1. Bart’s Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) Matt Howell INLS 187 Fall 2004

2. About BartPE Written by Bart Lagerweij Inspired by Windows PE Designed to be a recovery environment Not licensed, supported, or endorsed by Microsoft

3. Features Full read/write NTFS access Network support – DHCP – Static – NetWare (with a plugin) Dynamic start menu Ability to add plugins

4. 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

5. 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

6. Resources PE Builder – http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ BartPE Plugin Repository – http://www.bootcd.us/BartPE_Plugins_Repository.php http://www.bootcd.us/BartPE_Plugins_Repository.php BartPE Plugin Depot – http://www.oion.net/qnd/bootcd/plugindepot.shtml http://www.oion.net/qnd/bootcd/plugindepot.shtml