Ghost Solution Suite 3 requires a preboot operating system to perform imaging tasks. Our default preboot operating system is WinPE 5.1. This tutorial will show you how to import this into Ghost Solution Suite 3. Please note that this is for a console installation. If you chose Ghost Standard Tools, there are separate instructions for that in a document to follow.
1. Go here and download the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) for Windows 8.1 Update. Install as directed. When asked for features to install, these two are the only ones we require:
2. Launch the Ghost Console. In the console, click on Tools > Boot Disk Creator.
3. This window will launch. Select "WinPE 5.X x86".
4. Click the radio button for "Pre-installed ADK", then browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits. Click Next.
5. It will take a couple minutes to completely import this. After it completes, you will see the following screen. Click Finish.
6. The following pop-up will then appear. Click Cancel.
7. Click Tools > Install Pre-Boot Operating Systems.
8. Select "WinPE 5.X x64". Click the radio button for "Pre-installed ADK", then browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits. Click Next.
9. As with the WinPE 5.X x86 import, this too will take a couple minutes. When it completes, click Finish.
Ghost now has the default WinPE 5.x preboot operating systems installed.