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6294A Planning and Managing Windows 7 Desktop Deployments and Environments

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Product Number: 6294A

Part Number: X16-26034

Released: 12/2009

Lab Instructions: Preparing to Deploy Windows 7 Business Desktops 1

Module 1 Lab Instructions: Preparing to Deploy Windows 7 Business Desktops

Contents: Lab A: Assessing the Computing Environment by Using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

Exercise 1: Configure the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4

Exercise 2: Use the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit to Create a Client Assessment Report 5

Exercise 3: Analyze Inventory and Assessment Data 6

Lab B: Recommending an Activation Strategy

Exercise 1: Review the Activation Scenario 8

2 Lab Instructions: Preparing to Deploy Windows 7 Business Desktops

Lab A: Assessing the Computing Environment by Using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

Scenario You are the team lead for the Windows 7 deployment project at Contoso Ltd. Contoso currently uses Windows Vista on the company desktop computers. You are planning for the Windows 7 deployment to take place within the next month.

As part of the deployment process, you need to determine if there are any hardware compatibility issues with Windows 7. You will use the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit to help inventory, analyze, and then determine the necessary hardware upgrades.


Computers in This Lab Before you begin the lab, you must start the virtual machines. The virtual machines used at the start of this lab are:

6294A-LON-DC1 6294A-LON-CL2 6294A-LON-VS1 6294A-LON-VS2

f Start the virtual machines 1. On the host computer, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then

click Hyper-V Manager.

2. In the Virtual Machines pane, click the virtual machine name. In the Actions pane, under the virtual machine name, click Start.

3. To connect to the virtual machine, click the virtual machine name, and in the Actions pane, under the virtual machine name, click Connect.


Exercise 1: Configure the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 which is the domain controller and shared network location for the labfiles. LON-CL2 is the client computer running Windows 7.

f Task 1: Configure the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Log on to the LON-CL2 virtual machine as Contoso\Administrator with a

password of Pa$$w0rd.

Launch the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit from the Start menu.

Specify to Create an inventory database named Contoso Inventory.

Results: After this exercise, you will have MAP 4.0 configured on LON-CL2.


Exercise 2: Use the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit to Create a Client Assessment Report


f Task 1: Run the Windows 7 Readiness Assessment Wizard In the Discovery and Readiness pane, click Inventory and Assessment

Wizard.

Configure the Active Directory Credentials page with the following: Domain: Contoso.com Domain Account: Contoso\Administrator Password: Pa$$w0rd

On the Windows Networking Protocols page ensure the following: Workgroups and Windows domains to include in the inventory: Contoso

Use the following WMI Credentials: Domain name: Contoso Account name: Administrator Password: Pa$$w0rd Confirm password: Pa$$w0rd

Once the inventory is complete, click Close.

Results: At the end of this exercise you will have collected a Windows 7 Readiness assessment and the Wizard will have created the Proposal and Assessment documents.


Exercise 3: Analyze Inventory and Assessment Data


f Task 1: Review the Windows 7 Readiness Summary Results for Contoso Expand Discovery and Readiness. Select Windows 7 Readiness.

Question: How many client systems were inventoried?

Question: How many systems are ready for Windows 7?

Question: How many systems would be ready for Windows 7 with hardware upgrades?

f Task 2: Review the Windows 7 Readiness Reports for Contoso In the Actions pane, click Generate report/proposal. After the report is generated perform the following:

From the View menu, click Saved Reports and Proposals. Open the Windows7Proposal- report just created.

Question: How many client systems require two hardware upgrades to meet the Windows 7 recommended level?

Question: Which client systems require hardware upgrades before upgrading to Windows 7?

Close the Windows7Proposal- report.


Open the Windows7Assessment- report just created.

Question: Which clients are in the Meets minimum system requirements Category?

Question: Which clients are in the Not Ready for Windows 7 Category?

Question: What are the minimum upgrades required to the Not Ready for Windows 7 Category systems?

Close all open windows.

f Task 3: Virtual Machine Shutdown When you finish the lab, revert each virtual machine back to its initial state. To do this, complete the following steps:

1. On the host computer, start Hyper-V Manager.

2. Right-click each virtual machine name in the Virtual Machines list, and then click Revert.

3. In the Revert Virtual Machine dialog box, click Revert.


Lab B: Recommending an Activation Strategy

Computers in this lab No virtual machines are necessary for this lab.

Exercise 1: Review the Activation Scenario

Scenario: ADatum Corporation ADatum Corporation is a multi-national corporation that maintains three separate networks. A Production Network for daily operations, a Quality Assurance (QA) network for final testing of patches and changes, and a Test network used for Proof of Concept testing and Internal Development projects.

The production network consists of 200 servers and over 3000 desktop client systems in multiple locations. There are several Regional offices with local servers and approximately 100 Desktop clients. The branch offices range in size from a few desktop client systems to locations with a local sever and up to 30 Desktop clients. In addition to the desktops systems there are over 200 Laptop systems in use by the Sales and Technical teams. These laptops may be off the corporate network for periods as long as four months.


The QA network consists of 10 servers and over 100 Desktop systems. The servers for the QA network are located at the Corporate HQ location. The QA network includes clients at each of the regional offices and branch offices with an IT staff connected to the corporate headquarters through a VPN.

The test network is isolated from the production network and the Internet and wholly resides in the Corporate Headquarters location. This network consists of 10 servers and 50 desktop systems. The systems in the test network are frequently rebuilt due to the nature of their use.

The current network was built in a gradual fashion based on both growth and acquisitions. Because of this growth pattern, a consistent licensing model has not been deployed.

A recent internal audit has revealed inadequacies with the existing licensing activation. The network is due for a technology refresh, and because of the issues revealed by the audit upper management has asked you to recommend an activation model that will provide the most efficient method of activating all systems while maintaining a documentable method of managing the licenses.

f Task 1: Discuss Activation Recommendations Recommendations Use the space provided to write notes in preparation for a class discussion on the recommendations for the ADatum scenario.

Lab Instructions: Assessing Application Compatibility in Windows 7 1

Module 2 Lab Instructions: Assessing Application Compatibility in Windows 7

Contents: Lab A: Evaluating Application Compatibility Using the Microsoft

Application Compatibility Toolkit

Exercise 1: Installing and Configuring ACT 2

Exercise 2: Collecting Application Inventory 5

Exercise 3: Organizing the Application Inventory 7

Exercise 4: Analyzing Application Inventory Results 9

Lab B: Creating Application Compatibility Fixes

Exercise 1: Identifying Application Compatibility Issues 11

Exercise 2: Mitigating Application Issues 13

2 Lab Instructions: Assessing Application Compatibility in Windows 7

Lab A: Evaluating Application Compatibility Using the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit

Exercise 1: Installing and Configuring ACT

Scenario You are the team lead for the Windows 7 deployment project at Contoso Ltd. The deployment is scheduled to occur within the next month. Contoso Ltd. currently uses Windows Vista on the company desktop computers.

As part of the deployment process, you need to determine application compatibility issues with Windows 7. You will use the Application Compatibility Toolkit to help inventory, organize, analyze, and then mitigate application issues. In this exercise, you will begin by installing and configuring the Application Compatibility Toolkit.


