Install Windows 8.1 on your image computer. To create an unattend.xml file to be used for sysprep, you will also need the image.wim file located on the Windows 8.1 installation disk you used to Install Windows on your image computer. This should be install on a computer not being used for imaging. Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) for Windows 8.1įrom the kit you need to install the Deployment Tools which contains Windows System Image Manager (SIM) used for creating unattend. In this guide I will refer to Windows 8.1, but most, if not all settings will work on Windows 8.
I’ve implemented a process for renaming the computer after it has been added to the domain with a random name, thus not needing to name the computer during the sysprep process. I’ve reverted to using Windows sysprep instead of MySysprep as in Windows 7.
I’ve redefined my process a little and would like to share what I’ve learnt to help others get on the right track.
A lot has changed since the Introduction of Windows 7 and when I wrote my original article on Windows 7 Sysprep in 2010.
