Windows 7 / Getting Started

Windows 7 Installing

For ease of installing Windows 7, client computers must support booting from the network. Windows Deployment Services uses PXE technology to boot from the network and start the Windows Deployment Services client. You must also ensure that the computer's BIOS is configured to boot from the network.

To install Windows 7 from Windows Deployment Services, perform the following steps:

  1. Start or reboot the client computer.
  2. When the client computer starts and the Windows Deployment Services boot loader prompts you to press F12, press F12 to download and start the Windows Deployment Services client. Make sure you enable network boot in the computer's BIOS.
  3. On the Windows Deployment Services page, choose a locale and keyboard layout and then click Next.
  4. When prompted to connect to the Windows Deployment Services server, type the user account and password to use for the connection and then click OK.
  5. On the Select The Operating System You Want To Install page, choose an operating system image and then click Next.
  6. On the Where Do You Want To Install Windows? page, choose a partition on which to install Windows 7 and then click Next. To repartition the disk using advanced options, click Drive Options (Advanced).
  7. Windows Setup will install Windows 7, prompting for required settings that are not specified in an unattended-setup answer file.
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In this tutorial:

  1. Configuring Windows Deployment Services
  2. Introducing Windows Deployment Services
  3. Service Architecture
  4. PXE Services
  5. Operating Modes
  6. Legacy Mode
  7. Mixed Mode
  8. Native Mode
  9. Planning for Windows Deployment Services
  10. Choosing a Version of Windows Deployment Services
  11. New Features of Windows Deployment Services in Windows Server 2008 R2
  12. Server Requirements
  13. Client Computer Requirements
  14. DHCP Requirements
  15. Routing Requirements
  16. Capacity Requirements
  17. Installing Windows Deployment Services
  18. Windows Server 2003
  19. Windows Server 2008 R2
  20. Windows 7 Configuring Deployment Services
  21. Preparing Discover Images
  22. Windows Importing Images
  23. Importing Boot Images
  24. Importing Install Images
  25. Managing and Deploying Driver Packages
  26. Deploying Driver Packages to Clients Using Method 1
  27. Deploying Driver Packages to Clients Using Method 2
  28. Deploying Driver Packages to Clients Using Method 3
  29. Managing Driver Groups and Driver Packages
  30. Adding Driver Packages to Boot Images
  31. Managing Image Security
  32. Pre-staging Client Computers
  33. Configuring Administrator Approval
  34. Windows 7 Installing
  35. Capturing Custom Images
  36. Creating Multicast Transmissions
  37. Performing Multicast Deployment
  38. Using Windows Deployment Services with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit