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Preparing the Directory Structure for Deployment in Microsoft
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Windows
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Preparing the Directory Structure for
Deployment in Microsoft
®
Windows
®
PE
This section describes some of the procedures necessary to begin the deployment process, including:
• Downloading and unzipping the Deployment Toolkit (DTK) components, including a
comprehensive matrix of the DTK components
• Setting up a directory structure to facilitate a successful deployment, including a list of the
supporting components that are not included with the DTK, but are needed to use the DTK
• Setting up an optimally configured source system
Upgrading Your DTK Version
When upgrading from a previous release (1.x) of the DTK, ensure that you create the new
DTK version 2.x environment separately from your previous version of DTK. This step is necessary
because the environments and requirements for DTK version 2.x are completely different.
Obtaining DTK
The DTK components are provided in a self-extracting zip file on the Dell™ Support website at
support.dell.com. The self-extracting file can be opened on any system running a Windows
operating system. By default, the dtk-2.X-winpe-AXX.exe files are extracted to the root directory of
your local hard drive, C:\. This location can be changed by giving a different path when extracting
the files, but it is strongly recommended that you keep the DTK default directory structure if you
plan to use the sample deployment scripts provided with the DTK.
Perform the following steps to extract the DTK components to a workstation running Windows:
1
Download the DTK file dtk-2.X-winpe-AXX.exe from the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com and save it anywhere on your system.
2 After the file downloads, double-click the file.
3 Click OK .