How to Deploy Unattended XP Using WDS Server
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How to deploy unattained XP using WDS server
Requirements:
Windows Server 2003 or 2008 (Domain Controller, DNS, DHCP, WDS Server)
Windows 7 PE DVD (Windows Automated Installation Kit).
Windows 7 DVD (for Boot.wim file).
Windows XP CD (for Sysprep.exe)
Drivers (I'm demonstrate in VMWare workstation 9.0.1 so I'm gonna need VMware NIC Drivers)
Task to DO
1. Install and Configure DHCP and WDS server
2. Install windows 7 PE (Window AIK)
3. Copy Boot.wim file from Windows 7 DVD located in SOURCES folder.
4. Inject drivers into Boot.wim file
5. Add boot.wim on WDS server for Deploying and Capture
6. Preparing XP installed machine for Unattended Installation.
7. Configure Client to boot from network card
8. Capture prepared XP machine image From client and upload to WDS server
9. Deploy captured XP image from WDS server to client machine
Injecting Drivers into Boot.wim file.
Dism.exe /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:C:\Boot.wim
Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:C:\Boot.wim /Index:2 /MountDir:C:\Mount
Dism /image:E:\Mount /Add-Driver /Driver:E:\Drivers\vmware-nic.inf
Dism /image:E:\Mount /Add-Driver /Driver:E:\Drivers\vmxnet.inf
Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:E:\Mount /Commit
You have to initialize the network service with the command.
That is "wpeutil.exe InitializeNetwork"
For More help see video description
Or see my blog http://realtimenetworking.blogspot.in/