User guide

Creating a custom Windows image 22
For more information about creating the Windows® XP image, see "Creating the Windows® XP image
(on page 18)".
Installing the applications
HP recommends that you install the following applications before installing user applications:
• Microsoft® .NET Framework—This software is required by many Windows® applications.
• Sun Java™ Virtual Machine (JVM) for Internet Explorer—This software is required to use iLO 2
Remote Console capabilities that depend on a JVM—enabled browser.
• Adobe® Acrobat® Reader—This software is required to view .pdf files.
• Altiris Aclient—This software is required to use HP Rapid Deployment Pack to image the workstation
blade.
Deploying the Windows image
1. Run sysprep to generate new security IDs on each target system.
2. Capture the image.
3. Deploy the image to the workstation blades.