https://github.com/sjkingo/winpe_vnc

Tools and guide on how to integrate a VNC server with WinPE
https://github.com/sjkingo/winpe_vnc

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Tools and guide on how to integrate a VNC server with WinPE

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sjkingo/winpe_vnc
• Owner: sjkingo
• Created: 2014-10-21T11:48:19.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2014-10-21T12:13:55.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-20T13:32:40.538Z (13 days ago)
• Topics: vnc, windows, winpe, winpe-vnc
• Size: 2.39 MB
• Stars: 29
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 2
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  • Readme: README.md

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winpe_vnc - How to integrate a VNC server into WinPE

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Quick steps

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I have pre-packaged the VNC server (TightVNC) files plus scripts needed to set up the server.

* Download for 32-bit boot image: [winpe_vnc_files_x86.zip](https://github.com/sjkingo/winpe_vnc/raw/master/winpe_vnc_files_x86.zip)

* Download for 64-bit boot image: [winpe_vnc_files_x64.zip](https://github.com/sjkingo/winpe_vnc/raw/master/winpe_vnc_files_x64.zip)

1. Download the correct zip file for the boot image architecture (above).

2. Unzip the files to a temporary directory.

3. Mount the WIM image with `dism`.

4. Move the `deploy` and `VNC` directories into the image root.

5. Delete `setup.exe` in the root of the image.

6. Move the `startnet.cmd` file to `\Windows\System32`, overriding the existing file.

7. Unmount the image and all finished.

Manual steps (to use latest version of TightVNC)

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1. Mount WIM image with `dism` (if extracted from a `boot.wim`, it will be index:2).

2. Create two new directories: `\deploy` and `\VNC`.

3. Move `\setup.exe` to `\deploy\setup.exe`.

4. [Download TightVNC 32 or 64-bit](http://www.tightvnc.com/download.php) (architecture is important!!).

5. Install TightVNC on reference computer and configure the Service mode.

6. Export `HKLM\SOFTWARE\TightVNC to `\VNC\config32.reg`

7. (64-bit only) Export `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\TightVNC` to `\VNC\config64.reg`

8. Copy the following files from the TightVNC install folder to `\VNC`:

    * tvnserver.exe

    * screenhooks32.dll

     (64-bit only):

    * hookldr.exe

    * screenhooks64.dll

9. Edit `\Windows\System32\startnet.cmd` and append the following line:

    

    `\deploy\preinit.cmd`

10. Create `\deploy\preinit.cmd` as follows (delete the `config64.reg` line if using a 32-bit image):

    ```

    @echo off

    wpeutil InitializeNetwork

    wpeutil DisableFirewall

    cd \VNC

    regedit /s config32.reg

    regedit /s config64.reg

    tvnserver -install -silent

    tvnserver -start

    cd \deploy

    copy setup.exe ..\

    cd ..\

    start setup.exe

    ```

12. Commit and unmount the image

13. Upload to WDS and voila

Some helpful commands

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```

dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile: /index:2 /MountDir:

dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir: /commit

dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile: /DestinationImageFile: /Compress:max /SourceIndex:2

dism /Get-ImageInfo /ImageFile:

```

Note the image index will always be :2. Don't attempt to mount/edit index:1 as

it does not contain the setup bootstrapper that is run on PXE boot.

Exporting the image will recompress it slightly and yield a smaller file.

Please note TightVNC is licensed under the GPL.