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- Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 1
10 Appendix B - Support information 10 Appendix C - Frequently Asked Questions 10 Appendix D -Restore Plus! CD software directory structure 12 Appendix E - References...13 Appendix F - Obtaining drivers from the HP Restore Plus! CD 13 Searching the restore CD for drivers using Windows XP 14 For - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 2
proper license to deploy Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating systems. The operating system license shipped with HP PCs does not grant re- For example, the HP Compaq dc7100 product family consists of the dc7100 convertible minitower, small form factor and ultra-slim desktop. While the ultra - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 3
deployment process. If the factory preinstalled image has already been removed from the hard drive, you may restore that image using the Restore Plus! CD recovery media using the associated Restore Plus! documentation included with the computer. Finally, you may choose to forgo both of these options - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 4
that you do not uninstall these updates. In addition, any operating system Service Packs preinstalled by HP cannot be removed. Adding Software Please refer to the documentation provided by software vendors on a case-by-case basis for installing additional, non-HP provided software to the image - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 5
machine. 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; c:\Compaq\Misc5; c:\Compaq\Network; c:\Compaq\MSD; c:\Compaq\Chipset; c:\Compaq\kbd; c:\Compaq\usb 5 - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 6
driver should be at the root of the Plug-and-Play driver path, for example, the .inf file for a video card should be placed in c:\compaq\video). Be sure to update useful files. For Windows XP, it contains deploy.chm, a useful guide for creating corporate deployment images and an answer-file reference - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 7
driver Windows XP. You can, of course, tailor this file to suit your specific needs. Note: For complete copies of the sysprep.inf files used by HP, please see Appendix A. [Unattended] OemPnPDriversPath = "Compaq\Video;Compaq\Nic;Compaq\Audio;Compaq\Modem;Compaq\Misc1;Compaq\Misc2;Compaq\Misc3;Compaq - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 8
files 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\Misc3;Compaq\Misc4;Compaq\Misc5;Com paq\Chipset;Compaq\KBD;Compaq\MSD;Compaq\USB;Compaq\Network - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 9
%systemroot%\inf\scsi.inf ;Adaptec 7899 (Embedded) PCI\VEN_9005&DEV_801F = c:\compaq\msd\ADPU320.INF ;Adaptec AIC-7902 - Ultra320 SCSI PCI\VEN_9005&DEV_8011 = c:\compaq\msd\ADPU320.INF ;Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D - Ultra320 SCSI Adapter PCI\VEN_1044&DEV_A501&SUBSYS_C03C1044 = %systemroot%\inf - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 10
mixed set of PC hardware platforms without modification such as the HP Compaq dc7100. The software image contains all of the appropriate operating system and device driver files. The image may be installed and run on any of the representative hardware configurations that the image supports. What are - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 11
of Common Image? • For desktops, The HP Compaq dc7100 product family shares a common integrated architecture allowing IT professionals to easily manage and deploy a shared image across their environment. • HP Professional Services are available. The HP PC Custom Solutions (PCCS) organization can - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 12
.32 WinXP32.All Supported OS Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional Most drivers will be contained in the Global directory. If a driver is localized for specific languages or regions - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 13
and XP operating systems in the %windir%\system32 directory. After pulling drivers from the restore CD, you must expand all of the extracted files before they will be usable in a common image scenario. If a product family contains more than one restore CD (for example the HP Compaq dc7100 family - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 14
Drivers used by HP will be contained in the following directories: [CD-ROM Drive Letter]\SW\...various subdirectories*...\ Compaq\Video; Compaq\Nic; Compaq\Audio; Compaq\Modem; Compaq\Misc1; Compaq\Misc2; Compaq\Misc3; Compaq\Misc4; Compaq\Misc5; Compaq\Network; Compaq\MSD; Compaq\Chipset; Compaq\ - Compaq dc7700 | HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs - Developing a Common Windows XP - Page 15
if all systems in a product family use the same audio driver, or there may be several drivers as is the case for video options within a product family. For more information To learn more about preinstalled software with OS support, contact your local HP sales representative or visit our Web site at
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Building a Common Image
Developing a common software image across HP desktops
June 2004
Purpose
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Windows Licensing Note
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Definition of terms
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Advantages of a common image
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Limitations of a common image
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Choosing a base image
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Customizing the image
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Extending the process
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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
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Appendix A – Sample answer files
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Windows XP sysprep.inf
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Cmdlines.txt
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Oobeinfo.ini
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Appendix B – Support information
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Appendix C – Frequently Asked Questions
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Appendix D –
Restore Plus!
CD software directory structure
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Appendix E – References
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Appendix
F – Obtaining drivers from the HP
Restore Plus!
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Searching the restore CD for drivers using Windows XP
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For more information
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