How to suppress network configuration dialog in BartPE?

Question

Is there any way to suppress Network Configuration Dialog and have it set DHCP silently? I am trying to build ISO image which doesn't need any user interaction and will run some actions from autoexec.bat (if that is possible).

Answer 1

Find a Windows 7 PC to do these steps on, or install a trail version if need be. If you have the correct drivers you will be able to access the file system and network from this environment.

Windows AIK download link https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5753 Reference material:

instructions for making PE disc. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Cc709665%28v=WS.10%29.aspx

Options for autostart https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Cc766521%28v=WS.10%29.aspx

Location: %SYSTEMROOT%\System32 Edit the StartNet.cmd file add your stuff at the end.

Briefly:

Install Windows AIK see above

1. click Start, point to All Programs, point to Windows AIK, right- click Deployment Tools Command Prompt, and then select Run as administrator.
   Destination: Make a new temp folder and use that.
   We are going to make a folder named: c:\winpe_x86
2.  copype.cmd x86 <destination>
3.  copy c:\winpe_x86\winpe.wim c:\winpe_x86\ISO\sources\boot.wim
4.  copy "c:\program files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\imagex.exe" c:\winpe_x86\iso\
5.  imagex /mountrw c:\winpe_x86\winpe.wim 1 c:\winpe_x86\mount
6.  Modify/Replace StartNet.cmd with your commands.
7.  peimg /prep c:\winpe_x86\mount\Windows
8.  imagex /unmount c:\winpe_x86\mount /commit
9.  dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:c:\winpe_x86\winpe.wim /index:1 /MountDir:c:\winpe_x86\mount

10.  The drivers need to be uncompressed so the *.inf files are visible.
Download and extract Network and SATA/IDE drivers for devices that you need that are not built in.  These drivers are the most critical.
DISM.exe /Image:c:\winpe_x86\mount /Add-Driver /Driver:d:\Drivers\ /Recurse

11. dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:c:\winpe_x86\mount /commit
12. copy c:\winpe_x86\winpe.wim c:\winpe_x86\ISO\sources\boot.wim
13. oscdimg -n -bc:\winpe_x86\etfsboot.com c:\winpe_x86\ISO c:\winpe_x86\winpe_x86.iso

Now you should have a new ISO you can use just as you use the barpe ISO in your PXE.

Questions, just ask.