Creating an OS image
- Kevin_C.Murphy
- George Moore (Deactivated)
Owned by Kevin_C.Murphy
Summary
The first step of using OSD is creating an OS image.
Instructions
The process of preparing an image for deployment generally starts with a default OS installation of Windows 7. Unless there are special circumstances, the image located at
\\titan\software$\fsp\MCA\Windows 7\Windows 7 Enterprise with SP1 - Tufts KMS
should serve as a good starting point. This image is stock Windows 7 Enterprise. The only 2 changes are SP1 has been integrated and the image is configured to use the Tufts KMS for Windows product activation.
- Install Windows 7 Enterprise from one of the images linked above. As noted previously, this is best done in a virtual machine.
- When you get to the Welcome screen, enter audit mode by pressing SHIFT+CTRL+F3. You can additional information about customizing Windows in audit mode on microsoft's website. Make any changes you wish, such as installing windows updates, changing windows settings, etc.
- Capture the image
- Create an answer file
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