Summary

The new Windows Vista installation architecture and tools make deploying the operating system in your organization easier than deploying earlier versions of Windows. The new .wim file format makes it possible to deploy highly compressed image files. Windows Vista helps reduce image count by removing hardware and other dependencies from the image. Modularization in Windows Vista makes servicing images easier than with legacy methods, so you no longer have to apply, customize, and recapture an image to update it. The new answer file format, Unattend.xml, provides a more flexible and consistent configuration. Finally, the new deployment tools, ImageX and Windows SIM, provide a robust way to create, customize, and manage Windows Vista images. ...

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