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S A T U R D A Y , M A R C H 7 , 2 0 0 9
How to create a hardware independent sysprepped
WIM image of Windows XP for deployment from
Windows Deployment Services
In this post I will provide a step-by-step guide on how to create a
hardware independent sysprepped WIM image of Windows XP for
deployment from Windows Deployment Services. This guide is still a
draft as there are a few small changes that should be made to it as noted
throughout the document with links to the bottom of the post. I have
tested this guide on multiple series of HP business desktops and laptops
and an old Toshiba laptop without too much trouble. Please feel free to
comment on this guide as I will update it with changes as required.
1. Install Windows XP SP3 (Do not join domain).
2. Install VMware Tools.
3. Create Snapshot. Go to VM > Snapshot > Take Snapshot.
4. Setup Shared Folders. Go to VM > Settings.
5. Go to Options > Select Always enabled then Click Add.
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6. Click Next in the Add Shared Folder Wizard.
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7. Click on the Browse button and select the drive you want access to then
click OK.
8. Click Next.
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9. Click Finish.
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10. Click OK.
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11. Open Windows Explorer and browse to D:\SUPPORT\TOOLS (where
D: is your CD/DVD drive letter).
12. Open Deploy.cab and select all files then right click and Extract to
C:\Sysprep (where C: is your system drive letter).
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13. Open setupmgr.exe then Click Next.
14. Click Next.
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15. Select Sysprep setup.
16. Click Next.
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17. Select Yes, fully automate the installation.
18. Enter Name and Organization details then Click Next.
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19. Click Next.
20. Select Time zone then click Next.
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21. Enter Product Key then click Next (Product Key has been hidden in
screen shot).
22. Click Next.
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23. Enter Administrator password then click Next.
24. Click Next.
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25. Select Domain, Enter Domain name, Check Create a computer account
in the domain, Enter User name and Password for a User Account which
has been delegated the right to join computers to domain with the
restriction of joining 10 computers disabled. Click Next.
26. Click Next.
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27. Click Next.
28. Select Languages you want to support then click Next.
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29. Click Next.
30. Add any commands that you want to run the first time a user logs on
then click Next.
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31. Add any commands that you want to run at the end of unattended
Setup such as a batch/script file to install/update software.
32. Enter an Identification String such as the current date/revision
number to help identify this Sysprep image to help in identifying which
Sysprep image is installed on a particular computer in the future then
click Finish.
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33. Click OK, Wait a few moments and then Go to File > Exit.
34. Open Sysprep.inf and check that it looks correct (Sensitive data has
been hidden).
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35. Change/Add any lines in Bold to your Sysprep.inf.
;SetupMgrTag
[Unattended]
OemSkipEula=Yes
InstallFilesPath="C:\WINDOWS\Driver Cache\i386"
Dr i ve r S i gn i ngPo l i cy=I gnor e
Upda t e I ns t a l l edDr i ve r s =Yes
[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword="********"
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
OEMSkipRegional=1
OEMDuplicatorstring=26/09/2008
TimeZone=260
OemSkipWelcome=1
[UserData]
ProductKey=*****-*****-*****-*****-*****
FullName="ALS"
OrgName="Australian Laboratory Services Ptd Ltd"
ComputerName=*
[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup=11,1
[SetupMgr]
D i s t Fo l der ="C:\ W I NDOW S\ Dr i ve r Cache \ i 386"
DistShare=windist
[Identification]
JoinDomain=DOMAIN
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DomainAdmin=JOINDOMAIN
DomainAdminPassword=********
[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
- OemSkipEula=Yes - Skips EULA
- DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore - Don't prompt when installing drivers- UpdateInstalledDrivers=Yes - Reinstall all present drivers when
mini-setup starts. Very important.
In order to successfully make this setup work on any system
configuration, you will have to use UpdateInstalledDrivers=Yes,
which will clean the entire Device Manager, except non-PnP and HAL.
This will ensure that all VMware drivers are removed and your setup will
install the proper drivers for the system it is being executed on.
36. Browse to C:\Windows\ (where C:\Windows is where Windows was
installed to) and right click on the Driver Cache folder in the left pane and
select Properties, click Advanced, Check Compress contents to save disk
space, click Ok, click OK then Click Ok again.
37. Browse to \\.host\Shared Folders\ (where is the path to your folder of drivers. Ive used the drivers Ive
imported into Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 while creating an Lite
Touch Installtion DVD.
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38. Copy and paste those folders to C:\Windows\Driver Cache (where
C:\Windows is where Windows was installed to).
39. Download the latest version of Sysprep Driver Scanner from
http://www.vernalex.com/tools/spdrvscn/or copy it from the zip file.
40. Copy and paste spdrvscn.exe to C:\Sysprep on the Virtual Machine
and open.
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41. Change Search Path to C:\Windows\Driver Cache and press Scan,
Press OK to Prompt.
42. Press Default and Press OK to Prompt.
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43. Press Save and click OK to Prompt.
44. Click Done and OK to Prompt.
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45. Open Sysprep.inf and add [SysprepMassStorage] to the end of the
file.
46. Open a Command Prompt and type cd C:\Sysprep then type sysprep
bmsd and hit Enter.