The main tasks for this exercise are as follows:

1. Install ACT.

2. Configure ACT settings.

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer running Windows Server 2008 R2. LON-CL1 is the computer running Windows 7. LON-VS1 is the computer running Windows Vista. f Task 1: Installing and configuring ACT

Log on to the LON-DC1 virtual machine as Contoso\Administrator with a password of Pa$$w0rd.

Open Windows Explorer and browse to E:\6294\Labfiles\Mod02\. Install Application Compatibility Toolkit.msi with all default settings.

f Task 2: Configure ACT settings On LON-DC1, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft

Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5, and then click Application Compatibility Manager. The ACT Configuration Wizard starts.

Configure the ACT Configuration Wizard with the following options: Configuration Option: Enterprise configuration ACT Database Settings:

SQL Server: (local) Database: ACTDB (Click Create)

Log File Location: Path: C:\ACTLogs Share as: ACTLogs

Log Processing Service account: Local System Automatically check for updates on launch: cleared

On the Tools menu, click Settings.


On the Settings tab, review the following configuration settings: SQL Server name SQL Database name Log Processing Service status Log Processing Service account Log Share and Log Share path

On the Preferences tab, review, but do not change, the following default configuration settings:

Community Settings Update Settings

Open the Services console and confirm that the ACT Log Processing Service has started.

Results: After this exercise, ACT 5.5 will be installed and configured on LON-DC1.


Exercise 2: Collecting Application Inventory

Scenario As part of the Windows 7 deployment, you need to collect application inventory from the existing computers within your organization.

To collect application inventory, you must create a Data Collection Package. You will then install the Data Collection Package on all client workstations. The installed collection package will then scan and inventory the applications on the workstation and report it back to the ACT Log processing Service.


1. Create the Data Collection Package.

2. Install the Data Collection Package.

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer configured with the Application Compatibility Toolkit. LON-VS1 is the Windows Vista computer that will have the Data Collection Package installed.

f Task 1: Create the Data Collection Package On the navigation pane, click Data Collection Packages. Create a new Data Collection Package with the following configuration:

Package Name: DataCollectionPKG Evaluate compatibility when: Deploying a new Operating System or

Service Pack

Click Advanced and then verify the following evaluators are enabled: Inventory Collector gathers hardware and software inventories. User Account Control Compatibility Evaluator evaluates User

Access Control issues.

Windows Compatibility Evaluators looks for specific Windows Vista compatibility issues, including applications that interact with GINA.DLL, applications that depend on deprecated components, and Session 0 issues.


When to monitor application usage: Duration: 60 Minutes Where to output collected data: LON-DC1 (\\LON-DC1\ACTLogs)

Save as C:\Data\DataCollectionPKG.msi.

f Task 2: Install the Data Collection Package Log on to LON-VS1 as Contoso\Alan using the password Pa$$w0rd. Open the Start Search box, and then type \\LON-DC1\Data. Install DataCollectionPKG. In the User Account Control dialog box provide the following:

User name: Administrator Password: Pa$$w0rd

Open the Task Manager, click the Processes tab, and then click Show processes from all users. Provide Administrator credentials in the User Account Control box.

On the Processes tab, verify that the data collection is running by looking for the actdcsvc.exe process.

Results: After this exercise, a data collection package is created and then it must be installed on LON-VS1.


Exercise 3: Organizing the Application Inventory

Scenario ACT produces an application portfolio based upon the inventory scans that occur on your network clients. The inventory collection process collects many types of applications from many different parts of the business. This can include operating system components, applications, hardware applications, ISV applications, third-party applications, and custom line-of-business applications. Now it is time to begin formulating how to organize and prioritize these applications to reduce the number of applications receiving detailed analysis and mitigation.


1. Create and assign custom categories.

2. Assign application priorities.

3. Create a filter based upon priority.

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer configured with the Application Compatibility Toolkit. LON-VS1 is the Windows Vista computer that has reported its application inventory. f Task 1: Create and assign custom categories

Switch to LON-DC1. In the Application Compatibility Manager, click the Analyze button and

configure the following:

In the Windows Vista Reports section, verify that LON-VS1 has reported information. Double-click LON-VS1 to view reported data.

In the Windows Vista Reports section, click Applications. Verify that applications are reported.

Click the Devices tab and verify that devices are reported for LON-VS1. Click the Applications tab and then select Microsoft Office PowerPoint

Viewer 2007 (English) and Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003. On the Actions menu, click Assign Categories.

Create a new category called Line of Business. Under the Line of Business category, create the Customer Service

subcategory.


Assign Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (English) and Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 to the Customer Service subcategory.

Select Microsoft BackInfo and Office Diagnostics Service. On the Actions menu, click Assign Categories.

Create a new category called System Utilities. Add a subcategory called Desktops.

Assign BackInfo and Office Diagnostics Service to the Desktops subcategory.

f Task 2: Assign application priorities Right-click BackInfo and then click Priority. Set the Priority 3 - Nice to Have

option.

Set the following applications priority settings as listed: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (English): Priority 1 - Business

Critical

Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003: Priority 1 - Business Critical Office Diagnostics Service: Priority 4 Unimportant

f Task 3: Create a filter based upon priority On the Analyze pane, under Windows Vista Reports, ensure that

Applications is selected.

Click the Toggle Filter button. Insert and execute a clause with the following settings:

Field: Priority Value: Priority 1 - Business Critical

Save the filter report as Business Critical Apps in the Documents folder. Clear the filter to display all applications. Click the Toggle Filter button to close the Filter pane.

Results: After this exercise, application memory will be categorized and prioritized.


Exercise 4: Analyzing Application Inventory Results

Scenario Now that you have organized and prioritized your applications, perform an analysis to determine compatibility status and issues. This can be determined by internal testing, or by obtaining test results from the ACT community.

Note: An important part of the analysis is your involvement in the ACT community and synchronizing your database with the Microsoft Compatibility Exchange. Due to Internet requirements, this task will not be shown in this lab.


1. Track application status.

2. Create a custom issue.

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer configured with the Application Compatibility Toolkit. LON-VS1 is the Windows Vista computer that has reported its application inventory. f Task 1: Track application status

In the Application Compatibility Manager, click Analyze. Under Windows Vista Reports, click Applications. Right-click Office Diagnostics Service and set an assessment indicating that it

does not work.

Right-click Microsoft BackInfo and set an assessment indicating that it works with minor issues or has solutions.

Set the following Deployment Status entries: Office Diagnostics Service: Will not Deploy Microsoft BackInfo: Mitigating


f Task 2: Create a custom issue Double-click Office Diagnostics Service, and create a new issue based upon

the following options:

Title: Office Diagnostics Service does not function in Windows 7 Priority: Priority 2 - Must Fix Severity: Severity 2 - Major functionality loss Symptom: Application functionality impaired on platform upgrade Cause: Application is not supported on this version of the operating

system

Affected Operating System: Windows Vista and Windows 7 RC Issue Description: Office Diagnostics Service does not work with

Windows Vista RTM or Windows 7

Click Save and then click the Solutions tab. Add a solution with the following options:

Title: Office Diagnostics Service Fix Solution Type: Application has an update Solution Details: Install the latest Service Pack

Close all windows to return to the main Application Compatibility Manager window.

Results: After this exercise, the application status is tracked and a custom issue is created.


Lab B: Creating Application Compatibility Fixes

Exercise 1: Identifying Application Compatibility Issues

Scenario A specific application named Stock Viewer is reported to not be working with Windows 7. Identify the specific issues to determine the appropriate mitigation plan.

