This section describes how to build your deployment environment. A deployment environment contains a technician computer running Windows® System Image Manager (Windows SIM), and Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) media.
Windows SIM is the primary tool for creating customized installations. We highly recommend that, in addition to using your technician computer, you test your installations in a lab environment prior to deployment. For more information, see Windows System Image Manager Technical Reference.
Windows PE is a minimal operating system built to initialize Windows Setup. For more information, see Windows PE Technical Reference.
In This Section
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Describes system requirements and installation instructions for the Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit (Windows OPK) and Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK). |
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Describes setting up a networked environment for developing and testing deployment. |
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Describes best practices for setting up Windows for networks |
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Describes procedures used to create and customize Windows PE for image deployment |