Configuring the Distribution Share

Using Deployment Workbench, you configure the distribution share in the following ways (at a minimum, you must add Windows Vista):

  • Add, remove, and configure operating systems.

  • Add, remove, and configure applications.

  • Add, remove, and configure operating system packages, including updates and language packs.

  • Add, remove, and configure out-of-box device drivers.

When you add operating systems, applications, operating system packages, and out-of-box device drivers to the distribution share, Deployment Workbench stores the source files in the distribution share folder specified when you create the distribution share (see the section titled "Creating a Distribution Share" earlier in this chapter). The default is D:\Distribution, ...

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