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Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit: Automating and Customizing Installations

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  • Version: 1.0
  • Product: Servers
  • Language: English

This book provides comprehensive information about planning, designing, and implementing automated installations in medium and large organizations. Options range from automated installations of a basic operating system to complex installations of a customized operating system and applications.

This book provides comprehensive information about planning, designing, and implementing automated installations in medium and large organizations. Options range from automated installations of a basic operating system to complex installations of a customized operating system and applications. The technologies and tools discussed in this book include: unattended installation, image-based installation with the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool, and Remote Installation Services (RIS). IT professionals can use the guidelines discussed in this book to create a functional specification that describes how to automate the installation of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional.

This page contains the following files for download:

  • Book Cover (front)
  • Introduction
  • Ch 1: Choosing an Automated Installation Method
  • Ch 2: Designing Unattended Installations
  • Ch 3: Designing Image-based Installations with SysPrep
  • Ch 4: Designing RIS Installations
  • Ch 5: Migrating User State
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Entire book as a .zip file
  • Job aids and worksheets to use with the book
  • Sample scripts for RIS installations

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01_Front.doc
    02_Intro.doc
      03_CHAPTER_1_Choosing_an_Automated_Installation_Method.doc
        04_CHAPTER_2_Designing_Unattended_Installations.doc
        • SHA1: b8e152bc61933ff3b35fac9381c53ceebfc4149a
        • Size: 1.25 MB
        05_CHAPTER_3_Designing_Image_based_Installations_with_Sysprep.doc
          06_CHAPTER_4_Designing_RIS_Installations.doc
            07_CHAPTER_5_Migrating_User_State.doc
              08_Glossary.doc
                09_Index.doc
                  Automating_and_Customizing_Installations.zip
                    Job_Aids_Automating_and_Customizing_Installations.zip
                      Sample_RIS_Scripts.zip

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                        System Requirements

                        Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003

                        • Microsoft Word or Word Viewer


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