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# Provide an appropriate name and description
# Provide an appropriate name and description
# Allow the creation to complete
# Allow the creation to complete
# You may need to add additional drivers (eg for a NIC), right-click over the image and select '''Add Driver Packages to Image...'''
 
=== Add Additional Drivers ===
If the boot image fails to boot properly because appropriate drivers couldn't be found you'll need to add them to the image.
# If drivers for the device don't already exists on the server, add them first
# Backup the boot image first
## Right-click over the image and select '''Export Image...'''
## Save to an appropriate place
# Right-click over the image and select '''Add Driver Packages to Image...'''
# Locate the drivers and add (there's a ''Package Date Added'' attribute to enable searching for packages you added on a particular date)
 
=== Error 0xc1420127 ===
* '''Error occurred while trying to execute command.  Error Code: 0xc1420127'''
If you received error when trying to add drivers or make other changes to an existing image, this is probably because of previous failed change which has left the image mounted.
Delete all keys under <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WIMMount\Mounted Images</code>


== Create a Capture Image ==
== Create a Capture Image ==
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# Edit name and description if required
# Edit name and description if required
# Accept selected image, and complete.
# Accept selected image, and complete.


== Prepare Gold Image Machine ==
== Prepare Gold Image Machine ==
Creating an image that can be deployed to machines...
# Install and configure a PC as you want to deploy (check and double check)
# Install and configure a PC as you want to deploy (check and double check)
# Run Sysprep to prepare the machine for imaging
# Run Sysprep to prepare the machine for imaging
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# Type in the name of the WDS server and click '''Connect'''
# Type in the name of the WDS server and click '''Connect'''
#* See [[#Unable to Connect WDS server|Unable to Connect WDS server]] in case of problems
#* See [[#Unable to Connect WDS server|Unable to Connect WDS server]] in case of problems
# Once complete, go to WDS server, Right-click over ''Install Images'' and select '''Add Install Image...'''
# Find <code>wim</code> file
# Update name/description as required


=== Unable to Connect WDS server ===
=== Unable to Connect WDS server ===
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** <code>TpCacheSize</code> to 3145 (from 1190)
** <code>TpCacheSize</code> to 3145 (from 1190)
Restart the WDSService to apply
Restart the WDSService to apply
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