BDD 2007 - Creating Vista Reference Images

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Hi people!

When using BDD 2007, there are two diffrent scenarios:

1. LTI

2. ZeroTouch

#1 is for us that are not blessed with SMS and so on... However, once u choose ur scenario to use: the BDD expierence can be devided into two seperate pieces:

1. Creating a reference image using the Capture scenario

2. Deploying the reference image using the BDD capabilities.... and here is my contribution to the world:

If u just wanna use BDD for creating reference images, NOT deploying them using the LTI mechanism (as I wanna), u have to make the following adjustments to get ur custom settings applied during the creation of the custom image:

1. Create a fully automated unattend.xml file to process the unattend installation using the WSIM app.

2. Create a script that will delete the cached unattend.xml file in the c:\windows\panther dir prior to launching the sysprep command/script

3. Create a fully automated sysprep.xml file to process the mini setup using the WSIM app.

4. Place the sysprep.xml file in the $OEM$ so that it equals the c:\MININT path/dir.

5. Copy the sysprep.xml file to the c:\windows\system32\sysprep dir, when "moving" the file from the MININT to the SYSPREP dir, make sure u save the file as unattend.xml

6. Edit the LTICleanup.wsf script and remove the part where they overwrite our "sysprep.xml" file with their own "unattend.xml" file.....

7. Lastly, remove the Exclusion list entry, c:\windows\panther in the wimscript.ini file on ur BDD server....

First now, the custom image will act as u expect! if u dont perform the steps above, any odd things might show up:

1. The mini setup is not automated

2. There is no unattend.xml file saved in ur image below the C:\Windows\Panther dir

3. Autologon and FirstLogonCommand will not work as expected even if ur sysprep.xml file works fine when running it manually.....

now finally, it's sausage time.....