1. Windows 7 Test Prep

2. Based on this book

3. Configuring System Images
Ch 2 (Part 1)
Configuring System Images

4. Lesson 1: Capturing System Images
Installing & Using WAIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit)
Using the WPE (Windows Preinstallation Environment)
Creating a Reference Image
Distributing an Image to Many Computers
Using the Deployment Image
Servicing and Management Tool
Sysprep

5. Installing & Using WAIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit)
WAIK comes as an ISO image
Burn the ISO to a DVD
Install from the DVD
Or use 7-zip (Project 11x)

6. WAIK Tools
Link TestPrep Ch 2a

7. OSCDIMG
Used for creating ISO images

8. Using the WinPE (Windows Preinstallation Environment)
Free lightweight version of Windows 7
Can boot from
PXE (Network)
DVD
UFD (USB Flash Drive)
VHD (Virtual Hard Disk)
Hard disk

9. Making a WinPE Boot Disk
Use the copycpe.cmd script
From C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools
To create a local Windows PE Build Directory
Then use Oscdimg to create an ISO image of WinPE
Burn the ISO to DVD-ROM
Boot from the DVD-ROM and use ImageX to capture a WIM image

10. Creating a Reference Image
VHD Image
Requires Win 7 Enterprise or Ultimate
Capture an image of your current Win 7 computer and save the image to a VHD
Boot from the VHD
Image on a network share
Any version of Win 7 is OK
The most common case, used to deploy Win 7 to many computers

11. Building an Answer File
Configure default Internet Explorer settings, networking configuration, etc.
Permits unattended installation, by answering all required questions
Use Windows SIM to create the answer file
Example file is in WAIK
C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Samples\Corp_autounattended_sample.xml

13. Install.wim

14. DEMO
Building an Answer File
Project 11x