User Guide Manual

To install Windows AIK:

1. Depending on your operating system, download and install one of these packs:

AIK for Windows Vista and Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later (PE 2.0):

http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C7D4BC6D-15F3-4284-9123-67983

0D629F2&displaylang=en

AIK for Windows Vista SP1 (PE 2.1):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94bb6e34-d890-4932-81a5-5b50c

657de08&DisplayLang=en

AIK for Windows 7 (PE 3.0):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=696DD665-9F76-4177-A811-39C26

D3B3B34&displaylang=en

2. [optional] Burn the Windows AIK to DVD or copy to a flash drive.

3. Install the Microsoft .NET Framework v.2.0 from this kit (NETFXx86 or NETFXx64, depending on

your hardware).

4. Install Microsoft Core XML (MSXML) 6.0 Parser from this kit.

5. Install Windows AIK from this kit.

To install Windows ADK:

1. Depending on your operating system, download one of these packs:

ADK for Windows 8 (PE 4.0): http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=30652

ADK for Windows 8.1 (PE 5.0): http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=39982

2. Run the setup file and follow the wizard's steps.

3. On the last step, select Windows PE and Deployment Tools to be installed, and click the Install

button.

It is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the help documentation supplied with Windows

AIK or Windows ADK. A good starting point is the "Create an image" section of "Getting Started for IT

Professionals" white paper. To access the document, select Microsoft Windows AIK ->

Documentation -> Getting Started for IT Professionals from the Start menu.

For more information on customizing Windows PE, see the Windows Preinstallation Environment

User’s Guide (Winpe.chm).

7.1.1.1 Linux-based bootable media

When using the media builder, you have to specify:

1. [optional] The parameters of the Linux kernel. Separate multiple parameters with spaces.

For example, to be able to select a display mode for the bootable Acronis Disk Director each time

the media starts, type: vga=ask

For a list of parameters, see Kernel parameters (p. 55).

2. The Acronis bootable components to be placed on the media:

 Acronis Disk Director

Bootable version of the product that has almost the same functionality as in the Acronis Disk

Director for Windows operating systems — see Working under bootable media (p. 57) for

details.

3. [optional] The timeout interval for the boot menu plus the component that will automatically

start on timeout.