this thread still works if you need to download the whole thing.

Updated the first post with the newest download page with the WAIK Final release, updated today.

could someone update the link on first post... seems to point to reference documents not WinPE2.0 insatllation, as the post states...

updated. i could have sworn that it linked to the right page. I just tested the updated link, and it is going to the right page.