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Developing a common software image for the HP dc7900, 8000 Elite, and 6000 Pro desktop models November 2009 Table of Contents: Introduction ...2 Windows Licensing Notice 3 Definition of Terms 3 Advantages of a Common Image 4 Limitations of a Common Image 4 Choosing a Base Image 5 Customizing - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 2
The goal of this document is to guide IT professionals through the process of creating a Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 image that can be deployed across the various platforms within an HP product family; specifically the dc7900, 8000 Elite, and 6000 Pro platforms. Due to the - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 3
product family is defined as a set of form-factor types within a numerically-defined series. For example, the dc7900 product family consists of the convertible mini-tower, small form factor, and ultra-small form factor. While the ultra-small form factor machines are considered to be within a product - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 4
. In addition, using the HP image as a base will bypass the Microsoft Windows Activation process that requires each user to activate their copy of Windows (Activation is only required in Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7). Operating System-controlled driver installation - By implementing the - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 5
. The ―HP Backup and Recovery Manager‖ PC Recovery will restore the factory preinstalled image to the system. If the factory preinstalled image has already been removed from the hard drive, you may restore that image using the RestoreCD Plus! (Windows XP) or RestoreDVD Plus! (Windows Vista / Windows - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 6
Audio ADI AD1884A HD X Audio Realtek ALC261 HD Audio TV Tuner HP TV Tuner (North America) Mini PCIe or PCIe based on form factor Hi-Speed 56K Int'l X SoftModem PCIe Card HP Wireless NIC X 802.11b/g/n PCIe Intel WiFi Link 5100 X a/b/g/n Mini PCI NIC Card 8000 Elite X X X X X X X X - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 7
Integrated Graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500HD Add-On Options dc7900 8000 Elite 6000 Pro X X X ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT X (256MB DH) PCIe x16 Card ATI Radeon HD 3470 X X (256MB SH) PCIe x16 Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 8
dc7900 8000 Elite 6000 Pro X X X X X X X X X X Additional customization At this time, any additional customizations should be applied. Typical examples are applying a custom wallpaper or desktop theme, changing power profile settings, setting device options, etc. Obtaining drivers for - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 9
by running: Sp27532.exe /f c:\compaq\chipset /e /s Finally, you may choose to simply execute the Softpaq to extract and/or install the software. Subscribe to the HP Support Software CD service, which is a service that provides monthly CD updates containing the latest drivers for a product. - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 10
support Plug-and-Play detection for installation. HP uses the following directories for drivers: C:\Compaq\Video; C:\Compaq\Nic; C:\Compaq\Audio; C:\Compaq\Modem; C:\ Compaq\Misc1; C:\ Compaq\Misc2; C:\Compaq\Misc3; C:\Compaq\Misc4; Compaq\Misc5; C:\Compaq\Network; C:\Compaq\MSD; C:\Compaq\Chipset - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 11
the operating system CD obtained either from HP or Microsoft into the CD-ROM drive and browse to the ―support\tools‖ directory. A file named deploy.cab files. For Windows XP, it contains deploy.chm, a useful guide for creating corporate deployment images and an answer-file reference guide named ref - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 12
specific needs. For the complete file that is used by HP, please see the Appendix A: Sample Answer Files on p. 22. [Unattended] OemPnPDriversPath = "Compaq\Video;Compaq\Nic;Compaq\Audio;Compaq\Modem;Compaq\Misc1;Compaq\Misc2;Compaq\M isc3;Compaq\Misc4;Compaq\Misc5;Compaq\Chipset;Compaq\KBD;Compaq\ - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 13
the following lines: [Commands] "c:\SYSPREP\SYSPREP -clean" This will ensure that all services related to non-used mass storage devices will be removed from the system. oobeinfo.ini (Windows XP) In addition to SYSPREP.inf, Windows XP relies heavily on the oobeinfo.ini file. This file resides in the - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 14
from an answer file is chosen primarily because of the ability to instruct Windows Vista / Windows 7 how to configure itself on first boot after the image is applied to a PC. An answer file will automate OS setup - Computer name, product key, time zone, and others (see SYSPREP.xml example below - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 15
drivers, installing applications, and installing software updates. One of the benefits in this mode is the copying of the driver files to the driver store during the auditSystem configuration pass. Subsequent first boot on the target PC will make the drivers available for hardware installation - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 16
one. 4. Use the WinPE based USB flash drive or CD and boot up the target PC 5. Map a drive to the server where the common image file is stored: 6. Since IMAGEX does not partition or format a drive when applying an image, you need to prepare the hard-drive by partitioning and formatting it. If this - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 17
> C:\SWSetup\Drivers - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 18
Administrator true 2 - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 19
driver files. The image may be installed and run on ―any‖ of the representative hardware configurations that the image supports. Q: What are the benefits of a common image? A: The benefits of a common image are as follows: Single image can be developed for multiple HP Business Desktop models - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 20
‖? A: HP supports the use of Common Images in the following ways: For desktops, The HP dc7900, 8000 Elite, and 6000 Pro product families share a common integrated architecture allowing IT professionals to easily manage and deploy a shared image across their environment. HP Professional Services - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 21
Summary Thank you for your purchase of and interest in HP business PC products. HP hopes that this white paper was useful in your creation of a corporate deployment image. For advanced image topics including image building, customization, answer file reference, - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 22
Windows XP sysprep.inf Location: c:\sysprep\sysprep.inf Contents: [Unattended] OemSkipEula=No OemPnPDriversPath = "Compaq\Video;Compaq\Nic;Compaq\Audio;Compaq\Modem;Compaq\Misc1;Compaq\Misc2;Compaq\M isc3;Compaq\Misc4;Compaq\Misc5;Compaq\Chipset;Compaq\KBD;Compaq\MSD;Compaq\USB;Compaq \Network - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 23
IDE controller ;NVidia IDE controller PCI\cc_0101 = %systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf (DUAL_GOOD_IDE) pci\cc_0601 = %systemroot%\inf\machine.inf pci\cc_0604 = %systemroot%\inf\machine.inf ;Generic Device ID for IDE ;pci-isa bridge ;pci-pci bridge PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0001 PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0002 PCI\VEN_1000 - Compaq 6000 | Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for t - Page 24
the copy of this file provided by HP in any other way than as specifically directed in this document will be a violation of your HP and Microsoft License Agreements. Location: c:\windows\system32\oobe\oobeinfo.ini [StartupOptions] DesktopStartURL = "http://www.fabrikam.com/signup"
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Developing a common software image
for the HP dc7900, 8000 Elite, and
6000 Pro desktop models
November 2009
Table of Contents:
Introduction
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Windows Licensing Notice
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3
Definition of Terms
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3
Advantages of a Common Image
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4
Limitations of a Common Image
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4
Choosing a Base Image
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Customizing the Image
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5
Removing Preinstalled Software
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5
Adding software
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Matrix of Common Hardware
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Additional customization
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Obtaining drivers for the product family
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Pooling the drivers on the reference machine (Windows XP)
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Extending the process (Windows XP)
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10
Extending hardware support in the image
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Supporting non-bundled hardware devices
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Supporting setup.exe installations
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Using SYSPREP.exe
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Creating SYSPREP.inf
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Required SYSPREP.inf settings for Windows XP
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cmdlines.txt
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oobeinfo.ini (Windows XP)
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Running SYSPREP (Windows XP)
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Creating a Common Image for Windows Vista / Windows 7
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Example SYSPREP.xml (
unattend.xml
) Answer file
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Frequently asked questions
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