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

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Figure 1. Updating the sysprep.inf file
8. Run the following command:
sysprep –mini –shutdown –reseal
9. After shutting down the system, use hard-drive duplication software to deploy the common image.
Windows 7 Professional
1. Install Windows 7 Professional on a supported platform.
2. Install the following and then reboot the system:
– Essential System Updates for Windows 7 SP2
– Windows 7 Default Settings
3. Copy all device drivers to the %SystemDrive%\DRV folder.
4. Run Windows System Image Manager to create the sysprep.xml file.
5. As shown in Figure 2, make the following changes to the sysprep.xml file:
– In the Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE component –
Set the PnP driver search path.
– In the Microsoft-Windows-Deployment component –
Following the pass=”auditUser” phase, set Reseal in OOBE mode.
NOTE
Figure 2 does not show the complete sysprep.xml file.