Windows Vista OS image creation and deployment guide

Thanks Bink for the heads up on this article. Windows Vista OS setup is built on an entirely new set of technologies than previous versions of Windows, and as a result the process of creating OS images and creating and using unattend files is different than you might be used to from the past.

If you are planning to create and deploy OS images for Windows Vista, I encourage you to take a look at the Windows Vista deployment step-by-step guide at https://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvi...3dd53bc3fa.mspx for some helpful information. The following sections are included in the deployment guide:

Tools and technologies - https://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvi...mspx#BKMK_TOOLS
Requirements and prerequisites - https://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvi...EQS_AND_PREREQS
Step 1: building a lab environment - https://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvi...#BKMK_BUILD_LAB
Step 2: building an answer file - https://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvi...MK_BUILD_ANSWER
Step 3: building a master installation - https://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvi...MK_BUILD_MASTER
Step 4: creating an image - https://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvi...MK_CREATE_IMAGE
Step 5: deploying an image - https://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvi...MK_DEPLOY_IMAGE

In addition, it is worth reviewing the content of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK), which is located at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=53552.

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