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DISM

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"Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) is a command-line tool that can be used to service a Windows? image or to prepare a Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) image.ÿDISMÿcan be used to service a Windows image (.wim) or a virtual hard disk (.vhd or .vhdx).Apr 18, 2014"

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answer files

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"An ""answer file"" is an XML-basedÿfileÿthat contains setting definitions and values to use during Windows Setup. In anÿanswer file, you specify various setup options, including how to partition disks, the location of the Windows image to install, and the product key to apply."

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boot image

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Aÿboot imageÿis a type ofÿdisk imageÿ(a computer file containing the complete contents and structure of aÿComputer storage media). When it is transferred onto aÿboot deviceÿit allows the associated hardware toÿboot.[1]

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Deployment Server

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WindowsÿDeploymentÿServices is aÿserverÿtechnology from Microsoft for network-based installation of Windows operating systems. It is the successor to Remote Installation Services.

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discover image

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A discover image is a type of boot image that you can use to install an operating system on a computer that is not capable of network booting using the Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE). You may want to use a discover image in the following scenarios:

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dynamic driver provisioning features

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"Dynamic driver provisioning. The ability to deploy driver packages to client computers as part of an installation, and the ability to add driver packages to boot images prior to deployment. For details, seeDynamic driver provisioningÿlater in this topic."

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image file

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"An ISOÿimageÿis an archiveÿfileÿof an optical disc, a type of diskÿimageÿcomposed of the data contents from every written sector on an optical disc, including the optical discÿfileÿsystem. ISOÿimage filesÿusually have aÿfileÿextension of .iso."

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install image

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"Captureÿimagesÿare bootÿimagesÿthat you boot a client computer into to capture the operating system into a .wim file. You can also create media (a CD, DVD, USB drive, or other type of media) that contain a captureÿimage, and then boot a computer from the media.Apr 15, 2009"

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multicasting

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1. send (data) across a computer network to several users at the same time.

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PXE

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The Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) is an industry standard client/server interface that allows networked computers that are not yet loaded with an operating system to be configured and booted remotely by an administrator.

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System Image Manager

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Windows System Image Manager (WindowsÿSIM) creates and manages unattended Windows Setup answer files in a graphical user interface (GUI).

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Sysprep.exe

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Sysprep.exe is the main program that calls other executable files that prepare the Windows installation. Sysprep.exe is located in the %WINDIR%\system32\sysprep directory on all installations. Sysprep must always be run from the %WINDIR%\system32\sysprep directory and must run on the version of Windows with which it was installed.

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Transport Server

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"Windows PE is the boot operating system. Image-based installation using Windows image (.wim) files. Ability to create multicast transmissions of data and images. Ability to transmit data and images using multicasting on a stand-aloneÿserverÿ(when you install UseÿTransport Serverÿto enable multicast download of data).Jan 21, 2008"

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Windows ADK

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"TheÿWindowsÿAssessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) is a collection of tools that you can use to customize, assess, and deployÿWindowsÿoperating systems to new computers.ÿadk\adksetup.exe. 9/15/2014. 1.4 MB. TheÿWindows ADKÿenables two key scenarios:ÿWindowsÿdeployment andÿWindowsassessment.Sep 15, 2014"

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Windows Deployment Services

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Windows Deployment Servicesÿis a server technology from Microsoft for network-based installation ofÿWindowsÿoperating systems. It is the successor to Remote InstallationÿServices.

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Windows Imaging Format

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"TheÿWindows Imaging Formatÿ(WIM) is a file-based diskÿimage format. It was developed by Microsoft to help deployÿWindowsÿVista and subsequent versions ofWindowsÿoperating system family, as well asÿWindowsÿFundamentals for Legacy PCs."

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Windows Preinstallation Environment

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"Windows Preinstallation Environmentÿ(also known asÿWindowsÿPE andÿWinPE) is a lightweight version ofÿWindowsÿused for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or troubleshooting an operating system while it is offline."