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Figure 3.24: New Task Sequence Wizard.

3. The New Task Sequence Wizard presents a series of steps, as follows:

 General Settings – Enter the Task sequence ID and Task sequence name. These fields are used to uniquely

differentiate this task sequence from others in the deployment share. For example, a task sequence to

deploy Windows 8.1 Update Enterprise, you can enter a Task sequence ID of DplyWin8.1Ent and a Task

sequence name of Deploy Windows 8.1 Update Enterprise. Click Next.

Note: The Task sequence ID field only allows for 16 characters with no spaces.

 Select Template – Select Standard Client Task Sequence from the dropdown list of predefined templates.

For more information about the additional templates, refer to Chapter 2. Click Next.

 Select OS – Select the imported operating system from the list. Click Next.

 Specify Product Key – Ensure the Do not specific a product key at this time option is selected. For this

scenario, the product key will be entered at the time of deployment. Click Next.

 OS Settings – Enables you to configure the following basic operating system settings, then click Next:

o Full Name – Enter full name you’ll use to register the operating system. This field is required.

o Organization – Enter the name of your organization you’ll use to register the operating system. This

field is required.

o Internet Explorer Home Page – Enter the URL of the home page that comes up when Internet

Explorer is launched. This field is required.

 Admin Password – Enter a strong password for the local Administrator account. Click Next.

 Summary – Review the summary of your new task sequence and click Next.

 Progress – Displays a progress bar during the creation of the new task sequence.