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Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Deployment Services in Windows Server 2003
Updated: May 8, 2008
This guide is an introduction to Microsoft® Windows® Deployment Services update for Microsoft Windows Server® 2003. Windows Deployment Services is included in the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) and in Windows Server 2003 SP2. This guide does not pertain to the Windows DeploymentServices role that is included in Windows Server® 2008. For more information about the Windows Deployment Services role, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=81873. In addition to this guide, you should also download and read “Deploying and Managing the Windows Deployment Services Update on Windows Server 2003” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=81031.
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In this guide
• Quick Start Checklist
• What is Windows Deployment Services?
• Installing Windows Deployment Services
• Configuring Windows Deployment Services
• Installing an install image
• Configuring the boot menu
• Creating custom install images
• Creating discover images
• Performing an unattended installation
• Additional references
QuickStart Checklist
To get up and running quickly, perform the following steps. Then you will be ready to install an operating system. Optionally, you can use the instructions in the rest of this guide to perform more advanced tasks such as creating your own install images, creating discover images, or configuring an unattended installation.

Task Reference
Install Windows DeploymentServices. Installing Windows Deployment Services

Configure the server. Configuring Windows Deployment Services

Add the default images (Install.wim and Boot.wim) that are included in the Windows Vista installation DVD (in the \Sources folder). Steps for adding images

Install an operating system. Installing an install image

What is Windows Deployment Services?
The Windows DeploymentServices is the updated and redesigned version of Remote Installation Services (RIS). Windows Deployment Services enables you to deploy Windows operating systems, particularly Windows Vista. You can use it to set up new computers by using a network-based installation. This means that you do not have to install each operating system directly from a CD or DVD.
What’s new in Windows DeploymentServices?
Windows Deployment Services includes changes to the RIS feature set, including the following:
• Ability to deploy Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
• Windows PE is the boot operating system.
• Image-based installation, using Windows image (.wim) files.
• An extensible and higher-performing PXE server component.
• A new boot menu format for selecting boot operating systems.
• A newgraphical user interface on the client computer that you use to select images.
• The Windows Deployment Services Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in and the WDSUTIL command-line tool, which enable you to configure and manage Windows Deployment Services.
Who should use this guide?
Windows Deployment Services is intended for deployment specialists who are responsible for the deployment ofWindows operating systems. This guide assumes that you have a working knowledge of common desktop deployment technologies, networking components including Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Active Directory® Domain Services. The target audiences are:
• IT planners or analysts evaluating Windows Vista
• Enterprise IT planners or designers
• Deploymentspecialists interested in deploying images to computers without operating systems
Benefits of Windows Deployment Services
Windows Deployment Services provides organizations with the following benefits:
• Allows network-based installation of Windows operating systems, which reduces the complexity and cost when compared to manual installations.
• Deploys Windows images to computers without...