Creating an OS image

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	h3. Best Practices
Use as generic an image as possible - This helps to keep file size down and allows you to perform customizations later using LANDesk rather than creating a separate image. Stage your image in a virtual machine - This allows the fewest number of drivers to be installed and can eliminate any hardware dependency. You can also use snapshots to easily test and revert changes.

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