You can run the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) on a
reference computer running Windows® Vista
or Windows Server 2008.
- Build the capture task sequence and advertise the task
sequence from the Configuration Manager server, as described in Capturing an operating system image for deployment.
- Make sure the operating system and applications are installed
and configured on the reference computer, in the way that they should
exist in the final installation.
- Log on to the computer as an administrator.
- Open a command window and change directories to the C:\windows\system32\sysprep directory;
then run the sysprep.exe command.
The
following page is displayed:
Figure 1. System Preparation
Tool (Sysprep)
- Click OK to run the System Preparation
Tool and reboot the computer.
Now the system is ready
for capturing.
- Start the system. During the system boot, press F1 to
enable a system boot from the network.
After finishing
the capture task, the system restarts.
