WinPE 4.0 Startup Script on a Zero Touch Deployment

Hi,
First, the scenario im using is SCCM2012 SP1 + MDT2012 Update 1, Zero Touch deployment, started from client, so no USB or PXE boot.
I want to run a startup command when WinPE boots.
WinPE have some ways to run startup scripts, you have to modify or include some files on your boot image to do it, please correct me if im wrong, there are some methods:
Startnet.cmd - When you update boot image on Distribution Point, SCCM adds his binaries and Startnet.cmd doest run on boot.
TSConfig.ini - Not valid for my ZeroTouch Scenario because, when computer reboots to the boot image it doesnt run. Only Media and PXE.
Unattend.xml - Not valid for my ZeroTouch Scenario because, when computer reboots to the boot image it doesnt run. Only Media and PXE.
AutoUnattend.xml - Not valid for my ZeroTouch Scenario because, when computer reboots to the boot image it doesnt run. Only Media and PXE.
WinPEshl.ini - When you update the file gets overwrited, so i cant add commands
to the file at the boot image and then update, anyways im trying to use this method because you should be able to inject the file on the boot image someway during
the update process.
Im trying inject the file at the update distribution point process by adding it on osdinjection.xml, but the update process fails to inject OSD Binaries on the boot image.
Maybe some one know how to do it, file and directories have the correct permisions.

I also wanted to inject some startupscripts in the winPe environment. SCCM 2012 ignored the WinPEshl.ini and the startnet.cmd.
This solved my issue ->
First I enabled powershell for the boot image and then added the script as a "Prestart Command".
Now my powershell script runs before the task sequence starts.

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