At the moment for Windows XP we use a DOS based method to boot up off a boot diskette which initiates the DOS base install using an unattend file to install XP. The install then kicks of automated logins that then performs the install of updates/applications etc. The last phase of the install is to copy down the files required to do any post-boot stuff.
When this finishes the desktop/laptop is then either sysprep'ed or ghosted. This then forms the basis of our deployable image.
Now I've been asked to do something similar with W7 so am wondering how people create master images for W7. I'm after advice on the best way to approach the task. The final image will be deployed via SCCM.
Now I've already done something similar for Windows Server 2008 R2 and created an image which gets deployed via SCCM but all I did here was manually build the server, manually performed all my fine tuning and then captured the image. The captured image then gets deployed via a Task Sequence which throws the image down onto the server, adds a license key, joins the domain, changes the language to UK and then installs software packages.
The problem with the W7 build is that I'd like the manual bits automated so that any monkey can come along and repeat.
When this finishes the desktop/laptop is then either sysprep'ed or ghosted. This then forms the basis of our deployable image.
Now I've been asked to do something similar with W7 so am wondering how people create master images for W7. I'm after advice on the best way to approach the task. The final image will be deployed via SCCM.
Now I've already done something similar for Windows Server 2008 R2 and created an image which gets deployed via SCCM but all I did here was manually build the server, manually performed all my fine tuning and then captured the image. The captured image then gets deployed via a Task Sequence which throws the image down onto the server, adds a license key, joins the domain, changes the language to UK and then installs software packages.
The problem with the W7 build is that I'd like the manual bits automated so that any monkey can come along and repeat.
