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Tip: Windows Automated Installation Kit

So, I've been writing several tutorials for an XPe training gig I'm working on with MS. Many of the tutorials have to do with installing XPe using WinPE 2.0 (Vista PE). Before now I've never really used the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) since the XP OPK already did everything I needed to do. However, after working with the WAIK for a few week I can confidently say its the way to go. Using ImageX and WinPE 2.0 I can deploy a pre-FBA image in record time. Also, ImageX works on XP (as does the WAIK toolkit) so I can still have an XP development machine but take advantage of all the Vista deployment niceties.

 Download the WAIK from MS here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C7D4BC6D-15F3-4284-9123-679830D629F2&displaylang=en

 

Published Jul 24 2007, 10:41 PM by bcombs
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