Here's a sample of what my result was:
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pci\ven_1011&dev_0046&subsys_13649005=c:\windows\inf\pnp
scsi.inf
pci\ven_1028&dev_0001&subsys_00011028=c:\windows\inf\pn
pscsi.inf
pci\ven_1028&dev_0002&subsys_00d11028=c:\windows\inf\pn
pscsi.inf
pci\ven_1028&dev_0002&subsys_00d91028=c:\windows\inf\pnpscsi.inf
pci\ven_1028&dev_0002&subsys_00021028=c:\windows\inf\pn
pscsi.inf
pci\ven_1028&dev_0003&subsys_00031028=c:\windows\inf\pn
pscsi.inf
pci\ven_9005&dev_00c5&subsys_00c51028=c:\windows\inf\pn
pscsi.inf
pcmcia\ibm-pcmcia_portable_cd-rom_drive-
84e3=c:\windows\inf\pnpscsi.inf
pcmcia\ibm-pcmcia_cd-rom_drive_cd-400-
5afa=c:\windows\inf\pnpscsi.inf
pcmcia\ibm-pcmcia_portable_cd-rom_drive-84e2=c:\windows\inf\pnpscsi.inf
pcmcia\pcmcia-ide_card-3220=c:\windows\inf\pnpscsi.inf
pci\ven_13e6&dev_3603&subsys_00461014=c:\windows\inf\pnp
scsi.inf
pcmcia\pcmcia-pnpide-4522=c:\windows\inf\pnpscsi.inf
pcmcia\pcmcia-pnpide-7b72=c:\windows\inf\pnpscsi.inf
As you can see, there are a lot of entries in the section. These are plug and
play identifiers for mass storage drivers and their location. If it didn't
insert any, your device path is invalid and you forgot to add the
\WINDOWS\Inf path to the Sysprep Driver Scanner. Check it inHKLM\Software\Microsoft\Window s\CurrentVer sion\DeviceP
ath . Note that Sysprep takes ~1 second to add each entry.
47. Download MySysprep from http://www.tsaysoft.com/mysysprep/ and
Extract files to C:\Sysprep in your virtual machine.
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48. Open MySysprep.inf and delete the ; under the [CPU] section then
close and save.
49. Create another Snapshot by going to VM > Snapshot > Take Snapshot.
Name it 2 Before Hal Switch.
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50. Go to Start, Right click on My Computer and select Manage. Click on
Device Manager, Expand Computer, Right Click on the item underneath
(ACPI Uniprocessor PC), Click Update Driver.
51. Select No, not this time then click Next.
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52. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) then click
Next.
53. Select Dont search. I will choose the driver to install.
54. SelectAdvanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
PC from the list and click Next.
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55. Click Finish.
56. Click Yes to the Prompt.
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57. Once restarted click Yes to the Prompt.
58. Shutdown the Virtual Machine. Once Shutdown go to VM > Settings
then click on Hard Disk (IDE) then click on Utilities and then on Map
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59. Uncheck Open drive in Windows Explorer after mapping then click
OK.
60. Open Windows PE Tools Command Prompt from your start menu by
going to Start > Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Windows PE Tools
Command Prompt.
61. Type in imagex /compress max /capture V:
D:\Temp\Windows_XP_SP3.wim Windows XP SP3 1 Before
Sysprep where V: is the mapped virtual machines hard drive and
D:\Temp\Windows XP Image.wim is the path and file name you want to
save the image then hit Enter.
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62. Once completed Open VMware Workstation and go to VM > Settings.
Select Hard Disk (IDE), Click on Utilies then click Disconnect.
63. Click Ok and start the virtual machine by pressing the play button up
the top.
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64. [T2] Install any software and configure any settings you require for
your build.
65. Configure Internet Explorers Home page by opening the Control
Panel, Clicking Switch to Classic View then opening Internet Options.
Type in the address you want in the Address: text box and then click OK.
66. Open Regional and Language Options. Configure the RegionalOptions tab as required.
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67. Open the Languages tab. Check Install files for complex script and
right-to-left languages (including Thai). Click OK to Prompt. Click OK
again. If prompted for files insert/load the Windows XP SP3 setup cd.
68. Click Yes to prompt[T3] .
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69. Create another Snapshot by going to VM > Snapshot > Take Snapshot
and name it 3 - Before Sysprep.
70. Browse to C:\Sysprep and open mysysprep.exe and click OK to
prompt.
71. Check Use Mini-Setup and then click Reseal.
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72. Click OK to prompt.
73. Wait for the virtual machine to shutdown.
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74. Map virtual machine hard drive for imaging. Go to VM > Settings,
Click on Hard Disk (IDE), Click on Utilities then click Map
75. Click OK then click OK again.
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76. Open Windows PE Tools Command Prompt from your start menu by
going to Start > Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Windows PE Tools
Command Prompt.
77. Type in imagex /compress max /capture V:
D:\Temp\Windows_XP_SP3.wim Windows XP SP3 2 Before
Sysprep 2[T4] where V: is the mapped virtual machines hard drive and
D:\Temp\Windows XP Image.wim is the path and file name you want to
save the image then hit Enter. [T5]
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78. PXE Boot from network from WDS server to Capture Image. Hit F12
when booting to netwook boot.
79. Select Capture Windows XP Image and hit Enter.
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80. Wait for Windows PE to load.
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81. Click Next.
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82. Select C:\ as the volume to capture and enter Windows XP SP3 for
Image Name: and Image Description:
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83. Click Browse, Type Windows XP SP3 for the File name and click Save.
[T6][T7]
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84. Click Finish.
85. Wait for the Image to finish capturing.
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86. Click Close once complete.
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[T2]Skip steps since capture to WDS server works now by adding NIC
drivers to capture boot image.
[T3]Edited Sysprep.inf to prompt for Regional and Language Options.
Have to redo documentation.
[T4]Before Sysprep??!! Should be after Sysprep!!
[T5]Skip steps since capture to WDS server works now by adding NIC
drivers to capture boot image.
[T6]Missed screenshot
[T7]Skip step and redo uploading image directly to WDS server
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