Deploying Vista

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I'm getting something wrong. I've installed a Vista machine. Then I ran sysprep and created a wim image from that. When I try to deploy that image to target machine I get an error. (I use Windows PE) That image file is only 8MB which is fine I think. But how it's possible to get whole Vista package from that image? Vista installation dvd is way over 1GB. Do I have to deploy different Vista image somehow with that same package? I'm confused. Can anyone help?

Here is a piece of instructions from Microsoft pages:

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1. On your destination computer, insert your Windows PE media and restart the computer. Windows PE starts and launches a command-line window

2. Use the diskpart command to format the hard drive to reflect the required disk configuration. For example, from Windows PE Command Prompt, type the following commands:

diskpart

select disk 0

clean

create partition primary size=20000

select partition 1

active

format

exit

3. Copy the image from the network share to your local hard drive. For example, type the following commands and provide network credentials for appropriate network access:

net use Y: \\network_share\Images

copy Y:\Myimage.wim c:

4. Apply the image to the hard drive using ImageX located on your Windows PE media. For example, from the Windows PE command prompt, type: D:\Tools\Imagex.exe /apply C:\Myimage.wim c:

5. Your custom image is now deployed onto your destination computer. The computer is ready for customer delivery. You can repeat the previous steps for each additional machine you want to ship.

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Is Windows PE intended for Vista?

According to what I can see, Windows PE is for volume licenses of Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003. Click here.

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Is Windows PE intended for Vista?

According to what I can see, Windows PE is for volume licenses of Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003. Click here.

Yes, it is. From Microsoft Deploying Vista Step by Step guide:

The process

The basic process for deploying an image of the master installation onto a destination computer includes the following steps:

1. Assembling new hardware.

2. Starting the hardware using Windows PE media.

3. Formatting the hard drive.

4. Connecting to your network share and copying the custom image down to the destination computer's local hard drive.

5. Applying the image by using ImageX.