We’ll create two files that are necessary for a complete unattended image installation: WDSClientUnattend.xml and AutoUnattend.xml. clg files is not a requirement, but you won’t be able to validate or check the errors on unattended files that is not using an OS image as a reference.įor more information, visit the site Windows System Image Manager Technical Reference. To start creating, on the File menu select New answer file.Īdding a. You can also select the catalog files (.clg): these are the specific files for each Windows Vista version (Home Ed, Enterprise, Ultimate, etc). wim file that we previously created or just use the file from the installation media (install.wim). Open System Image Manager for Start Menu.Ĭlick on File and click on Select Windows Image. This way we can be sure that the answer options selected are used on the right place at the right time: clg) file for an installation, select the components that are necessary within the answer files. System Image Manager provides us the way to, using the. Preparing the Files Using System Image Manager This tool it’s not a requirement for creating the unattended files.
So, it’s recommended for any other platform used on WDS to download this kit and install the System Image Manager. This kit also gives us an important tool for the unattended files creation, the Windows System Image Manager.
At this point we’ve already installed and properly configured Windows Deployment Server on Windows 2003/Windows 2008 ( Part I) and we created a full image (programs and features installed) on our Windows Vista and uploaded it to the server ( Part II) the only thing missing is creating the answer files that will be used on the images to achieve the full unattended installation of our operating system.įor those using Windows Server 2003 SP1, we reviewed that among the requirements for WDS installation there was installing Windows Automated Installation Kit.
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