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

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Installing Microsoft Windows on an HP

ProBook or EliteBook Notebook PC and

creating an image

2012 Business Notebook Models

Technical white paper

Table of contents

Executive summary ............................................................................................................................... 2

System requirements and prerequisites ................................................................................................... 2

Supported models ............................................................................................................................ 2

Installing the OS, drivers, and enhancements .......................................................................................... 3

Drivers and enhancements ................................................................................................................ 5

Building a common image .................................................................................................................... 7

Windows XP Professional .................................................................................................................. 7

Windows 7 Professional ................................................................................................................... 8

Appendix A: Using HP SoftPaq Download Manager .............................................................................. 10

Using HP SoftPaq Download Manager to update the current platform .................................................. 10

Using HP SoftPaq Download Manager to download SoftPaqs for multiple platforms ............................... 12

Appendix B: Sample Sysprep.inf files ................................................................................................... 17

Example of Windows XP SYSPREP.INF ............................................................................................. 17

Example of Windows 7 SYSPREP.XML .............................................................................................. 18

Appendix C: Installing Preboot applications and tools ............................................................................ 20

Creating or restoring an preboot partition on the hard drive ............................................................... 20

HP_TOOLS partition errors .............................................................................................................. 20

References ........................................................................................................................................ 22

For more information .......................................................................................................................... 22

Summary of content (22 pages)

