My problem is, when I create the bootable CD, I need to include network drivers to enable the NIC on the laptop I wish to build. So I included a good number of drivers on the CD but now WinPE fails to start and chucks up the equivalent of a blue screen.
Is it possible to include a driver bundle to make this simple boot CD compatible for a range of laptops?
You need to inject the drivers from the CLI. It's been ages since I did it, but I remember it being a huge PITA :)
This might help: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn613857.aspx