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Can you use Windows Deployment Service for XP images?
Hi There,
I am a bit confused over what WDS can do for XP machines. (i realise this is a 'Vista Technology'). I have managed to install the WDS, created a boot image. I can boot PC's using PXE and create and load an image held on the WDS.
What i am not sure about is if i can take advantage of the unattend.xml file by seperating the drivers and applications etc from the image. Regarding this can i use Windows system image manager?
Hopefully someone can clear this up for me.
Thanks in advance,
Iain
I am a bit confused over what WDS can do for XP machines. (i realise this is a 'Vista Technology'). I have managed to install the WDS, created a boot image. I can boot PC's using PXE and create and load an image held on the WDS.
What i am not sure about is if i can take advantage of the unattend.xml file by seperating the drivers and applications etc from the image. Regarding this can i use Windows system image manager?
Hopefully someone can clear this up for me.
Thanks in advance,
Iain
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Thanks for the reply!
I was in the same situation, to much info in different locations so just went ahead and played around. What you have got in your Step-by-step guide is basically what i have done already.
However i am interested in having a generic image and have the drivers in another file. Can drivers be added to the sysprep answer file and associate these answer files with the image?
I was in the same situation, to much info in different locations so just went ahead and played around. What you have got in your Step-by-step guide is basically what i have done already.
However i am interested in having a generic image and have the drivers in another file. Can drivers be added to the sysprep answer file and associate these answer files with the image?
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PeteLong, Liked your walkthrough on your website, helps me realize where my issue is. Apparently the boot.wim file that comes with Windows AIK doesn't auto-load WDSCapture, or the install program. goes strait to a command prompt.
Now I was able to locate on this boot setup the file required to capture, I have my WDS server setup with the boot images, and the install images. but what I'm having an issue with, is getting it to install the image. Can someone tell me if the boot.wim from Windows AIK comes with the files needed to install an image, and what the command is I'm needing? if not, perhaps point me in a direction where I can do so. I have no intention on puchasing Vista just yet, so I don't have a vista CD to work with for it's version of boot.wim
Now I was able to locate on this boot setup the file required to capture, I have my WDS server setup with the boot images, and the install images. but what I'm having an issue with, is getting it to install the image. Can someone tell me if the boot.wim from Windows AIK comes with the files needed to install an image, and what the command is I'm needing? if not, perhaps point me in a direction where I can do so. I have no intention on puchasing Vista just yet, so I don't have a vista CD to work with for it's version of boot.wim
I downloaded the version here for free. Be careful to get the right version (32 or 64 Bit)
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/08/windows-vista-free-direct-download-link/
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/08/windows-vista-free-direct-download-link/
PeteLong:
I stumbled onto your walkthrough and it's great but I've hit something of a different snag in that the target machines refuse to boot into XP after they've been imaged.
They're identical in terms of hardware (they're all HP Compaq boxen) but as soon as they're imaged, the XP logo appears briefly then they go into a reboot tailspin.
Can you shed any light on this?
thanks in advance
I stumbled onto your walkthrough and it's great but I've hit something of a different snag in that the target machines refuse to boot into XP after they've been imaged.
They're identical in terms of hardware (they're all HP Compaq boxen) but as soon as they're imaged, the XP logo appears briefly then they go into a reboot tailspin.
Can you shed any light on this?
thanks in advance
Dead Links above See
Deploying Windows 7 with WDS http://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0000180.htm
WDS http://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0000107.htm
WDS with Ghost http://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0000108.htm
Deploying Windows 7 with WDS http://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0000180.htm
WDS http://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0000107.htm
WDS with Ghost http://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0000108.htm
to add additional drivers specify then with setupmgr when you sysprep the original