Installing Microsoft Windows on an HP ProBook or EliteBook Notebook PC and creating an image whitepaper

Building a common image
Instructions are provided for building Windows XP Professional and Windows Vista Business images.
Windows XP Professional
1. Install Windows XP Professional on a supported platform.
2. Install the following and then reboot the system:
– Microsoft .NET 2.0
– Essential System Updates for Windows XP
– System Default Settings
– Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) High Definition Audio class driver
3. Copy the i386 folder from the Windows XP installation DVD to the root of %SystemDrive%.
4. Extract deploy.cab from the SUPPORT\TOOLS\ folder of the install DVD to the
%SystemDrive%\sysprep folder.
5. Copy all device drivers to the %SystemDrive%\DRV folder.
6. As shown in Figure 1, create an install.bat file that contains the following:
– Authentec Fingerprint Driver
– HP Quick Launch Buttons
– Intel Matrix Storage Manager
– HP Multi-WWAN Driver Installer
Silence the install command in the %SystemDrive%\DRV folder.
Figure 1. Creating an install.bat file
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7. Run setupmgr.exe from the %SystemDrive%\sysprep folder to create a sysprep.inf file.