Adding the Acronis Plug-in to WinPE 2.x or 3.0 WIM

  1. Select Acronis ® Plus Pack for Acronis True Image Home 2011 ® Acronis WinPE ISO Builder from the Start menu.
  2. Specify the path to the source WINPE.WIM file. The standard path to this file for x86 hardware is \Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\X86\winpe.wim.
  3. Specify the full path to the resulting WIM file, including the filename or leave the default path and filename (AcronisMedia.wim).
  4. Check your settings in the summary screen and click Proceed.

To create a PE image (ISO file) from the resulting WIM file:

  1. Select Microsoft Windows AIK ® Windows PE Tools Command Prompt from the Start menu.
  2. Users of Windows 7 should select Microsoft Windows AIK ® Deployment Tools Command Prompt from the Start menu.
  3. Run the copype.cmd script to create a folder with Windows PE files. For example, from a command prompt, type:

    copype x86 c:\winpe_x86

  4. Replace the default boot.wim file in your Windows PE folder with the newly created WIM file. For the above WIM file creation example with the default path to the newly created WIM file, type:

    copy c:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\X86\AcronisMedia.wim c:\winpe_x86\ISO\sources\boot.wim

  5. Use the Oscdimg tool. To create an ISO file, type:

    oscdimg -n –bc:\winpe_x86\etfsboot.com c:\winpe_x86\ISO c:\winpe_x86\winpe_x86.iso

Adding the Acronis Plug-in to WinPE 2.x or 3.0 WIM