In this exercise, you will identify the application compatibility issues related to running Stock Viewer on Windows 7.


1. Start the Stock Viewer application to determine application compatibility issues.

2. Test elevated privileges

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer running Windows Server 2008 R2. LON-CL1 is the computer running Windows 7 with the Stock Viewer application installed.


f Task 1: Start the Stock Viewer application to determine application compatibility issues Log on to LON-CL1 as Contoso\Alan with the password of Pa$$w0rd. On LON-CL1, click Start and then click Stock Viewer. Take note of the

Permission denied box.

Test the following tasks to determine potential issues: Click Trends. Click the Tools menu and then click Options. Click the Tools menu and then click Show Me a Star.

Close the Stock Viewer application.

f Task 2: Test elevated privileges Right-click Stock Viewer, and then click Run as Administrator. In the User Account Control box, type Administrator, and then type the

password: Pa$$w0rd.

Test the following tasks to determine potential issues: Click Trends. Click the Tools menu and then click Options. Click the Tools menu and then click Show Me a Star.

Close the Stock Viewer application.

Results: After this exercise, the Stock Viewer application will only run correctly under administrative privileges.


Exercise 2: Mitigating Application Issues

Scenario Now that you have determined the compatibility issues with Stock Viewer, use the appropriate tools to mitigate the issues. In this exercise, you will use the Standard User Analyzer and the Compatibility Administrator to create and apply custom fixes.


1. Use SUA to identify and apply fixes.

2. Test the fixed application.

3. Use the Compatibility Administrator to create custom shims.

4. Test the fixed application.

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer configured with the Application Compatibility Toolkit. LON-CL1 is the Windows 7 computer that has the Stock Viewer application installed. f Task 1: Use SUA to identify and apply fixes

On LON-CL1, click Start, point to All Programs, click Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5, click Developer and Tester Tools, and then click Standard User Analyzer.

Configure the App Info tab as follows: Target Application:

C:\Program Files\StockViewer\StockViewer.exe

Launch Options: Elevate not selected Click Launch. In the User Account Control box, type Administrator and then type the

password: Pa$$w0rd. Click Yes at the prompt.

Test the following tasks to record compatibility issues: Click OK on the Permission denied box. Click Trends. Click the Tools menu and then click Options.


Click Continue to close the error. Click the Tools menu and then click Show Me a Star.

Close the Stock Viewer application. Review the following tabs: File, Registry, Token, Name Space, and Other

Objects. Note that these are the errors that were detected while SUA was monitoring the application.

On the Mitigation menu, apply the mitigations.

f Task 2: Test the fixed application On LON-CL1, click Start and then click StockViewer. Test the following tasks to determine potential issues:

Click Trends. Click the Tools menu, and then click Options. Click the Tools menu, and then click Show Me a Star.

Close the Stock Viewer application. Close SUA.

f Task 3: Use the Compatibility Administrator to create a custom shim On LON-CL1, click Start, point to All Programs, click Microsoft Application

Compatibility Toolkit 5.5, and then right-click Compatibility Administrator.

Click Run as Administrator. In the User Account Control box, type Administrator, and then type the

password Pa$$w0rd.

In the left pane, expand Installed Databases\AppCompat Shims for StockViewer.exe\Applications\application GUID. Take note of the types of fixes that were applied by SUA.

Right-click AppCompat Shims for StockViewer.exe and uninstall the fixes. In the left pane, expand Custom Databases and then click New Database(1)

[Untitled_1].


Click Fix and provide the following information: Name of the program to be fixed: StockViewer Program file location:

C:\Program Files\StockViewer\StockViewer.exe

Compatibility Modes: None Compatibility Fixes:

ElevateCreateProcess ForceAdminAccess LocalMappedObject VirtualizeHKCRLite

Name the database StockViewerFix and save it to C:\Data\StockViewerFix. Click Fix and provide the following information:

Name of the program to be fixed: Star Program file location: C:\Program Files\StockViewer

\DWM Compositing Rendering Demo.exe

Compatibility Modes: None Compatibility Fixes:

WinXPSP2VersionLie

Click Save. Right-click StockViewerFix, and then click Install. Close the Compatibility Administrator.

f Task 4: Test the fixed application On LON-CL1, click Start and then click StockViewer. Test the following tasks to determine potential issues:

Click Trends. Click the Tools menu, and then click Options. Click the Tools menu, and then click Show Me a Star.


Close the Stock Viewer application. Close SUA.

Results: After this exercise, a custom shim is created to fix the Stock Viewer application.

f Task 5: Virtual machine shutdown When the lab is finished, revert each virtual machine to its initial state. To do this, complete the following steps:

On the host computer, start Hyper-V Manager. Right-click each virtual machine name in the Virtual Machines list and then

click Revert.

In the Revert Virtual Machine dialog box, click Revert.

Lab Instructions: Evaluating Windows 7 Deployment Methods 1

Module 3 Lab Instructions: Evaluating Windows 7 Deployment Methods

Contents: Exercise 1: Planning a Windows 7 Deployment for a Small Network 3

Exercise 2: Planning a Windows 7 Deployment for a Larger Network 8

Exercise 3: Planning a Windows 7 Deployment for a Large Network 13

Exercise 4: Planning a Windows 7 Deployment for an Enterprise Network 18

2 Lab Instructions: Evaluating Windows 7 Deployment Methods

Lab: Determining the Windows 7 Deployment Method

Note: Your instructor may run this lab as a class discussion. Bobby Moore, the manager of the Production department, wants to replace his existing Windows Vista workstations with Windows 7. You are tasked with creating the documents that detail the steps required to enable this deployment. You have been liaising with Charlotte Weiss in the IT Department for more information.


Exercise 1: Planning a Windows 7 Deployment for a Small Network

Scenario Bobby has asked that Windows 7 be deployed at the Slough production plant. Because of its relative proximity to the head office in London, sending someone to the site for a day or so is perfectly workable.

You are unfamiliar with the Slough plant and its IT infrastructure, and communicate with Charlotte Weiss, a colleague in IT. She has visited the Slough plant on occasion, and is likely to be involved in the Windows 7 rollout.


1. Read the supporting documentation.

2. Update the Slough Production Plant: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal document with your planned course of action.


Supporting Documentation E-mail thread of correspondence with Charlotte:

Ed Meadows From: Charlotte Weiss [[email protected]] Sent: 28 June 2009 11:01 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Network Services

Hey Ed,

That plant is fairly small, and it is located on the edge of Slough. The computers there all have static IP addresses as there is no DHCP provision. They have a single server that is running Windows Server 2008, configured as an RODC. The link to the head office in London is sometimes down, so it helps facilitate logons. That server also hosts all shared data.

I hope that helps.

Regards,

Charlotte.

----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Meadows [[email protected]] Sent: 28 June 2009 10:52 To: [email protected] Subject: Network Services

Hi Charlotte,

As you may be aware, Bobby Moore wants us to come up with a plan for upgrading/migrating his Windows Vista computers throughout the Production department. Initially, he is talking about around ten computers in the production plant over at Slough. Can you please advise what network services we have in-place over there?

