Installing the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

MDT 2010 requires Windows PowerShell 2.0. If you're installing MDT 2010 on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, you must also add the Windows PowerShell feature by using the Add Features Wizard.

If you're installing MDT 2010 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1, you must install additional prerequisite software. Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7 already contain this software. The following list describes software that you must install before installing and using MDT 2010 on Windows Server 2003 SP1 (Windows Server 2003 SP2 requires only Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0):

• Windows PowerShell Download Windows PowerShell from the Microsoft Download Center at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads.
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 The Windows AIK distribution media includes the .NET Framework 2.0 installation file. Alternatively, download .NET Framework 2.0 from the following addresses:
  • x86
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en
  • x64
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b44a0000-acf8-4fa1-affb-40e78d788b00&DisplayLang=en
• Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0 Download MMC 3.0 from the following addresses:
  • x86
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4c84f80b-908d-4b5d-8aa8-27b962566d9f&DisplayLang=en
  • x64 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b65b9b17-5c6d-427c-90aa-7f814e48373b&DisplayLang=en

Note If you choose to install only the MDT 2010 documentation, the only software requirements are .NET Framework 2.0 and MMC 3.0. The remaining software in the previous list is not required to view the documentation.

To install MDT 2010, perform the following steps:

1. Right-click MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit_platform.msi, where platform is either x86 or x64, and then click Install.
2. Click Next to skip the Welcome page.
3. On the End-User License Agreement page, review the license agreement, click I Accept The Terms In The License Agreement, and then click Next.
4. On the Custom Setup page, choose the features to install and then click Next. To change a feature's state, click the feature and then choose a state (Will Be Installed On Local Hard Drive and Entire Feature Will Be Unavailable). The following list describes each feature:
   • Documents This feature installs the solution's guidance and job aids. By default, this feature is installed in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Deployment Toolkit\Documentation.
   • Tools and templates This feature installs the solution's wizards and template deployment files, such as Unattend.xml. By default, this feature is installed in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.
5. Click Install to install the solution.
6. Click Finish to complete the installation and close the installer.

Note Versions of MDT earlier than 2008, including Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment 2007, included a feature to create a distribution share. MDT 2010 does not create a distribution share during installation, however. Instead, you create a distribution share or upgrade an existing distribution share by using Deployment Workbench.

The following list describes the subfolders in the MDT 2010 program folder (C:\Program Files \Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) after installing the solution:

• Bin Contains the MMC Deployment Workbench add-in and supporting files
• Documentation Contains the MDT 2010 documentation
• Downloads Provides storage for components that MDT 2010 downloads
• ManagementPack Contains the MDT 2010 management pack files
• Samples Contains sample task sequence scripts
• SCCM Contains files that support Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 integration
• Templates Contains template files that the Deployment Workbench uses

Note The hard drive containing the program folders must have at least 1 gigabyte (GB) of free space available. MDT 2010 downloads components, including the Windows AIK, to the Downloads folder.