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Installing Microsoft Windows on an HP ProBook or EliteBook Notebook PC and creating an image 2012 Business Notebook Models Technical white paper Table of contents Executive summary............................................................................................................................... 2 System requirements and prerequisites ................................................................................................... 2 Supported models ............................................
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Executive summary This white paper provides instructions for installing the Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional and Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating systems (OSs) along with applicable HP drivers and applications on select HP EliteBook and HP ProBook Notebook PC models. Instructions are also provided for creating a common image for 2012 HP Business Notebook PCs. Target audience: This white paper is intended for IT staff.
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IMPORTANT Make sure you have the latest compatible versions of drivers and enhancements (Table 1). In addition, you must have a Microsoft operating system license for each system on which you install Windows XP Professional or Windows 7 Professional. The Windows 7 Professional license allows you to use Windows 7 Professional, Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista Business.
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5. Install the desired patches from www.microsoft.com/windowsupdate or contact your network administrator for additional updates. Reboot the system after these patches have been installed. – For Windows XP, you must install Microsoft DirectX 9 and possibly Microsoft .NET Framework. For more information on .NET dependencies, refer to Table 1 below. 6. Install the drivers and enhancements listed in Table 1 using HP SoftPaq Download Manager (available from www.hp.
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Drivers and enhancements Table 1 lists minimum recommended drivers and enhancements for Windows 7 Professional and Windows XP Professional. The table also includes dependencies on .NET Framework (if applicable). Table 1. Minimum recommended software versions Name Version XP Win 7 Priority .NET Required Required 3.0 Required N/A Required 3.5 SP1 or greater Required N/A Required 3.5 SP1 Required 3.0 Required 3.0 Recommended 3.
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Name Version XP Win 7 Atheros AR9485 Wireless LAN Driver 1.00 B X X Broadcom 2070 Bluetooth for Windows 7 6.5 K X X Broadcom 2070 Bluetooth for Windows XP 5.6 F X Broadcom WLAN Driver and Utility Package 5.100.82.130 X X Ericsson Mobile Broadband Drivers 7.2.0.10 A X X Intel 82579LM and 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Driver for Microsoft Windows 1.00 D X X Intel My WiFi and Wireless Drivers 15.1 A Sierra Wireless Driver Package for HP un2430 Mobile Broadband Module 1.0.35.
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Priority Key Required Mandatory for optimal hardware support Recommended HP recommends installing for optimal system performance Optional Value-add software for desired solution NOTE Some deliverables may have direct dependencies on other deliverables that may require .NET. Building a common image Instructions are provided for building Windows XP Professional and Windows 7 Professional images. Windows XP Professional 1. Install Windows XP Professional on a supported platform. 2.
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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.
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Figure 2. Example of sysprep.xml file 6. Copy sysprep.xml to % SystemDrive%\Windows\System32\Sysprep. 7. Run the following command: sysprep /generalize /audit /shutdown /unattend:sysprep.xml 8. After shutting down the system, use hard-drive duplication software to deploy the common image.
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Appendix A: Using HP SoftPaq Download Manager Using HP SoftPaq Download Manager to update the current platform 1. Boot the Windows OS. 2. Open Microsoft Internet Explorer. 3. Download and install HP SoftPaq Download Manager from www.hp.com/go/sdm. 4. Launch SoftPaq Download Manager. 5. When prompted, select Show software for this model only (Figure A-1).
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Figure A-2. Available SoftPaqs list 8. After selecting the desired SoftPaqs, the following options are available in the Downloaded SoftPaqs window: Download Only, Download and Unpack or Download and Install (Figure A-3). Figure A-3. Downloaded SoftPaqs window  Download Only – this option will download all selected SoftPaqs to “C:\ProgramData\HP\HP SoftPaq Download Manger\SWDownload”.
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Using HP SoftPaq Download Manager to download SoftPaqs for multiple platforms 1. Download and install HP SoftPaq Download Manager from www.hp.com/go/sdm on any Windows based system. 2. Launch HP Softpack Download Manager 3. When prompted, select Show software for all supported models (Figure A-4). Figure A-4. SoftPaq Download Manager menu 4. Select the respective platforms in the Product Catalog window. 5.
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6. Prior to downloading the sofpaqs, set your download preferences in the Configuration Options window (Figure A-6) accessed from the Tools menu (Tools -> Configuration Options). Figure A-6. Download tab in Configuration Options window 7. Additional customizations are available through the Unpack tab (Figure A-7).
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Figure A-7. Unpack tab in Configuration Options window  Unpack Directory – this field allows the user to change the location where the SoftPaqs will be unpacked once they are downloaded.  Unpack Folder Options – Legacy Behavior – this option will unpack all selected SoftPaqs in the Download Directory established on the Download tab (above). Unpack directory field will be locked. – Separate by SoftPaq IDs – this option will unpack all selected SoftPaqs in the folder designated in the Unpack directory.
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Figure A-8. Example of folder structure separated by SoftPaq IDs – Separate by SoftPaq Names – this option will unpack all selected SoftPaqs in the folder designated in the Unpack directory. Individual SoftPaqs will be unpacked in a unique folder based on SP Name (i.e. HP Universal Camera Driver) according to SoftPaq category (Driver – Video, Driver – Audio, etc.). Figure A-9 shows an example of this folder structure. Figure A-9. Example of folder structure separated by SoftPaq Name 8.
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Figure A-10. Downloaded SoftPaqs window  Download Only – this option will download all selected SoftPaqs according to the settings established in the Download tab in the Configuration Options dialog. Default is Single Folder set to “C:\SoftPaqDownloadDirectory”.  Download and Unpack – this option will download all selected SoftPaqs according to the settings established in the Unpack tab in the Configuration Options dialog.
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Appendix B: Sample Sysprep.inf files Example of Windows XP SYSPREP.INF [Unattended] OemSkipEula=No OemPnPDriversPath = "Drv\Video;Drv\Nic;Drv\Audio;Drv\Modem;Drv\Misc1;Drv\Misc2;Drv\Misc3;Drv\Misc4;Drv\Misc5;Drv\ Chipset;Drv\KBD;Drv\MSD;Drv\USB;Drv\Network" InstallFilesPath = "C:\i386" [GuiRunOnce] Command0=c:\Drv\install.
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Example of Windows 7 SYSPREP.XML PAGE 19
xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchemainstance"> Audit false * PAGE 20
xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchemainstance"> 1 net user administrator /active:yes PAGE 21
The following errors may be displayed if a problem occurs when launching EFI and preboot applications: • • • Preboot partition not found: can’t find FAT32 partition starting with HP_TOOLS. Application not found: can’t find preboot application in directory. Invalid signature: BIOS fails to verify the signature of the preboot application. If there is a backup version of the application in BIOS flash (for example, HP System Diagnostics). BIOS will launch the backup. Otherwise, BIOS displays an error message.
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References HP Client Catalog for SCCM  http://h20331.www2.hp.com/Hpsub/cache/561194-0-0-225-121.html HP Client Management Interface  www.hp.com/go/hpcmi Microsoft .NET Framework  http://www.microsoft.com/net/ Description of the Windows XP Corporate Deployment tools and documentation  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321880 System Preparation Tool and Answer File Usage  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314460 Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) Download  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.