Thanks,

Ed


Ed Meadows From: Charlotte Weiss [[email protected]] Sent: 15 July 2009 09:51 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Slough plant upgrade

Hey Ed,

Well, the departmental and corporate information is on the server, but the users Documents folder is not redirected; it is all local.

Regarding custom applications, the whole of production uses a number of custom apps. At Slough, these applications are installed on some of the workstations, but not all. All workstations are installed with the standard office productivity suite: Excel, Word, and some with PowerPoint.

If you need anything else, let me know.

Charlotte.

----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Meadows [[email protected]] Sent: 15 July 2009 09:30 To: [email protected] Subject: Slough plant upgrade

Hi Charlotte,

You mentioned in the last email that Slough has a file server for shared data. What about user data, and I am especially thinking about application settings (custom dictionaries, email folders, and the like), and any other personal information? What I am concerned about, is how to deal with user data during the upgrade/migration, depending on the way we decide to go.

Oh, and one other thing. Do you know if there are any custom applications installed at Slough?

Thanks,

Ed


Slough Production Plant: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal

Document Reference Number: EM3007

Document Author

Date

Ed Meadows

July 30

Requirement Overview

To replace the Windows Vista operating system with Windows 7 for all computers in the Slough production plant.

To migrate applications and user data during the upgrade process.

Additional Information

There are ten computers currently running Windows Vista at the Slough plant.

The staff at Slough works in three shifts. This means that at some point in the day, all computers are not being used.

1. Is deployment by using WDS suitable in this situation? Why or why not?

2. Would the use of WAIK be beneficial in the Slough plant upgrade?

3. How would you propose to handle the installation of custom applications?

4. How would you propose to deploy standard office productivity applications?

5. How would you propose to handle user state data and application settings?


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Slough Production Plant: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal

Proposals

f Task 1: Read the supporting documentation Read the supporting documentation.

f Task 2: Update the proposal document with your planned course of action Answer the questions in the additional information section of the document. Update the Slough Production Plant: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal document

with your planned course of action. Your proposal must include details about the specific services needed to support your deployment method. Where appropriate, the proposal must also include details about answer files, images, and other related material.

Results: After this exercise, you will have a proposal to present to Bobby Moore for the Slough Production Plant Windows 7 upgrade.


Exercise 2: Planning a Windows 7 Deployment for a Larger Network

Scenario After the successful deployment of Windows 7 at Slough, Bobby Moore wants the project to include updating all the Production department computers to Windows 7. First, he plans to upgrade the computers in the Hammersmith plant. This facility is the closest to the London head office in Kensington. As Hammersmith falls into the west of London area, Charlotte Weiss will be your point of contact regarding any additional information that you might need before creating the upgrade proposal.



2. Update the Hammersmith Production Plant: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal document with your planned course of action.



Ed Meadows From: Charlotte Weiss [[email protected]] Sent: 5 August 2009 08:10 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Hammersmith Attachment: Hammersmith.doc; Hammersmith.vsd

Ed,

Hammersmith has a larger number of workstations but there is an opportunity here. Unlike Slough, these machines are quite old and are due for replacement in the coming months. If we are going to be deploying a new OS, perhaps we can bring that replacement forward?

Regarding applications, due to the reasonable link between Hammersmith and the head office, most settings are managed through Group Policy including application deployment. Having said that, most user-state data is still local we have not configured any folder redirection policies.

To help with the infrastructure questions, I have attached a Visio diagram of Hammersmiths network in addition to a description of the services provided there. If you need anything else, ping me.

Charlotte.

----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Meadows [[email protected]] Sent: 4 August 19:03 To: [email protected] Subject: Hammersmith

Charlotte,

Thanks for getting Slough operational. Quick work! I have just heard from Bobby again. He wants to get Hammersmith upgraded as soon as possible. What can you tell me about the infrastructure there? Also, as with last time anything I need to know about the applications deployed there, and the location of user-related data?

Ed


Contents of Hammersmith.doc:

Twenty-five workstation computers installed with Windows Vista Enterprise edition.

A single network printer is required.

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (Server Core) deployed with the following roles:

Domain Controller/Global Catalog DNS DHCP single scope to allocate addresses in the appropriate subnet. DFS-R used to distribute SYSVOL and the standard office applications. Shared folders used to store departmental data.

Hammersmith.vsd network diagram:


Hammersmith Production Plant: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal


Document Author

Date

Ed Meadows

August 10


To replace the Windows Vista operating system with Windows 7 for all computers in the Hammersmith production plant.

To ensure that user data is migrated as part of the upgrade process.

To ensure that there is minimal downtime of the workstations at the Hammersmith plant, they are in constant use.


There are 25 computers running Windows Vista at the Hammersmith plant.

The computers at Hammersmith are in constant use.






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Hammersmith Production Plant: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal

Proposals


f Task 2: Update the proposal document with your planned course of action Answer the questions in the additional information section of the document. Update the Hammersmith Production Plant: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal

document with your planned course of action. Your proposal must include details about the specific services that you need to support your deployment method. Where appropriate, the proposal must also include details about answer files, images, and other related material.

Results: After this exercise, you will have a proposal to present to Bobby Moore for the Hammersmith Production Plant Windows 7 upgrade.


Exercise 3: Planning a Windows 7 Deployment for a Large Network

Scenario Bobby Moore is delighted. The computers at Hammersmith, Slough, and the other smaller UK-based plants are all running Windows 7, and users have access to all their applications and data. Bobby now wants to complete the project and upgrade the remaining computers in the Production department. The remaining production department facility is based in Reading, about 40 miles from London. This state-of-the-art facility has a high-speed connection to the head office in Kensington. There are significantly more computers at Reading. Again, as this particular location is west of London, Charlotte Weiss will be your contact within the IT deployment team.



2. Update the Production Department: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal document with your planned course of action.



Ed Meadows From: Charlotte Weiss [[email protected]] Sent: 15 August 11:59 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Reading upgrades Attachment: Reading.doc; Reading.vsd

Ed,

Thanks and it was my pleasure. With regard to Reading, I have attached a couple of files you might find useful. There are lots of workstations, but all are a standard configuration. They work in three shifts down at Reading, so we need to think of a way of quickly deploying to the available computers during their respective downtime. Let me know if you need more information than the attachments provide. User data and settings are stored locally.

Charlotte.

----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Meadows [[email protected]] Sent: 15 August 10:15 To: [email protected] Subject: Reading upgrades

Charlotte,

Good work down at Hammersmith! Bobby wants to complete the departmental upgrade. It is all at one site: Reading, or just outside Reading. Before I can complete the plan, I need to know a little more about the site.

How many computers are located there? What network services are available? It might be nice if we can go for a little less of a hands-on approach with this deployment. Also, I do not know how much information you have on the location of user related data and settings.

Thanks in advance,

Ed


Contents of Reading.doc:

One hundred and fifty workstation computers installed with Windows Vista Enterprise in one of three subnets. A single network printer is provided in each subnet. Fundamental network services are provided on a backbone, including DHCP, DFS with replication from head office, DNS, and there is a local DC/GC.

Each subnet hosts a Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (Server Core) server deployed with the following roles:

File Services Application Server

Reading.vsd network diagram:


Production Department: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal


Document Author

Date

Ed Meadows

September 1


To replace the Windows Vista operating system with Windows 7 for all computers in the rest of the production department based at the Reading plant.


