Deploy from a Configuration Set (Standard 7 SP1)

7/8/2014

If you build only a few computers and it is not cost effective for you to build and manage images of the operating system, use a configuration set installation method. In this case, the development computer is the destination computer.

This method is flexible and easy to maintain. It requires less time to set up any required infrastructure, but more time to build each computer. The following illustration shows a configuration set deployment.

The basic process of this method is as follows:

1. Use Image Configuration Editor to create a configuration set on a network share.

2. Assemble the hardware for the destination computer.

3. Start the destination computer by using Windows PE.

   Note

   The Windows Embedded Standard 7 setup process performs several verifications, which rely on the target device's date and time settings. For optimal performance, confirm that the target device is set to the correct date and time.

4. Connect to the network and install Standard 7 from the configuration set.

5. To test or customize Standard 7, run the sysprep /audit command. Make your customizations in audit mode.

6. Run the sysprep /oobe /shutdown command and then deliver the computer to the customer.

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