Missing WinPE optional components for selection while using Boot Disk Creator

Products

• Deployment Solution

Issue/Introduction

Creating a new WinPE boot disk using boot disk creator has missing WinPE packages (optional installable components) on STEP 7 of 8. Other symptoms may include the inability to add drivers.

*Note: This may cause the DAgent in WinPE automation fails to connect to the Ghost Solution Suite server with the message,
                                 Unable to connect with DAgent for status updates

Missing packages.

Environment

Ghost Solution Suite 3.x

Cause

The issue is most commonly caused by corruption in WinPE/ADK install

In some cases this can be caused by limited rights to C:\Windows\Temp which is a staging area for Boot Disk Creator builds

Resolution

1. Try closing the window and reload Boot Disk Creator & restart ALL services
   
   
2. Uninstall/reinstall WinPE ADK and PE add-on and re-import to Boot Disk Creator. These steps should be performed by the GSS service account user or a user with Admin rights on the server. Instructions for reinstalling ADK and components are found here:
   How To Re-Import Windows Preboot Operating Systems Into Ghost Solution Suite 3.x
   
   
3. If reinstalling did not help, enable Bootwiz logging using the file bootwiz.ini. This log should provide further details about what is causing the issue
   How to enable Bootwiz logging for Ghost Solution Suite 3.x