There are 150 computers running Windows Vista at the Reading plant. At any time, around one third of all computers are not in use.

The computers are all in one of three subnets, with core services on the backbone. Each subnet has its own file server that hosts shared data and applications.






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Production Department: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal

Proposals


f Task 2: Update the proposal document with your planned course of action Answer the questions in the additional information section of the document. Update the Production Department: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal document

with your planned course of action. Your proposal must include details about the specific services needed to support your deployment method. Where appropriate, the proposal must also include details about answer files, images, and other related material.

Results: After this exercise, you will have a proposal to present to Bobby Moore for the Production Department Windows 7 upgrade.


Exercise 4: Planning a Windows 7 Deployment for an Enterprise Network

Scenario The board of directors is pleased with the results of the Production department Windows 7 upgrade. The board wants you to prepare a proposal for the upgrade of all remaining client workstationscurrently running Windows Vista Enterpriseto Windows 7. Contoso has several departments, most of which are primarily based at their offices in Kensington.

The Production department is the only one with offices distributed around the UK, but the computers in that department are already running Windows 7. Your project will focus on the remaining workstations in Kensington.

There is no budget to replace any hardware or purchase additional equipment, although some funds do remain for the purchase of additional software, if it is necessary. This time, Ryan Ihrig will be able to offer advice and help since he is responsible for user support at the Kensington location.



2. Update the Contoso: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal document with your planned course of action.


Supporting Documentation E-mail thread of correspondence with Ryan Ihrig:

Ed Meadows From: Ryan Ihrig [[email protected]] Sent: 2 December 2009 08:50 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Contoso Windows 7 upgrade Attachment: Kensington.doc; Kensington.vsd

Hi Ed,

The best I can do is send over the network documentation. It is attached to this message. It will answer all of your questions.

Regarding the applications, all workstations in each department has a standardized build, although the build varies from department to department. Finally, in terms of user data, we use folder redirection to store user settings and data onto the appropriate server; there is no user data stored locally.

Ryan.

----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Meadows [[email protected]] Sent: 1 December 2009 17:55 To: [email protected] Subject: Contoso Windows 7 upgrade

Ryan,

I have been working with Charlotte on a project to upgrade the computers in the Production department. We now need to upgrade the rest of the computers in Contoso, and I understand that you head up the support team at Kensington.

I need to know what network infrastructure we have there so I can determine the appropriate deployment method. I also need an idea of how the workstations are distributed around the network. Finally, can you provide information about the applications on each computer and information about where user data resides, in other words, locally or on a server?

Many thanks,

Ed


Contents of Kensington.doc:

Each floor of the head office consists of two VLANs, each with 75 workstations. All workstations are connected to an Ethernet switch, and each VLAN has a Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (Server Core) file server to support local data and applications. There are ten floors in the building, so that is approximately 1,500 workstation computers. To provide for core infrastructure services, there are four domain Windows Server 2008 Enterprise edition servers that provide the following services:

DHCP DNS AD-DS, Global Catalog AD-CS DFS-R In addition, there are two Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (Server Core) servers installed with the Hyper-V role to support additional corporate services.

There are three departments in Kensington: IT, Marketing, and Research. Contoso occupy the bottom two floors, Marketing is on the top four floors, and the rest of the floors are occupied by Research.

Applications are deployed as part of a thick operating system build; those applications that fall outside of the scope of this departmental build are deployed using an Organizational Unit-based Group Policy Object (OU-based GPO). All user data is stored on local file servers by using folder redirection settings from GPOs. All workstations support PXE-boot.

Kensington.vsd partial network diagram:


Contoso: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal


Document Author

Date

Ed Meadows

December 17


To replace the Windows Vista operating system with Windows 7 for all computers in the Contoso organization.

To deploy applications as part of the upgrade and ensure that all user data and settings are accessible after the upgrade.


There are 1,500 computers running Windows Vista at the Kensington head office.

The staff at Kensington usually works standard office hours 9.00 a.m. until 5.30 p.m.

1. Do you envisage using deployment images?

2. If so, how many images would you propose using?

3. What additional services would you need to support your proposal?




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Contoso: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal

Proposals


f Task 2: Update the proposal document with your planned course of action Answer the questions in the additional information section of the document. Update the Contoso: Windows 7 Upgrade Proposal document with your

planned course of action. Your proposal must include details about the specific services needed to support your deployment method. Where appropriate, the proposal must also include details about answer files, images, and other related material.

Results: After this exercise, you will have a proposal to present to the board for the Contoso Windows 7 upgrade.

Lab Instructions: Designing Standard Windows 7 Images 1

Module 4 Lab Instructions: Designing Standard Windows 7 Images

Contents: Exercise 1: Planning the Imaging Strategy for a Branch Office Network 4

Exercise 2: Planning the Imaging Strategy for an Enterprise Network 9

2 Lab Instructions: Designing Standard Windows 7 Images

Lab: Determining the Windows 7 Imaging Strategy

Note: Your instructor may run this exercise as a class discussion.


Job Aid You might find the following job aid useful when determining the appropriate imaging strategy.


Exercise 1: Planning the Imaging Strategy for a Branch Office Network

Scenario The deployment plan Ed Meadows designed for the Hammersmith Production plant at Contoso is to be put into effect. You must consider how to implement the desktop upgrades. The 25 desktop machines at Hammersmith are being replaced, and you have opted for a side-by-side migration. This will enable you to perform a wipe-and-load deployment and then migrate the user state data and settings after the upgrade.

The network infrastructure at Hammersmith does not support WDS as a deployment method. You must consider alternative methods for deployment. In addition, since you first started the discussion with Ed about the upgrade, the users needs have changed. They now have different application requirements than originally stated.



2. Update the Hammersmith Production Plant: Desktop Image document with your planned course of action.


Supporting Documentation E-mail thread of correspondence with Bobby Moore:

Charlotte Weiss From: Bobby Moore [[email protected]] Sent: 12 August 2009 10:35 To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Hammersmith Upgrade: Images

Charlotte,

You are right that many of the computers have an identical build, but not all. Within the 25 computers at the plant, there are several distinct builds. Although application maintenance is done with GPOs, the line speed to the head office has proved inadequate for large application installations. It might be worth having a word with Ryan Ihrig at Kensington for the technical details. I have copied him in on this.

I hope that helps.

Regards

Bobby.

----- Original Message ----- From: Charlotte Weiss [[email protected]] Sent: 12 August 2009 08:42 To: [email protected] Subject: Hammersmith Upgrade: Images

Bobby,

As you know, we are planning to upgrade the Hammersmith plant computers to Windows 7. The new workstations are arriving next week. Can you help me understand what applications are installed on which computers? The way I remember it, they were all identical and all applications are being deployed with GPOs. Can you confirm this?

Thanks,

Charlotte


E-mail thread of correspondence with Ryan Ihrig:

Charlotte Weiss From: Ryan Ihrig [[email protected]] Sent: 12 August 2009 11:00 To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Re: Hammersmith Upgrade: Images

Charlotte,

Bobby is correct; the line speed and reliability prohibit excessive use of GPOs for managing applications. At Hammersmith, they use Microsoft Office 2007 Professional on all computers. They also use a custom design program on about half of the machines. In addition, some of the computers also use some plant management software that runs in a VM; it is quite old, and the VM provides a DOS/Windows 3 environment that enables it to run. One other thing: Hammersmith is rather pressed for storage; their Server Core box is due for a disk upgrade shortly, so until then, try to conserve space.

