Bart’s Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) Matt Howell INLS 187 Fall 2004
About BartPE Written by Bart Lagerweij Inspired by Windows PE Designed to be a recovery environment Not licensed, supported, or endorsed by Microsoft
Features Full read/write NTFS access Network support – DHCP – Static – NetWare (with a plugin) Dynamic start menu Ability to add plugins
Selected Uses Chkdsk and defrag File backup – FTP – Remote Desktop – CD burning Virus and spyware removal – Ad-aware – Stinger (or full McAfee) Downloading drivers – Mozilla
Limitations Prevents use as operating system – Reboots after 24 continuous hours – Limited to 6 simultaneous processes Possible but not reliable to run from USB Cannot read encrypted NTFS files
Resources PE Builder – BartPE Plugin Repository – BartPE Plugin Depot –