Mapping a shared drive with any Gandalf's Win PE builds

Mapping a shared drive with any Gandalf's Win PE build. In this video, I demonstrate two ways to map a shared drive. One with the Windows PE Manager and the other with the command line. This is the first in a series of how-to's for Gandalf's Win PE's

Updated Gandalf’s Windows 10 x86 PE

This is is the my second release of a Windows 10 x86 PE.   Dotnet 2-4  is included in this build. Also there is a wider range of apps (listed below) included as well.

7Zip Archiver and archive manager	Defraggler Disk Defragmenter
Winrar Powerful archiver and archive manager	MBR Fix Fix master  boot record errors
MS Paint and Worpad Microsoft’s basic image and text editors	Macrium Reflect Backup and disk imaging solution
CCleaner System optimization, privacy and cleaning tool	Media player classic Classic Windows media player
MalewareBytes Famed malware- killing machine	Dism Gui This app enters those hard to remember dism commands for you.
HWiNFO Hardware information and diagnostic tool	Snipping Tool Screen capture application.
Trend Micro HouseCall Online virus scanner	Eset Antivirus Online virus scanner
Double Drive  Driver backup application	Ultra Surf Secure Web Browsing
Winmerge File comparison tool	Opera Web Browser  Fast, simple and safe way to get around on the web.
Pale Moon Browser Alternate web browser.	Ntpwedit Change or remove passwords for local system accounts
Virtual Keyboard	Virtual Magnifying Glass
DiskCryptor Disk encryption application similar to Bitlocker	Bitlocker Microsoft's disk encryption application
Sysinternal Suite 10 useful apps	VLC Media Player
IrfanView Image Viewer	FastStone Image Viewer
Mozilla FireFox Another great browser	Easy BCD Boot management tool
Snipping Tool Take snapshots	Drive Snapshot Disk imaging solution
MyLan Viewer Network/IP Scanner	Rufus Utility to format and create bootable USB flash drives
Wise Data Recovery Recovery program to get back deleted photos, documents, videos, emails etc	WinToolkit Customize Your Windows Installation
Gimagex  Gaphical user interface for the ImageX tool	Treesize Quickly Scan Directory Sizes and Find Space Hogs
Google Chrome & Ad Blocker  Popular and fast web browser	Plus others

                                                                                

                                                         

It’s a very large download almost 1.5gb  so be patient it can take 15-30 minutes (depending on your internet speed) to download.  After downloading burn the bootable ISO file to  USB using rufus or similar program to create your bootable USB. 

Some shortcuts in the Start menu will not work since I removed these licensed versions of the app for my personal use.

Updated Gandalf's Windows 10 x64 PE now includes 32 bit programs

This is is the my second release of a Windows 10 x64 PE. This 64 bit version now provides support for running 32bit programs (WoW64).  The apps listed below are included in this build.

7Zip Archiver and archive manager	Defraggler Disk Defragmenter
Winrar Powerful archiver and archive manager	Acronis True Image Backup and disk imaging solution
MS Paint and Worpad Microsoft’s basic image and text editors	Macrium Reflect Backup and disk imaging solution
CCleaner System optimization, privacy and cleaning tool	Media player classic Classic Windows media player
HWiNFO Hardware information and diagnostic tool	Snipping Tool Screen capture application.
Trend Micro HouseCall Online virus scanner	Eset Antivirus Online virus scanner
Double Drive  Driver backup application	Ultra Surf Secure Web Browsing
Winmerge File comparison tool	Opera Web Browser  Fast, simple and safe way to get around on the web.
Pale Moon Browser Alternate web browser.	Ntpwedit Change or remove passwords for local system accounts
Virtual Keyboard	Virtual Magnifying Glass
DiskCryptor Disk encryption application similar to Bitlocker	Bitlocker Microsoft's disk encryption application
Sysinternal Suite 10 useful apps	VLC Media Player
IrfanView Image Viewer	FastStone Image Viewer
Mozilla FireFox Another great browser	Easy BCD Boot management tool
Snipping Tool Take snapshots	Drive Snapshot Disk imaging solution
MyLan Viewer Network/IP Scanner	Rufus Utility to format and create bootable USB flash drives
Wise Data Recovery Recovery program to get back deleted photos, documents, videos, emails etc	WinToolkit Customize Your Windows Installation
Gimagex  Gaphical user interface for the ImageX tool	Treesize Quickly Scan Directory Sizes and Find Space Hogs
Google Chrome & Ad Blocker  Popular and fast web browser includes ad blocker plus	Plus others

                                                                                        

                                                         

It’s a very large download almost 2gb  so be patient it can take 20-40 minutes (depending on your internet speed) to download.  After downloading burn the bootable ISO file to  USB using rufus or similar program to create your bootable USB. 

Some shortcuts in the Start menu will not work since I removed these licensed versions of the app for my personal use.

Java Version 8 Update 65 for Windows Silent Installer

Java is a must for many sites on the internet.

Java technology allows you to work and play in a secure computing environment. Upgrading to the latest Java version improves the security of your system, as older versions do not include the latest security updates

   

Use this silent installer for when you need to push out Java to users silently.

Updated October 30, 2015

Run with administrator rights.

Installing and Running WordPress on a Shared Hosted Server

Installing and Running WordPress on a Shared Hosted Server This video tutorial explains how to install and run WordPress on a shared hosted server.

Adobe Reader 11.0.13 Silent Installer

Acrobat Reader is the de facto standard for viewing pdf documents. It is basically a requirement on all computers these days. 

Updated November 7, 2015

This is a silent installer of Adobe Reader 11.0.13   Use if for when you may need to push out the latest version of Adobe Reader to users silently.

Run with Administrator Rights & allow 2-3 minutes for installation.

VLC media player silent install

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed: It makes a great alternative player especially for users who have difficulty viewing certain formats in windows media player.

   

 For those who may need to install VLC 2.1.1 to users silently. Download either of these packaged executable's for x86 or x64 click below link.

  Published August 30, 2015

  Run with administrator rights.