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7. Click on the
Browse button and select the drive you want access to then click OK.
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8. Click Next.
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9. Click Finish.
10. Click OK.
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12. Open Deploy.cab and select all files then right click and Extract to C:\Sysprep
(where C: is your system drive letter).
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21. Enter Product Key then click Next (Product Key has been hidden in screen
shot).
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25. Select Domain, Enter Domain name, Check Create a computer account in the
domain, Enter User name and Password for a User Account which has been
delegated the right to join computers to domain with the restriction of joining 10
computers disabled. Click Next.
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30. Add any commands that you want to run the first time a user logs on then click
Next.
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31. Add any commands that you want to run at the end of unattended Setup such
as a batch/script file to install/update software.
32. Enter an Identification String such as the current date/revision number to help
identify this Sysprep image to help in identifying which Sysprep image is installed
on a particular computer in the future then click Finish.
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33. Click OK, Wait a few moments and then Go to File > Exit.
34. Open Sysprep.inf and check that it looks correct (Sensitive data has been
hidden).
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37. Browse to \\.host\Shared Folders\ (where is the path to your folder of drivers.
Ive used the drivers Ive imported into Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 while
creating an Lite Touch Installtion DVD.
38. Copy and paste those folders to C:\Windows\Driver Cache (where C:\Windows
is where Windows was installed to).
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41. Change Search Path to C:\Windows\Driver Cache and press Scan, Press OK to
Prompt.
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45. Open Sysprep.inf and add [SysprepMassStorage] to the end of the file. 46.
Open a Command Prompt and type cd C:\Sysprep then type sysprep bmsd and
hit Enter.
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48. Open MySysprep.inf and delete the ; under the [CPU] section then close and
save.
49. Create another Snapshot by going to VM > Snapshot > Take Snapshot. Name it
2 Before Hal Switch. 50. Go to Start, Right click on My Computer and select
Manage. Click on Device Manager, Expand Computer, Right Click on the item
underneath (ACPI Uniprocessor PC), Click Update Driver.
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52. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) then click Next.
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54. Select Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC from the
list and click Next.
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57. Once restarted click Yes to the Prompt. 58. Shutdown the Virtual Machine. Once
Shutdown go to VM > Settings then click on Hard Disk (IDE) then click on Utilities
and then on Map
59. Uncheck Open drive in Windows Explorer after mapping then click OK.
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60. Open Windows PE Tools Command Prompt from your start menu by going to
Start > Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Windows PE Tools Command Prompt.
61. Type in imagex /compress max /capture V: D:\Temp\Windows_XP_SP3.wim
Windows XP SP3 1 Before Sysprep where V: is the mapped virtual machines
hard drive and D:\Temp\Windows XP Image.wim is the path and file name you
want to save the image then hit Enter.
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62. Once completed Open VMware Workstation and go to VM > Settings. Select
Hard Disk (IDE), Click on Utilies then click Disconnect.
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63. Click Ok and start the virtual machine by pressing the play button up the top.
64. [T2]
Install any software and configure any settings you require for your build. 65.
Configure Internet Explorers Home page by opening the Control Panel, Clicking
Switch to Classic View then opening Internet Options. Type in the address you want
in the Address: text box and then click OK.
66. Open Regional and Language Options. Configure the Regional Options tab as
required.
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67. Open the Languages tab. Check Install files for complex script and right-to-left
languages (including Thai). Click OK to Prompt. Click OK again. If prompted for files
insert/load the Windows XP SP3 setup cd.
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69. Create another Snapshot by going to VM > Snapshot > Take Snapshot and
name it 3 - Before Sysprep. 70. Browse to C:\Sysprep and open mysysprep.exe
and click OK to prompt.
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74. Map virtual machine hard drive for imaging. Go to VM > Settings, Click on Hard
Disk (IDE), Click on Utilities then click Map
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76. Open Windows PE Tools Command Prompt from your start menu by going to
Start > Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Windows PE Tools Command Prompt.
77. Type in imagex /compress max /capture V: D:\Temp\Windows_XP_SP3.wim
Windows XP SP3 2 Before Sysprep 2[T4] where V: is the mapped virtual
machines hard drive and D:\Temp\Windows XP Image.wim is the path and file
name you want to save the image then hit Enter. [T5]
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78. PXE Boot from network from WDS server to Capture Image. Hit F12 when
booting to netwook boot.
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82. Select C:\ as the volume to capture and enter Windows XP SP3 for Image
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83. Click Browse, Type Windows XP SP3 for the File name and click Save.[T6] [T7]
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84. Click Finish. 85. Wait for the Image to finish capturing.
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[T2] Skip steps since capture to WDS server works now by adding NIC drivers to
capture boot image. [T3] Edited Sysprep.inf to prompt for Regional and Language
Options. Have to redo documentation. [T4] Before Sysprep??!! Should be after
Sysprep!! [T5] Skip steps since capture to WDS server works now by adding NIC
drivers to capture boot image. [T6] Missed screenshot [T7] Skip step and redo
uploading image directly to WDS server
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