The powerpoint deck used in my webcast on how to do create answer file for an unattended installation of Windows 7 Professional. Same techniques for Vista, Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2. The webcast was recorded and is available here. It’s around 47 minutes long. https://www323.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/view?id=KQ28W8

1. Unattended Windows Installs Aidan Finn BSc, MCSE, MVP http://joeelway.spaces.live.com

3. Demo: Create and use an answer file

5. Specialised in servers and systems management

6. MVP:

7. 2008: Configuration Manager

8. 2009: Virtualisation – Systems Management

9. Blog: http://joeelway.spaces.live.com

11. But I can share what I know

13. Can be very repetitive

15. Configuration Passes:windowsPE: Setup environment offlineServicing: Apply updates specialize: System specifics generalize: If you run sysprep /generalize auditSystem: If you boot to Audit mode auditUser: If you boot to Audit mode oobeSystem: Before Windows Welcome starts

17. A file based image

18. Single instance storage

19. Contain 1 or more image per WIM file

20. Examples:

21. sourcesoot.wim

23. Windows NT

24. Windows 2000

25. Windows XP/Server 2003

26. It was quite limited

27. Now we have WSIM, part of WAIK

28. Windows System Image Manager

29. Windows Automated Installation Kit

30. Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008

32. And is the starting point to several MS OS deployment solutions

33. Frequently updated so search for it

34. It’s a big download 1.6GB+ now

35. X64 edition: can only manage x64 builds

38. WDS: Windows Deployment Services

39. Part of Windows Server

40. Capture and deploy images using network boot

41. MDT: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

42. More complex than WDS

43. Create sequences to inject drivers and customisations

44. Configuration Manager OSD

46. http://www.microsoft.com/springboard

47. Using MDT 2010 To Deploy Windows 7

49. http://tinyurl.com/w2008r2hyper-v

50. September 9th, 8pm GMT

51. In-person and webcast: Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory

52. Details and register: http://tinyurl.com/w2008r2ad

53. September 28th, 09:30GMT

54. MS EPDC2, Leopardstown, Dublin

56. http://tinyurl.com/win7answerfile

57. Thanks to David Gargan for moderating

58. Any questions? – not that I necessarily have the answers!

59. My Blog: http://joelway.spaces.live.com