Is it possible to create a generic image of Windows 7?

Hello world

Is it possible to create an image of gold that can be "deployed" on multiple machines?

If so, how do you?

Kind regards

Nick

as mentioned by others, there are many ways... WDS, SCCM, Windows AIK and windows deployment Toolkit etc. to deploy to create the image...

For VMware is the best and easy thing you can do

1 - Install VM windos7 and install VMware tools and customize it according to your need

2 - Sysprep image - if you want to regenerate the SID

Now to run sysprep, you must launch the administrator command prompt. Then navigate to the sysprep folder by typing: cd sysprep and press to enter.

Then, enter the following commands:

Sysprep/generalize/shutdown /oobe

3. This stops the virtual machine.

4 now, create a virtual appliance in the OVF format or egg, merge, select the virtual machine and in the menu bar > click file > then select the "export to OVF" then give a file name and a location. In the name of the file name with the extension of file OVA. It's VMxxxxxxx.OVA that will save the device in a single file.

5 - Once finished, you can use this OVA for a deployment, or simply, you can also copy the VMDK virtual machine. OVA will consume less space than the VMDK.

NOTE: If you want to do the automatic cusotmization which is after the SYSPREP you need an answer file to automate the rest of the deployment process. You can use free tools like VLITE (http://www.vlite.net/download.html) or Windows System Image Manager (WSIM)

Once the answer file created, give a name to this file as unattend.xml or Autounattend.xmlfile.

Copy or the unattend.xml file to: C:\windows\system32\sysprep.

then run the sysprep tool

Sysprep/generalize/shutdown /unattend:unattend.xml /oobe

An answer for Windows Vista and Windows 7 file is an XML file that contains the definitions of parameters and values to use during Windows Setup.  The best way to create an answer file for use with a Windows 7 deployment is to use the Windows System Image Manager (WSIM) which is part of the Kit Setup automated Windows (Windows AIK or WAIK).

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