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W2k8 System State and Critical Volume

Posted by Jacques on 6th April 2008

System state includes more data on Windows Server 2008 than in the Windows Server 2003 operating system. In Windows Server 2008, the exact system components which make up the system state depend on the configuration of the computer. System state data includes at least the following and may include additional data that is configuration dependent: [...]

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Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) are available

Posted by Jacques on 26th March 2008

The long awaited admin pack for Windows Vista SP1, the successor of adminpack.msi called RSAT is availbale for download: Download: Remote Server Administration Tools (x86) Download: Remote Server Administration Tools (x64) After installation of the update: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Programs. In the Programs and Features area, click Turn Windows features [...]

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Vista and W2K8 Deployment – Part II&III

Posted by Jacques on 23rd March 2008

Post overview Part I: WDS Part II&III: WAIK ans MS-SQL Part IV: MDT – Building and capturing master images Part V: MDT – Deploying master images images II – WAIK 1.1: WINDOWS AUTOMATED INSTALLATION KIT The WAIK contains a collection of tools such as ImageX, System Image Manager, Package Manager, CopyPE, PEImg, help and doc [...]

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Vista and W2K8 Deployment – Part I

Posted by Jacques on 22nd March 2008

Post overview Part I: WDS Part II&III: WAIL ans MS-SQL Part IV: MDT – Building and capturing master images Part V: MDT – Deploying master images images I – WDS: WINDOWS DEPLOYMENT SERVICES Since we will use the MDT LiteTouch to build a hardware unspecific, but customized Vista SP1 image, to sysprep and capture it, [...]

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Vista and Windows 2008 Deployment with WDS, WAIK and MDT LiteTouch

Posted by Jacques on 21st March 2008

I created this post to document the major steps I went through during my Vista deployment project. So it is intended as a reference for my own usage, but you might find it useful if you want to deploy Vista SP1 and/or Windows 2008 server in a fully automated way without third party tools, nor [...]

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