Install Using a Configuration Set and a Configuration File (Standard 8)

7/8/2014

Learn how to install Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) on your device by using a configuration set and a configuration file.

A configuration set is a folder that contains the modules, applications, images, and drivers used in a configuration file. Image Builder Wizard (IBW) uses the configuration set and the associated configuration file (AutoUnattend.xml) to build or modify an installation of Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).

Prerequisites

• You have a device that meets the requirements for Standard 8. For more information, see Requirements for an Embedded Device.

Note

Standard 8 Setup performs several verifications that rely on the device's date and time settings. For optimal performance, confirm that the device is set to the correct date and time.

• You have a bootable utility disk. For more information, see Automatically Create a Bootable Utility USB Flash Drive.
• You can run IBW on your device by using the Standard 8 DVD or other media that contains the IBW files, such as a network share. For more information, see Relocate the Image Builder Wizard Files.
• If you want IBW to locate your configuration set and configuration file and automatically begin to build an image using them, you have created either a new IBW DVD or USB flash drive. For more information, see Automatically Create a Bootable Utility USB Flash Drive.
• You have created a configuration set and associated configuration file that reside on media that can be accessed from your device, such as a USB flash drive or a network share. For more information, see Create a Configuration Set from a Configuration File. This configuration set must be produced from a validated configuration file to avoid missing dependencies. For more information, see Resolve Dependencies in a Configuration File in Image Configuration Editor.

To build an image using a configuration set and a configuration file with Image Builder Wizard

1. Boot into IBW on your device by using the DVD appropriate to your device architecture, or by using the bootable utility disk.

2. On the Build an Image/Deploy a Configuration File or WIM page, select Deploy a Configuration File or WIM.

3. Browse to your configuration set and configuration file, AutoUnattend.xml, and then click Open.

To build an image using a configuration set and a configuration file automatically discovered by Image Builder Wizard

1. Copy your configuration set and configuration file to the root directory of the IBW media you have created that is appropriate to your device architecture.

2. Boot into IBW on your device using that media.

To build an image using a configuration set and a configuration file with the Image Builder Unattend command

1. Boot your device:

   • Into Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) 4.0 using your bootable utility disk.
   • Into IBW using the DVD appropriate to your device architecture, or your bootable utility disk.

2. Open a command prompt by either:

   • Pressing Shift+F10 on the Build an Image/Deploy a Configuration File or WIM page.
   • Selecting Launch WinPE Command Prompt on the Build an Image/Deploy a Configuration File or WIM page.

3. Navigate to the directory that contains Setup.exe:

   • The <drive>:\sources directory if you are booting from your IBW disk.
   • A network location or a USB flash drive that has your IBW files if you are booting from a Windows PE 4.0 disk. Setup.exe is in the Sources directory.

4. At the command prompt, type the following command, replacing <file_path> with the path of your configuration set configuration file:

   setup.exe /unattend:<file_path>
   

See Also

Tasks

Create a Configuration Set from a Configuration File
Configure a Configuration File to be Unattended

Concepts

Image Builder Wizard Log Files

Other Resources

Begin an Installation with a Configuration File
Image Builder Wizard Technical Reference