Good luck.

Ryan.

----- Original Message ----- From: Bobby Moore [[email protected]] Sent: 12 August 2009 10:35 To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Hammersmith Upgrade: Images

Charlotte,

You are right that many of the computers have an identical build, but not all. Within the 25 computers at the plant, there are several distinct builds. Although application maintenance is done with GPOs, the line speed to the head office has proved inadequate for large application installations. It might be worth having a word with Ryan Ihrig at Kensington for the technical details. I have copied him in on this.

I hope that helps.

Regards

Bobby.


Hammersmith Production Plant: Desktop Image

Document Reference Number: CW1408

Document Author

Date

Charlotte Weiss August 14


Design a Windows 7 image strategy that supports the deployment of the new operating system to newly delivered computers at the Hammersmith plant.

Conserve server storage because the server will not be getting a disk upgrade in the near future and has limited capacity.

Minimize support staff effort during the rollout.

There are 25 computers in total, all of which use Office 2007 Professional.

All computers connect to a printer, the driver for which is not in the current driver store in Windows 7.

Ten computers use a custom line-of-business application that runs within a virtual machine; currently, the guest OS runs within Virtual PC 2007.

The remaining group of 15 computers runs another LOB application that runs natively within Windows Vista.


1. Will you use a standard image(s) or create a custom image(s)?

2. How many images do you predict you will need?

3. Do you envision using thin, thick, or hybrid images?

4. How will you handle the printer driver and required updates and patches?

5. How will you create the images that you plan to implement?

6. Will you deploy the applications as part of the image(s)?


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Hammersmith Production Plant: Desktop Image

Proposals


f Task 2: Update the proposal document with your planned course of action Answer the questions in the additional information section of the document. Update the Hammersmith Production Plant: Desktop Image document with

your planned course of action.

Results: After this exercise, you will have a proposal for the Hammersmith Production Plant upgrade.


Exercise 2: Planning the Imaging Strategy for an Enterprise Network

Scenario Ed Meadows plan for deploying Windows 7 to the computers at the Kensington Head Office of Contoso has been approved. You are responsible for adding the technical specifics to the plan and starting the deployment process.

Each floor of the head office consists of two VLANs, each with 75 workstations. All workstations are connected to an Ethernet switch, and each VLAN has a Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (Server Core) file server to support local data and applications. There are ten floors in the building, so that is about 1,500 workstation computers. To provide for core infrastructure services, there are four domain Windows Server 2008 Enterprise edition servers that provide the following services:

DHCP, DNS AD-DS, AD-CS DFS-R SCCM R2

In addition, there are two Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (Server Core) servers installed with the Hyper-V role to support additional corporate services.

There are three departments in Kensington: IT, Marketing, and Research. IT occupies the bottom two floors, Marketing is on the top four floors, and the rest of the floors are occupied by Research.

The specification of the computers installed varies from department to department, and within each department. All departments use departmental LOB applications; consequently, few computers are identically configured. Most, although not all, computers are installed with some elements of the Microsoft Office 2007 suite. Specifics depend on many factors, including security group membership of the user and the physical location of the computer.

All computer settings are managed extensively with GPOs. This includes application deployment, update management, and security settings.


1. Read the scenario.

2. Update the Kensington Head Office: Desktop Image document with your planned course of action.


Kensington Head Office: Desktop Image

Document Reference Number: RI0201

Document Author

Date

Ryan Ihrig

January 2


Design a Windows 7 image strategy that supports the deployment of the Windows 7 operating system to all computers at the Kensington head office.

Storage space on the file servers is not restricted.

There is spare network bandwidth to support the deployment process.

It is desirable to use GPOs to perform as much centralized management of computers as possible.


1. Will you use a standard image(s) or create a custom image(s)?

2. How many images do you predict you will need?

3. Do you envision using thin, thick, or hybrid images?

4. How will you handle the various drivers, updates, and patches?

5. How will you deploy the images that you plan to implement?

6. Will you deploy the applications as part of the image(s)?


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Kensington Head Office: Desktop Image

Proposals

f Task 1: Read the scenario Read the scenario.

f Task 2: Update the proposal document with your planned course of action Answer the questions in the additional information section of the document. Update the Kensington Head Office: Desktop Image document with your

planned course of action. Your proposal must include details about the specific services you will need to support your imaging method.

Results: After this exercise, you will have a proposal for the image strategy at the Kensington Head Office.

Lab Instructions: Deploying Windows 7 by Using Windows AIK 1

Module 5 Lab Instructions: Deploying Windows 7 by Using Windows AIK

Contents: Lab A: Installing the Windows Automated Installation Kit

Exercise 1: Installing the Windows Automated Installation Kit 3

Exercise 2: Identifying Resources and Tools Included with the Windows Automated

Installation Kit 4

Lab B: BuildingaReferenceImageUsingWindowsSIMandSysprep

Exercise 1: Building a Custom Answer File by Using Windows SIM 7

Exercise 2: Installing a Reference Computer from a DVD Using a Custom Answer File 12

Exercise 3: Generalizing a Reference Computer by Using Sysprep 13

Lab C: CreatingWindowsPEBootMedia

Exercise 1: Adding Packages to Windows PE 16

Exercise 2: Creating a Bootable Windows PE ISO Image 18

Exercise 3: Starting the Windows PE Operating System Environment 19

Lab D: CapturingandApplyingaWindows7ImageUsingImageX

Exercise 1: Capturing an Image Using ImageX 21

Exercise 2: Apply an Image Using ImageX 23

Lab E: ServicingImagesby using DISM

Exercise 1: Service an Offline WIM Image 25

2 Lab Instructions: Deploying Windows 7 by Using Windows AIK

Lab A: Installing the Windows Automated Installation Kit


6294A-LON-DC1 6294A-LON-CL2

f Start the virtual machines 1. On the host computer, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and click

Hyper-V Manager.




Exercise 1: Installing the Windows Automated Installation Kit

Scenario You have decided to install the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) to use with the base operating systems for your deployment. You need to install Windows AIK on a technicians computer that has the same architecture that you will be deploying. For the first deployments, you will deploy Windows 7 on an x86 architecture.


1. Mount the external media on LON-CL2.

2. Install the Windows Automated Installation Kit.

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 and which contains the domain services. LON-CL2 is the computer running Windows 7 that will be used as the technician computer.

f Task 1: Mount the external media on LON-CL2 The Windows Automated Installation Kit downloads as an ISO file by default. Since you are working in a virtual environment, you will use this file to install WAIK.

On 6294A-LON-CL2, mount the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning \6294\Drives\WAIK.ISO file.

f Task 2: Install the Windows Automated Installation Kit Log on to the LON-CL2 virtual machine as Contoso\Administrator with a


On Drive D, run StartCD.exe with elevated administrative rights. Run Windows AIK Setup using the default settings.

Results: After this exercise, you will have installed the Windows Automated Installation Kit on LON-CL2.


Exercise 2: Identifying Resources and Tools Included with the Windows Automated Installation Kit

Scenario Your manager has asked you to hold a meeting to explain the functions of the WAIK to the rest of the department. To prepare for this meeting, you need to review the resources and tools that are included with the Windows Automated Installation Kit.


