Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit: Automating and Customizing Installations

This book provides comprehensive information about planning, designing, and implementing automated installations in medium and large organizations. Options range from automated installations of a basic operating system to complex installations of a customized operating system and applications. The technologies and tools discussed in this book include: unattended installation, image-based installation with the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool, and Remote Installation Services (RIS). IT professionals can use the guidelines discussed in this book to create a functional specification that describes how to automate the installation of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional.

This page contains the following files for download:

• Book Cover (front)
• Introduction
• Ch 1: Choosing an Automated Installation Method
• Ch 2: Designing Unattended Installations
• Ch 3: Designing Image-based Installations with SysPrep
• Ch 4: Designing RIS Installations
• Ch 5: Migrating User State
• Glossary
• Index
• Entire book as a .zip file
• Job aids and worksheets to use with the book
• Sample scripts for RIS installations

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Supported Operating Systems

Windows Server 2003

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