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Blancco PreInstall executable allows activating Blancco Drive Er= aser software ISO in Windows PE environments, from command line either manu= ally or by a script. Blancco PreInstall installs the Blancco Drive Eraser I= SO on the local drive and reboots the system to Blancco Drive Eraser softwa= re. Alternatively the system can be shut down after activating Blancco PreI= nstall, and the Blancco Drive Eraser software will run on next boot.
Blancco Preinstall WinPE Process:
1) The target machine is booted to WinPE OS (for example by PXE/USB/CD)
2) BlanccoPreinstall.exe is executed (from the WinPE boot media, local dri=
ve or network drive). The Preinstall can be launched from the command line =
or automatically with a script, pointing to the Blancco erasure client ISO =
image on the WinPE boot media, local or network drive.
3) Blancco Preinstall installs Blancco erasure client software on the loca=
l hard drive and additionally also automatically reboots or shuts down depe=
nding on the used parameters.
4) The computer boots from the local drive to Blancco Drive Eraser softwar=
e (which runs independently on its own Blancco operating system)
5) Depending on the configured ISO image settings, Blancco will detect the=
connected hard drives on the target machine, connect to the Managemen=
t Console / Blancco Cloud for licenses, erase the drives and send the repor=
t back to the Management Console or save the report on a local USB drive.=
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Example. In this example both BlanccoPreinstall.exe and the ISO image are =
on the same X: drive (for example on the WinPE ISO image or on a network dr=
ive). The image parameter sets the path to the ISO image (actual erasure so=
ftware). The --force parameter will suppress the warnings and popup message=
s during the Preinstall launch and the --reboot parameter reboots the machi=
ne after the Preinstall launch, after installing Blancco on the HDD. Please=
find more detailed instructions in the Preinstall user manual page 10.
Blancco PreInstall User Manual
Blancco PreInstall files (contains 32 and 64-bit BlanccoPreinstall.exe= files)
a. The win32\BlanccoPreInstall.exe is for general use=
b. The x64\BlanccoPreInstall.exe is for 64bit WinPE.<= /p>
Two use case examples below:
EXAMPLE 1. In this example we have WinPE media on a boo= t media (CD/USB), and BlanccoPreinstall.exe and Blancco ISO image in the sa= me folder on the boot drive or on another USB drive.
To boot Blancco in WinPE environment:
1) Copy BlanccoPreInstall.exe and the Blancco ISO image file (Blancco.is= o in this example) on a USB stick or on the WinPE boot media.
2) Boot from the WinPE media.
3) Wait for the WinPE to load into the command prompt.
4) Insert a media that holds the Blancco Preinstall software and the ISO= .
5) Enter a command to install the software: (x:\BlanccoPreInstall.exe --= image=3D"x:\Blancco.iso" --force --reboot).
6) The above command installs Blancco Drive Eraser on the hard drive and= the computer reboots automatically.
7) The erasure software starts, if booted from the local HDD/SSD.
Blancco PreInstall can be also installed from the command prompt or usin= g a script that is built into the WinPE image. The command should be as fol= lows:
BlanccoPreInstall.exe --image=3D<path to Blancco iso file> <add= itional parameters>
Microsoft TechNet walkthrough for creating a Custom Script in a Windows PE image.
EXAMPLE 2. In this example we execute Blancco PreInstal= l which is located in the root of WinPE image and define full path to a Bla= ncco image that locates on the network drive X (network drive needs to be m= apped separately via net map command) using /image parameter. We also defin= e force parameter to skip all confirmation popups.
=E2=80=9C%SYSTEMDRIVE%\BlanccoPreInstall.exe=E2=80=9D --image=3D=E2=80= =9Cx:\Blancco_images\Blancco.iso=E2=80=9D --force --reboot