Accessing the File System on Your Target Device with Windows PE

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5/10/2007

When you boot your device by using Windows PE, you have complete access to the NTFS file system on the target device, regardless of administrator privileges, access control lists, or NTFS permissions placed on the file system.

Note

You can encrypt files and folders on your image with Encrypted File System (EFS) to help secure data against unauthorized access. Encrypted files are protected against NTFS access. For more information about EFS, see File System and Local Access Security Components. Windows PE is on Windows XP Embedded CD-ROM Disc 1, or a separate Windows PE disc, depending on whether you have the Full Price Product or the Upgrade Product.

To access files on your target device

  1. Boot the device by using the Windows PE disc.

    Windows PE starts.

  2. At the command prompt, map network drives, and then navigate to local or network folders.

  1. Boot the device by using the Windows PE disc.

    Windows PE starts.

  2. At the command prompt, map network drives, and then navigate to local or network folders.

See Also

Tasks

Connecting a Device to a Network with Windows PE
Editing the Registry Hive for Your Image on the Target Device (Update Rollup 1.0 for Windows XP Embedded)

Concepts

Windows Preinstallation Environment
File System and Local Access Security Components