The following quick-start guide provides a detailed overview of the process for using the Computer Imaging System. You can use this guide to help identify the steps for using the Computer Imaging System to develop that you need additional information to complete, and to skip the steps with which you are already familiar. Table 1 and Table 2 are checklists of the high-level steps for the Computer Imaging System Planning and Development phases, correspondingly. Table 1. Checklist of High-Level Steps for the Planning Phase |
| Install the Computer Imaging System | | Install the Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment on a build server in a lab environment. The build server can be a computer running Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Server, or Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003. After installing the Computer Imaging System, create the Unattend share. |
| Copy Windows Media | | Copy the Windows XP Professional Media® to the Source folder in the build system. You can optionally slipstream the latest service pack in to the source folder. You can also copy the Sysprep tools to the build system; however, the Computer Imaging System will automatically detect and copy the appropriate version of the Sysprep tools from the Source folder if you do not copy them manually. |
| Copy the Windows PE Media | | Copy your Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) source files to the build system’s Source folder. For Windows PE 2004, you must also copy Windows XP with Service Pack 2 to the Source folder. For Windows PE 2005, you must also copy Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition to the Source folder. |
| Install Hardware-Specific Media | | Install any hardware-specific media to the build system. Hardware-specific media includes device drivers and OEM software required by each computer model. |
| Update Windows Source files | | Update the Windows source files with the latest hotfixes and critical updates. |
| Update Microsoft Software | | Update any Microsoft software that you are installing as a core application. These include Windows Messenger, Media Player, and Microsoft Security Baseline Analyzer. Add these applications to the Applications folder. |
| Configure the Windows Firewall | | Configure the Windows Firewall for deployment. |
| Configure the Image Build Server | | Configure each panel of Config.hta. These are the Configuration, Builds, Customization, Actions, and Deployment panel. |
| Customize Windows PE | | Customize Windows PE with any additional device drivers and other files required for the lab and deployment CDs. Then, build the Windows PE lab and deployment CDs using Config.hta. |
| Prepare the RIS Server | | Prepare the RIS server by adding the Windows PE lab and deployment CDs to it. Add to RIS any third-party NIC drivers required to start each computer model. |
Table 2. Checklist of High-Level Steps for the Developing Phase |
| Create a Base Build | | Create a base build that includes no customizations. The base build ensures that everything is working properly before you begin extending the build. |
| Extend the Base Build | | Extend the base build by adding additional operating systems and service packs to the build system. You can to this build any hardware updates, such as device drivers, OEM applications, core applications, and updates. |
| Capture the Disk Image | | Start a lab computer using the Windows PE lab CD to build a disk image. Then, capture the disk image using disk-imaging software, such as Symantec Ghost32. |
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