SCCM 2007 Windows 7 sysprep

[Trashem77]

Hi All,

 

apologies if i have posted this topic in the wrong area. I am new to SCCM and am struggling on how to get sysprep working with SCCM and Windows 7

 

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

SQL Server 2008 R2

SCCM 2007 R3

WSIM 6.1

Windows 7 Pro SP1 x86

 

I am familiar with imaging and syspreping Windows XP Machine, but with SCCM 2007 & windows 7 i have read many different articles and the more i have read the more confused i am.

How do you apply sysprep.inf/autounattend.xml to a bare metal machine via SCCM 2007.

Does OSD Task Sequence settings override sysprep setting, for example you could create partitions in both TS and sysprep, where would it get this setting from.

 

Any pointers in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

 

cheers

 

Trashem77

[Lucid]

Within the task sequence that you're using to deploy the OS to a machine (you can also use it in a Build and Capture task sequence too), there's a spot where you can supply the unattend.XML file you want to use. So you first create your .XML file (keeping in mind that not all the settings will work, so start with the bare minimum and add entries one by one). Once you have your file, put it in a folder, and then create an SCCM Package out of the folder. That way you can use it in your OS task sequence.

 

You can find a started .XML file towards the bottom of this page: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/rbennett806/pages/using-sccm-to-capture-and-deploy-windows-7.aspx

 

Basically, I'd only use them in the task sequences and not anywhere else - to avoid confusion...