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Automating an Installation of Windows XP Professional

In many organizations, Staffing levels, distance, and time constraints make it

impossible to manually deploy new operating systems on one Computer at a

time. An alternative to this łabor- and time~intensive manuał deployment is to

automate the setup of the operating system by using answer files and

Uniąueness Database Files (UDFs), or to create an image of a Computer

running Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional and then deploy that

image to

other computers.

Automating an installation by using an answer file enables you to install

Windows XP Professional on computers without user intervention, or with

limited user intervention.

Creating and deploying an image of a Computer running Windows XP Professional enables you to copy the configuration of a Computer to other

identical computers.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

S Describe the automation process, including how Setup uses answer files and Uniąueness Database Files.

S Create an answer file.

S Create a Uniąueness Database File.

S Perform an automated installation of Windows XP Professional.

S Describe the process for creating and deploying an image.

S Preparing a Reference Computer.

S Create, test, and deploy an image of a Computer running

Windows XP

Professional.

S Describe the use of Remote Installation Services (RIS).