Deploying Vista with Sysprep and ImageX

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	Deploying Vista with Sysprep and ImageX

ntziolis

3-5-2008 5:52 PM

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microsoft, 32bit, 64bit, imagex, sysprep, winpe, vista, deployment, sms

ntziolis says:

A fantastic post about how to deploy vista using the well known sysprep tool and the new ImageX inaging tool

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                                                reference PC</A> </TD></TR><TR><TD align="left"><A href="#xml1">Creating
                                                  the sysprep.xml file </A></TD></TR><TR><TD align="left"><A href="#runsysprep">Running Sysprep.exe</A> </TD></TR><TR><TD nowrap="" align="left"><A href="#imagex">Capturing
                                                  and applying a reference image </A></TD></TR><TR><TD align="left"><A target="_blank" href="http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/sysprepdomain.xml">Example
                                                  sysprep.xml file 
                                                </A>   <A href="http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/../downloads/zipfiles/sysprepdomain.zip"><IMG width="10" height="9" border="0" alt="Download File" src="http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/../Images/bluearrow.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD align="left"><A href="#notes1">Additional Notes</A> </TD></TR><TR><TD align="left"><A href="#links1">Useful 
                                              Links</A> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/sysprepvista.htm"><P><STRONG>What’s Needed:</STRONG>
Windows  Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) for Windows
                          Vista
An x86 or x64 based computer running Windows XP SP2,
                          Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 operating
                          system. On this computer you will install the WAIK
                          and create the sysprep.xml file
A PC with Windows Vista already installed. 
A PC to install Windows Vista on (can be the same PC) 
A WinPE 2.0 CD or USB Flash Drive
                          <BR /><DIV>
                          A Windows Server  2003 Domain environment </DIV>
                          
<STRONG>Assumptions</STRONG>
These instructions
                          are based on the Ultimate or Business versions of Vista 
&lt;enter&gt; means press the Enter key
You know how to open an <A target="_blank" href="http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/winvistafaq.htm">elevated
                          command prompt</A> in
                          Vista
You have a basic understanding of ImageX and the WAIK
You have a basic understanding of DOS</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/45FF2248-8442-4580-B6B1-F13BA9DC2C19/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>