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Running Deployment Scripts Using
DTK and Microsoft Windows PE
This section provides best practices procedures and scenarios for using the
Deployment Toolkit (DTK) to perform pre-operating system configuration
tasks and to install supported operating systems on supported Dell™ systems.
After you have populated the deployment directory structure with all
necessary files and carefully edited the deployment scripts and configurations
files, you are ready to begin the final stage of the deployment process. Before
running the deployment, however, you need to create specific deployment
media to facilitate your chosen deployment method. The common
deployment scenarios are:
• CD-based local deployment
• CD-based local deployment with networking enabled
• Using a third-party deployment solution framework
For the CD-based deployment methods, you begin by creating and
customizing Microsoft
®
Windows
®
PE for Dell systems.
Creating and Customizing Images for
Windows PE 1.0
Obtaining Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) or Windows PE CD
Contact Microsoft to obtain the latest version of OPK or Windows PE CD.
Copying Tools From OPK or Windows PE CD on a Development System
1
Create and name a directory on your development system hard drive,
such as
\WinPE_OPKTools
.
2
Insert the Windows OPK CD or Windows PE CD into your development
system CD drive.
3
Copy all of the CD files from the Windows PE directory
(
<cd-drive>:\winpe\*.*
) to the
\WinPE_OPKTools
directory.