1. Examine the Windows Automated Installation Kit Start Menu folder.

2. Examine the Windows Automated Installation Kit folder structure.

3. Examine the Windows Automated Installation Kit Users Guide.


f Task 1: Examine the Windows Automated Installation Kit Start Menu folder Examine the Start menu to determine which of the WAIK tools have shortcuts.

Question: Which applications are represented in the Start Menu?

Open the Deployment Tools Command Prompt as administrator and note the environment changes

Question: Most of the WAIK Tools are command line based, what happened to the PATH when you opened the Deployment Tools Command Prompt?


f Task 2: Examine the Windows Automated Installation Kit folder structure Open the C:\Program Files\Windows AIK folder structure.

Question: What folders are present?

Make note of the tools available and compare the platform folders.

Question: Each folder contains one or more of the WAIK tools. Which folders are present?

f Task 3: Examine the Windows Automated Installation Kit Users Guide Open the Windows Automated Installation Kit Users Guide. Use the documentation to review the tools noted in tasks 1 and 2.

Results: After this exercise, you will have examined resources and tools provided by the Windows AIK.


Lab B: Building a Reference Image Using Windows SIM and Sysprep


6294A-LON-DC1 6294A-LON-CL2 6294A-LON-IMG1 6294A-LON-IMG2



Hyper-V Manager.



Exercise 1: Building a Custom Answer File by Using Windows SIM

Scenario You have been asked to customize the support information displayed in the properties on each new Windows 7 computer system at Contoso Ltd. To accomplish this task, you have decided to create an answer file for deploying the initial Windows 7 images. The answer file needs to answer the general questions asked in every setup and modify the support information to include the following:

Specify the Manufacturer as the Contoso IT Group. Specify that support is available from 09:00 to 17:00. Specify the support phone number. Direct users to the Technet.Microsoft.com Web site for technical questions.

In addition to these settings, to assist with the customization process, you will need to install the system in Audit mode and have the system auto-log on five times.


1. Mount the external media on LON-CL2.

2. Create a new answer file.

3. Add and configure windows settings.

4. Validate the answer file.

5. Unmount the external media on LON-CL2.



f Task 1: Mount the external media on LON-CL2 In this task, you will mount a Windows 7 DVD to use with the WAIK. You will also mount a blank diskette drive, which will be used to save the answer file.

On LON-CL2, mount the image file C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\6294\Drives\Windows7_32bit.iso to the DVD Drive.

ON LON-CL2, mount the image file C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\6294\Drives\UnattendAnswer.vfd to the Diskette Drive.

f Task 2: Create a new answer file Start the Windows System Image Manager, with elevated administrator

privileges.

Right-click in the Windows Image pane, choose Select Windows Image, browse to \\LON-DC1\Labfiles\Source\Sources, and then double-click Install_Windows 7 ENTERPRISE.clg.

Create a New Answer File.

f Task 3: Add and configure Windows settings In the Windows Image pane of Windows SIM, expand the Components node

to display available settings.

On the expanded list of components, add the following components to your answer file by right-clicking the component and then by selecting the appropriate configuration pass.

Component Configuration Pass

x86_Microsoft-Windows-Setup \DiskConfiguration\Disk \CreatePartitions\CreatePartition

windowsPE

x86_Microsoft-Windows-Setup \DiskConfiguration\Disk \ModifyPartitions\ModifyPartition

windowsPE


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Component Configuration Pass

x86_Microsoft-Windows-Setup\ImageInstall\OSImage \InstallTo

windowsPE

x86_Microsoft-Windows-Setup\UserData windowsPE

x86_Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE windowsPE

x86_Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\OEMInformation specialize

x86_Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\OOBE oobeSystem

x86_Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\Autologon auditSystem

x86_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment\Reseal oobeSystem

All the settings you added must appear in the Answer File pane. Select and

configure each setting as specified in the following table.

Component Value

x86_Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE

InputLocale = en-US SystemLocale = en-US UILanguage = en-US UILanguageFallback = en-US UserLocale = en-US

Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE\SetupUILanguage

UILanguage = en-US

Microsoft-Windows-Setup\DiskConfiguration WillShowUI = OnError

Microsoft-Windows-Setup\DiskConfiguration\Disk

DiskID = 0 WillWipeDisk = true

Microsoft-Windows-Setup\DiskConfiguration\Disk\CreatePartitions\CreatePartition

Extend = true Order = 1 Type = Primary


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Component Value

Microsoft-Windows-Setup \DiskConfiguration\Disk\ModifyPartitions\ModifyPartition

Active = true Format = NTFS Label = Windows Letter = C Order = 1 PartitionID = 1

Microsoft-Windows-Setup\ImageInstall \OSImage

WillShowUI = OnError

Microsoft-Windows-Setup\ImageInstall \OSImage\InstallTo

DiskID = 0 PartitionID = 1

Microsoft-Windows-Setup\UserData AcceptEula = true FullName = Administrator Organization = Contoso

Microsoft-Windows-Setup\UserData \ProductKey

WillShowUI = OnError

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup \OEMInformation

HelpCustomized = false Manufacturer = Contoso IT GroupSupportHours = 9 - 5 SupportPhone = 555-9988 SupportURL = http://Technet.Microsoft.Com

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\AutoLogon

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\AutoLogon \Password

Enabled = true LogonCount = 5 Username = Administrator Password = Pa$$w0rd

Microsoft-Windows-Deployment\Reseal ForceShutdownNow = false Mode = Audit

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\OOBE NetworkLocation = Work ProtectYourPC = 1


f Task 4: Validate the answer file In Windows SIM, validate the answer file. A No warnings or errors message

will appear in the Messages pane. Fix any errors and then re-validate.

Save the answer file to the root of the A:\ drive as Autounattend.xml.

f Task 5: Unmount the external media on LON-CL2 On 6294A-LON-CL2, unmount the DVD Drive and Diskette Drive.

Results: After this exercise you will have a custom Autoattend.xml answer file saved to a virtual diskette drive.


Exercise 2: Installing a Reference Computer from a DVD Using a Custom Answer File

Scenario After creating the answer file, you will build the reference computer. To accomplish this, you will install Windows 7 on LON-IMG1 from a DVD and use the answer file that you saved to the Diskette drive in the previous exercise. When you start a blank computer with a Windows DVD and a completed answer file, the operating system will be installed without user input.


1. Mount the external media on LON-IMG1.

2. Start LON-IMG1.

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 and which contains the domain services. LON-CL2 is the computer running Windows 7 that will be used as the technician computer. LON-IMG1 is the computer that will be used to install a fresh installation of Windows 7 using the custom answer file.

f Task 1: Mount the external media on LON-IMG1 On 6294A-LON-IMG1 mount the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning

\6294\Drives\Windows7_32bit.ISO and C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\6294\Drives\UnattendAnswer.vfd files.

f Task 2: Start LON-IMG1 Start 6294A-LON-IMG1. Verify that the installation has started. The

installation will take approximately 30 minutes.

To save time, you can revert 6294A-LON-IMG1 and then start 6294A-LON-IMG2, which is a pre-staged virtual machine saved at the point where the installation has completed. You can either wait for LON-IMG1 to finish installing or continue on to Exercise 3 with LON-IMG2. The following exercise assumes that 6294A-LON-IMG2 is used.

