Setting up the Environment

You will need to build an environment for customizing Windows PE images before deployment. Having everything in the appropriate location will simplify the task of creating builds and will help you establish repeatable methods for creating and updating builds.

Create this environment on a technician or lab computer. If you’re using MDT 2008 to deploy Windows Vista, configure the Windows PE customization environment on the build server. In fact, installing and configuring MDT 2008 installs all of the requirements for building custom Windows PE images.

Installing the Windows AIK

Windows PE ships with the Windows AIK, which is available from the Microsoft Download Center at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads. Install the Windows ...

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