small Windows 10 (based on Windows PE) with customised tools
Scripts & Tools to customize Windows PE to my like. Also adds 32 Bit application support to the 64 Bit Windows PE Image. Really small, ca. 525MiB for the 64 Bit image, ca. 340MiB for the 32 Bit Image. Can be booted from every media like CD-ROM, USB Sticks and even from Network (PXE).
MiniNT5 is intended for diagnostics, repair & (re-)installation of Windows. (Workstation & Server editions, from Windows 2000 to Windows 10)
Hint: There is no need to disable Secure-Boot in order to boot MiniNT5. Even from PXE.
What things you need to build MiniNT
Preparing the files:
Compiling MiniNT:
Open the project "MiniNT5 Tools.sln" in Visual Studio, and compile the project as Release/Win32 and Release/x64
Go to the folder "MiniNTBuilder" and adapt "paths.cmd" to your like
Feel free to modify "MiniNT ID.reg" to your like, not needed
Copy, if needed, some drivers into the Drivers\x86 and Drivers\x64 folder (in a separate folder for each driver) - these will be picked up automatically
Open a command prompt with administrative permissions, and run the CMD files from 01 to 99
when all is success, you see 2 files "MiniNT5 32.iso" and "MiniNT5 64.iso" in the root folder of the project (and a "PXEBoot" folder containig all the files required to boot MiniNT from PXE)
After running the scripts from 01 to 98 successfully, execute "99 Make PXE Boot.cmd"
All these tools are provided as-is from Vulpes. If you've some questions, contact me here.
Collects all the 32 Bit files needed for MiniNT64, to be able to run 32 bit binaries (only needed for building MiniNT)
Some common Windows PE commands nicely wrapped for easy usage within .NET (C#)
Some common WIM functions from Windows (DISM and WIMG-API) nicely wrapped for easy usage within .NET (C#)
Some common C# functions to use acros multiple projects
Nice GUI to create & install WIM files (safe to use within a normal Windows 8 / 10 in production)
simply displays the "Map Network Drive" Window, nothing else (safe to use within a normal Windows 8 / 10 in production)
Changes the keyboard layout on the fly (does not save the settings) (safe to use within a normal Windows 8 / 10 in production - restart needed to properly revert to previous settings)
Small shell, kinda like the Windows NT 3.51 Program Manager (also does some additional initalizations on MiniNT)
Small programm to communicate with FoxShell from Batch files to add / remove icons
Displays "Disconnect Network Drive" Window, nothing else (safe to use within a normal Windows 8 / 10 in production)