Walkthrough: Deploy an Image by using Windows Setup


	Walkthrough: Deploy an Image by using Windows Setup

ntziolis

5-9-2008 4:48 PM

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wim, imagex, deployment, microsoft, vista, change dirve letter

ntziolis says:

Walkthrough how to deploying a custom windows vista installation.
This way its also possible to install Windows Vista on a different drive letter than it was originally created from.

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copy c:\myimage.wim y:\network_share\sources\install.wim</PRE></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/76932aa5-61a0-4d38-9a58-8e16a064ad141033.mspx"><H2>Step 4: Create a custom answer file</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/76932aa5-61a0-4d38-9a58-8e16a064ad141033.mspx"><P>Copy the answer file to a network location. For example, in a Command Prompt window,</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/76932aa5-61a0-4d38-9a58-8e16a064ad141033.mspx"><PRE class="codeSample">net use y: \\network_share\
copy c:\deploy_unattend.xml y:\\network_share\</PRE></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/76932aa5-61a0-4d38-9a58-8e16a064ad141033.mspx"><H2>Step 5: Deploy the image by using Windows Setup</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/76932aa5-61a0-4d38-9a58-8e16a064ad141033.mspx"><PRE class="codeSample">net use y: \\network_share
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