Enterprise Deployment for Windows

Enterprise deployment image (DVD)

The deployment image is for a clean installation of Microsoft Windows to a PC. The purpose of the image is to consolidate all the various required software (from different media) to one central source. This elimilates disc swapping and makes automated/unattended installation possible, thus minimizing installation time and human attention. The image shall be updated at least every 6 months.

DVD contents

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32bit), VLK, SP3-integrated
  • customized with nLite deployment tool
  • injected with printer (HP Color LaserJet 4600, Lexmark T630, Lexmark T640) drivers
  • injected with device drivers for most of our various platforms
  • injected with post-SP3 hotfixes
• Keyserve utility
  • customized MSI package with pre-configured settings
• Windows Installer fix
• dotNet3.5
• DirectX 9.0c
• Latest graphics card drivers (ATI Catalyst, nVidia old, nVidia new)
• more to add later

Removing unused device drivers

• Press 'Windows'+'Break' to bring up the System Properties dialog box.
• Select the Advanced tab, then click Environment Variables.
• Click New. In the Variable Name box type: devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices, and in the Variable Value box type 1.
• Click OK, and go to Device Manager (under the Hardware tab in System Properties).
• Expand the different branches of devices. A faded icon means the device driver is unused.
• To remove a device driver, right click the icon and click Uninstall.