Chapter 1. Deploying Windows with Style: Windows Deployment Services (WDS), and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008

This chapter is about getting Windows Operating Systems deployed with the least amount of pain and the best possible results. It is filled with tips and tricks, best practices, guidance, and notes from the field on how you can take advantage of the latest deployment tools and technologies.

Chances are that you are already working with image-based deployment. You might even be working with a third-party imaging solution and may be fine with that.

If you've already got it down to a science, then why should you read this chapter? Well, first of all, it's the first chapter—but beyond that, we think you should understand that the fundamental ...

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