Building a Common Image

Building a
Common Image
Developing a common software image
for the HP 8200 Elite, and HP 6200 Pro
desktop models
April 2011
Table of Contents:
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1
Windows Licensing Notice ............................................................................... 2
Definition of Terms .......................................................................................... 3
Advantages of a Common Image ..................................................................... 4
Limitations of a Common Image ....................................................................... 4
Choosing a Base Image ....................................................................................... 4
Customizing the Image ........................................................................................ 5
Removing Preinstalled Software ....................................................................... 5
Adding software ............................................................................................. 5
Adding Hardware/Drivers .............................................................................. 5
Additional customization ................................................................................. 7
Obtaining drivers ................................................................................................ 7
Creating/deploying a Common Image ................................................................. 8
Creating a Common Image .............................................................................. 8
Saving/deploying a Common Image ............................................................. 10
Sample SYSPREP.xml ( unattend.xml ) Answer file ............................................ 11
Frequently asked questions ................................................................................ 14
Introduction
The goal of this document is to guide IT professionals through the process of
creating a Windows Vista or Windows 7 image that can be deployed across the
various platforms within an HP product family; specifically the HP 8200 Elite and
HP 6200 Pro platforms.