Results: After this exercise LON-IMG1 will have Windows 7 installed with the customizations specified in the Autounattend.xml file.


Exercise 3: Generalizing a Reference Computer by Using Sysprep

Scenario Management has decided that all computers will have a base installation of Windows 7 with Office 2007. After installing all necessary applications, prepare the system for imaging by removing all the unique settings with Sysprep. For this lab, Office 2007 Viewers are being used as stand-ins for Office 2007.


1. Start LON-IMG2 (if necessary).

2. Verify custom installation settings.

3. Install applications.

4. Reseal LON-IMG2 with Sysprep.

5. Unmount the external media on LON-IMG1 (if necessary).

Exercise 3 can be completed with either 6294A-LON-IMG1 or 6294A-LON-IMG2, depending on available time. LON-IMG2 is used as the name in the exercise task steps.

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 and which contains the domain services. LON-IMG1 or LON-IMG2 is the computer that will be used to install applications and be prepared for imaging using Sysprep.

f Task 1: Start LON-IMG2 (if necessary) Start 6294A-LON-IMG2.

f Task 2: Verify custom installation settings On the System Preparation Tool 3.14 dialog box, specify System Audit

Mode, and then select Quit.

Open the computer properties and verify that the Manufacturer and IT support information match the values used in the UnattendAnswer script.


f Task 3: Install applications On LON-IMG2, browse to \\LON-DC1\labfiles\mod05\viewers\. In the Windows Security box, type Contoso\Administrator with the


Install the following applications: ExcelViewer with default settings. PowerPointViewer with default settings. Visioviewer with default settings. Wordview_en-us with default settings.

f Task 4: Reseal LON-IMG2 with Sysprep Start a Command Prompt with elevated permissions. In the command

windows type CD C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep and press ENTER.

Use the System Preparation Tool 3.14 in the Enter System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) mode and Generalize and Shutdown the system.

Close the 6294A-LON-IMG2 - Virtual Machine Connection window.

f Task 5: Unmount the external media on LON-IMG1 (if necessary) Set 6294A-LON-IMG1 to no DVD Drive and Diskette Drive.

Results: After this exercise, the LON-IMG2 system will be customized and prepared to be captured to a WIM file.


Lab C: Creating Windows PE Boot Media

Computers in This Lab Before you begin the lab, start the virtual machines. The virtual machines used at the start of this lab are:

6294A-LON-DC1 6294A-LON-CL2 6294A-LON-IMG2


Hyper-V Manager.




Exercise 1: Adding Packages to Windows PE

Scenario Research shows that the default Windows PE build does not include ImageX. Since ImageX is needed to capture and deploy the base operating system image, you have decided to create a custom Windows PE structure to include ImageX. Also, you have several customization tools that will be located in a \Temp folder that must not be copied to the system during the customization process. Therefore, configure ImageX to skip the \Temp folder that will be located at the root of any drive.


1. Set up a Windows PE build environment.

2. Add customizations to a Windows PE build environment.


f Task 1: Set up a Windows PE build environment On 6294A-LON-CL2, start the Deployment Tools Command Prompt with

elevated permissions.

At the command prompt, type Copype.cmd x86 c:\winpe_x86 and press ENTER.

At the command prompt, type copy c:\winpe_x86\winpe.wim c:\winpe_x86\ISO\sources\boot.wim and press ENTER.


f Task 2: Add customizations to a Windows PE build environment Copy the imagex.exe file into the Windows PE build environment by running

the following command: copy "C:\program files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\imagex.exe" C:\winpe_x86\iso\

Start Notepad and create a new text file named wimscript.ini. Save the file in C:\winpe_x86\iso.

In wimscript.ini add the following: [ExclusionList] \temp

Save and close Notepad.

Results: After this exercise, you will have a custom WinPE folder structure including ImageX ready to be copied to boot media.


Exercise 2: Creating a Bootable Windows PE ISO Image

Scenario After creating the Windows PE file structure and adding customizations, you need to create the startup media. In this exercise, you are creating an ISO file.


Create the ISO file.


f Task 1: Create the ISO file At the command prompt, type oscdimg -n -bC:\winpe_x86\etfsboot.com

C:\winpe_x86\ISO C:\winpe_x86\winpe_x86.iso and press ENTER.

Results: After this exercise, the WindowsPE custom ISO file will be created.


Exercise 3: Starting the Windows PE Operating System Environment

Scenario After preparing the system with Sysprep, you are ready to capture an image of the system. To accomplish this, the system needs to be started in the custom Windows PE environment that you created. Note that you will use an ISO file that has been provided, which is the same as the one you created in Exercise 2.


1. Mount the Windows PE ISO.

2. Start LON-IMG2.

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 and which contains the domain services. LON-CL2 is the computer running Windows 7 that will be used as the technician computer. LON-IMG1 or LON-IMG2 is the computer that will be used as the reference system.

f Task 1: Mount the Windows PE ISO On LON-IMG2, mount the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning

\6294\drives\winpe_x86.iso.

f Task 2: Start LON-IMG2 Start 6294A-LON-IMG2 and boot using the winpe_x86.iso DVD. Press a key

when prompted and then verify that Windows PE has started.

Results: After this exercise LON-IMG2 is started in the Windows PE Environment and is ready for capture.


Lab D: Capturing and Applying a Windows 7 Image Using ImageX

Computers in This Lab Before you begin the lab, start the virtual machines. The virtual machines used at the start of this lab are:

6294A-LON-DC1 6294A-LON-CL2 6294A-LON-IMG2 6294A-LON-CL3



Hyper-V Manager.



Exercise 1: Capturing an Image Using ImageX

Scenario Now that the system has started in the custom Windows PE environment, you can run the ImageX tool and capture the image for further deployment.


1. Create a share on LON-CL2.

2. Run ImageX with the Capture option.

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 and which contains the domain services. LON-CL2 is the computer running Windows 7 that will be used as the technician computer. LON-IMG1 or LON-IMG2 is the computer that will be used as the reference system.

f Task 1: Create a share on LON-CL2 On LON-CL2, create a folder named C:\Images and share it with everyone

with Read\Write access.


f Task 2: Run ImageX with Capture option On 6294A-LON-IMG2, map drive Z to the images folder on LON-CL2. Use the

following command: Net Use Z: \\LON-CL2\Images

When prompted for credentials, type Contoso\Administrator with Pa$$w0rd as the password.

At the command prompt, type the following command and then press ENTER: D:\imagex /check /capture C: Z:\LON-REF.wim "Contoso Client Image"

Note: The capture process will take approximately 20 minutes. To save time, the remainder of the lab will use an image that has already been prepared. Turn off LON-IMG2.

Results: After this exercise, LON-IMG2 will be captured and a WIM file will be created on the LON-CL2 system.


Exercise 2: Apply an Image Using ImageX

Scenario After capturing the LON-IMG2 image, you will deploy the image to additional systems using the Window PE startup media and ImageX. For this exercise, LON-CL3 is started with Windows PE and then will have the image applied.


1. Mount the Windows PE ISO.

2. Start LON-CL3.

3. Format the C: drive on LON-CL3.

4. Run ImageX with the Apply option.

Note: LON-DC1 is the computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 and which contains the domain services. LON-CL2 is the computer running Windows 7 that will be used as the technician computer. LON-CL3 is the computer that will receive the new image.

f Task 1: Mount