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Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit: Automating and Customizing Installations

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  • Version: 1.0
  • Category: Tool
  • 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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Files

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FileSize
01_Front.doc
SHA1: 399dbc7f6e6344b1614f207703edd8f9e2f311e6
27 KB
02_Intro.doc
SHA1: 3ae262918db6796e33abd099cdc64dad692764d6
1.13 MB
03_CHAPTER_1_Choosing_an_Automated_Installation_Method.doc
SHA1: dd4a89b247645a2b9ce360e294ee3d517d4e4887
767 KB
04_CHAPTER_2_Designing_Unattended_Installations.doc
SHA1: b8e152bc61933ff3b35fac9381c53ceebfc4149a
1.25 MB
05_CHAPTER_3_Designing_Image_based_Installations_with_Sysprep.doc
SHA1: fd49ae40a14e56cd30ca606802ba2c6f30ffdf9a
1.10 MB
06_CHAPTER_4_Designing_RIS_Installations.doc
SHA1: 34e8d75455146ef4e6941de99d6b229fdb3ca6e9
1.41 MB
07_CHAPTER_5_Migrating_User_State.doc
SHA1: 1c6e7a361b6dad08193016b75ba62ccd5f883a40
812 KB
08_Glossary.doc
SHA1: 3838e2f440777dd9bc1961f8c306d46173c2ce7f
27 KB
09_Index.doc
SHA1: 02b2a5573d9c9b5761a3ecd6bb2308517713cbef
33 KB
Automating_and_Customizing_Installations.zip
SHA1: a623d92d0608a7f0a6ca2a2f2cf86c566cc86af6
6.52 MB
Job_Aids_Automating_and_Customizing_Installations.zip
SHA1: f8a88c49152f3b2e3719ecafdeb09bf693704860
326 KB
Sample_RIS_Scripts.zip
SHA1: 7a1613e540d18d47e8a21868fa84588abcce4b12
24 KB

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System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003

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