One or more user accounts may also be presented and configured. It may also be network and domain attached. The OS has current patches, drivers, and desired applications installed. You want to capture an image of an installed and functional Windows Operating system.Let’s eliminate some of the alternatives. Lots of details to sort.ĭespite all the details, one can actually perform the entire capture process in about 30 minutes, if a couple of the steps are conducted simultaneously.įor the sake of simplicity, let me set the stage. Microsoft also has a 2 minute overview video Preparing an Image Using Sysprep and ImageX. I describe each piece in my Windows 7 Enterprise Deployment video series and provide updates in the Introduction subset of my Windows 8 Installation and Management videos. While the overall process is rather simple, each step enables alternatives that can make the process appear far more complex. The entire process requires two or more days of a weeklong Windows 7 or Windows 8 deployment course to teach in detail. Technet documentation may be hard to follow. DISM serves as the replacement tool in Windows 8/8.1. This is easy – wait – imageX is deprecated in Windows 8/8.1. My first thought was ‘Happy to aim you in the proper direction’. A recent email from a former student asked, “ Is it possible to have you show me how to capture an image using Imagex?”