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Customizing BootStrap.ini

Configure the BootStrap.ini file to specify property settings prior to accessing the CustomSettings.ini file. In other words, the BootStrap.ini file describes how to connect to the deployment share, which contains the CustomSettings.ini file. Configure the BootStrap.ini file to help the MDT 2010 scripts locate the appropriate MDT 2010 deployment share.

The syntax of the BootStrap.ini file is identical to the CustomSettings.ini file. The BootStrap.ini file contains a subset of the properties that are used in the CustomSettings.ini file. The following lists the common properties that are configured in BootStrap.ini:

  • DeployRoot
  • SkipBDDWelcome
  • UserDomain
  • UserID
  • UserPassword
  • KeyboardLocale
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In this tutorial:

  1. Deploying with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
  2. Introducing MDT 2010
  3. Resource Access
  4. Using LTI with MDT 2010
  5. Replicating a Deployment Share
  6. Preparing Windows Deployment Services
  7. Configuring CustomSettings.ini
  8. Automating the LTI Process
  9. Performing LTI Deployments
  10. Customizing MDT 2010
  11. Configuring Multiple Computers
  12. Applying the Properties to the Groups
  13. Configuring Individual Computers
  14. Applying the Properties to Individual Computers
  15. Customizing CustomSettings.ini
  16. Customizing BootStrap.ini
  17. Using the MDT 2010 Database
  18. Creating the MDT 2010 Database
  19. Configuring the MDT 2010 Database
  20. Configuring the Database Access