Step: 1.5: OS Deployment

Create a new group and call it OS Installation same level as Prepare the drives level.

OS Installation step will be initiated when following conditions are met;

 Add  Apply Operating System Image step under OS Installation group.

We are using a captured image for this task sequence. So we will choose Apply operating System from a captured image.

Browse to the Image package then choose the image.

We need to create a package for Unattended XML file then need to apply the XML file as part of the Apply Operating System Image.

First create Unattended.xml file using WAIK.

Full details can be found at; http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349348(v=ws.10).aspx

Sample unattended.xml file looks as below;

Unattended.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">

    <settings pass="oobeSystem">

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <InputLocale>en-AU</InputLocale>

            <SystemLocale>en-AU</SystemLocale>

            <UILanguage>en-AU</UILanguage>

            <UILanguageFallback>en-AU</UILanguageFallback>

            <UserLocale>en-AU</UserLocale>

        </component>

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <OOBE>

                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>

                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>

            </OOBE>

           

            <TimeZone>AEST</TimeZone>

            <RegisteredOwner>Organisation name</RegisteredOwner>

        </component>

    </settings>

    <settings pass="specialize">

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <ProductKey>33PXH-7Y6KF-2VJC9-XBBR8-HVTHH</ProductKey>

        </component>

    </settings>

    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="catalog:c:/sw_dvd5_sa_win_ent_7w_sp1_64bit_english_-2_upg_mlf_x17-58883/sources/install_windows 7 enterprise.clg" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />

</unattend>

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Select Use an unattended or Sysprep answer file for a custom installation;

Package: Unattended

Filename: Unattended.xml (Your unattended XML file name)

Under Select the location where you want to apply this operating system

Destination: Next available formatted partition

Complete Apply Operating System Image step looks as below;

On OS Installation group we have;

-          Applied previously captured Operating System image

-          Created Unattended.xml file, created package for unattended.xml file

-          Applied the custom settings using Unattended package, using unattended.xml file

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