I am wondering if anyone knows a way of enabling command support in WinPE on the fly using the prestart command?
The reason is that we have PXE enabled and as PXE does not require a password to boot (although we do require a BIOS password to boot from anything other than local disk) we don't want to enable command support in the PXE boot image as this could allow unauthorised access to the file system. We are using the prestart command to run bginfo to display the system and network information and I notice that the prestart command is only initiated after the password is entered into the OSD wizard. I was thinking we could use this 'authentication' to also enable the command support after the wizard password has been entered as it is very useful for our support engineers to have command line access. P.S. I don't want to simply launch a command prompt as the support engineers will need to remember to close it otherwise WinPE will not reboot, we just want the 'F8' option enabled on the fly. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Dave West Senior Operations Analyst Technology and Information Services | 1 Kirkby Place | Plymouth University | Drake Circus | Plymouth | PL4 8AA | UK Tel: 01752 587247<tel://+44752587247/> | Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ [http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/images/email_footer.gif]<http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/worldclass> This email and any files with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient then copying, distribution or other use of the information contained is strictly prohibited and you should not rely on it. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know immediately and delete it from your system(s). Internet emails are not necessarily secure. While we take every care, Plymouth University accepts no responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan emails and their attachments. Plymouth University does not accept responsibility for any changes made after it was sent. Nothing in this email or its attachments constitutes an order for goods or services unless accompanied by an official order form.
