Chapter 2

Automating the Windows 7 Installation

MICROSOFT EXAM OBJECTIVES COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

• Perform a clean installation.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: identifying hardware requirements; setting up as the sole operating system; setting up as dual boot; installation methods; boot from the source of installation, preparing the installation source: USB, CD, network share, WDS.
• Capture a system image.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: preparing system for capture; creating a WIM file; automated capture; manual capture.
• Prepare a system image for deployment.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: inserting an application into a system image; inserting a driver into a system image; inserting an update into a system image; configuring tasks to run after deployment.