Hi, I'm Holger.

How PE Network Manager came about

Windows PE is a minimal Windows environment used for repair, deployment and recovery. Out of the box it offers no convenient way to configure network adapters, join a WiFi network or map a network drive via graphical interface. PE Network Manager (PENM) fills that gap: it installs the network components, lets you set IP addresses, browse the local network, manage shares and drives, connect to WiFi and store all of it in profiles for automatic use via built-in profile editor.

The first version, v0.2(0), was published in January 2007 for the project "LiveXP". Since then PENM has grown through dozens of releases and is used in Windows PE projects such as PhoenixPE, c't Notfall-Windows, Win10XPE and others. The source code is now released under the BSD license.

A few details about me:
Since 1998, I have been wirking as IT Support Engineer beginning with desktop support followed by automotive IT support.
In 2004 I started working with AutoIt3 scripting language to automate some daily support tasks, and I also began learning C++ programming.
At this time, I was already using basic recovery media to rescue data from unbootable systems or check hard drives. After discovering WinBuilder in 2006, I began developing a simple graphical program in 2006 to easily modify network settings.

Get in touch

Questions, bug reports and suggestions are always welcome, especially feedback on new beta versions.