WDS - Windows 7 & Deployment Workbench

Django x2 · 1 Apr 2011 at 10:04

I've finally managed to get an unattended setup working which installs all the applications I want / drivers / WUs, etc.

One thing I can't seem to find the answer to is how to get it to partition disk during install.

Currently, it just formats the disk and installs to disk 0: Partition 1 (which is the whole disk). I want to specify that it creates a partition of say 50Gb and installs to that.

Any ideas?

Django x2 · 1 Apr 2011 at 16:59

No, this is for a tiny tiny outfit, SCCM would probably be overkill

Django x2 · 4 Apr 2011 at 23:16

Wow, cool, thanks v.muchly

Does this detract from the WDS file?

Django x2 · 5 Apr 2011 at 09:55

mrbios said:
Not sure what you mean?

I mean, in Deployment Workbench, there is a "bootstap.ini" and a Rules Window which dictates all the behaviour of the pre install. Then there is a Task Sequence part which is like the unattended setup. How do these integrate with what you've provided?

Django x2 · 5 Apr 2011 at 11:42

Ahh ok, so in my case, Deployment Workbench creates an unattend file for you. In WDS you then just point to the litetouch boot image. I reckon I can just edit the unattend.xml file from DW, however, when viewing through DW, it's a GUI interface. I'll find the file and adjust it manually and see how we go.

I'll let you know

Django x2 · 5 Apr 2011 at 12:02

Also, where do you specify the size of the partition??