A preinstallation method of using a single, stand-alone computer, the Windows product CD, and a Winnt. If you use this limited method, you will have to preinstall manually. A tool that prepares the hard disk on a master computer for duplication to destination computers.
A computer connected to a network on which you build configuration sets with Setup Manager. The technician computer usually contains the distribution share and the OPK documentation. The generic name for the Windows Setup answer file. In the CD boot preinstallation method, Unattend. Benefits of Using a Network for Preinstallation The following table presents the advantages and disadvantages of two methods of preinstallation: Networked Preinstallation.
Requires more work in advance to configure the network environment, but allows more flexibility in the manufacturing environment. It is significantly easier to create build-to-order computers. Restricts third-party drivers only to massstorage devices. You must load these drivers by pressing F6 during the first boot of the. Enables you to use a configuration set.
You can update drivers and use the Winbom. Does not enable you to gain access to a configuration set to customize or brand the Windows installation. Less flexibility in customization. Enables you to auto-partition or format the hard drive before Setup starts by using the [DiskConfig] section in Winbom.
Save valuable time by automating the entire preinstallation process. Fully automate network connectivity in a bit environment. Automate copying of custom OEM logos and the Oeminfo. Enable preinstallation of applications using the Winbom. Automatically process the [Factory] section of Winbom. Automatically add customized Internet Explorer branding, including a search page, custom toolbar buttons, a custom home page, as well as additional customized Favorites and Help and Support pages.
Automatically copy and execute Sysrep. Automatically start Audit mode. In addition, if you do network installations, you do not need to open all CDs from the 3-pack because the source files are copied from one CD one each for Home Edition or Professional to your technician computer only once. You should ship the remaining unopened packs with each new computer that you preinstall by using the configuration set you built.
While a network-based process is the recommended approach, it is possible to perform a CDbased preinstallation without a network. For information on this process, refer to Appendix A.
Overview of the Preinstallation Process Before you begin, set up one of the following configurations listed in order of preference. A technician computer that contains one network adapter, plus a network router or a server running Windows Server that is configured as a DHCP server.
In addition, you need a master computer that also contains one network adapter. This option gives you the maximum preinstallation flexibility. A technician computer that contains two network adapters or a network adapter and a modem. Your technician computer must be running Windows XP.
A technician computer that contains one network adapter, plus a crossover cable to connect to a master computer that also contains one network adapter. You can preinstall Windows without using a network; however, you lose considerable flexibility in doing so. As discussed elsewhere in this document, not using DHCP makes your preinstallation process more complex. For a visual representation of this process, see the illustration that appears after these steps: Prepare the new hardware and software: Assemble the hardware for the computers that you will distribute to your customer.
Selecting this check box copies a modified version of the Winbom. Restore the image over the network to the destination computers. Note Alternatively, you can burn a CD containing the image and imaging software, and use this CD to start and configure the destination computers.
Build Build an an image image of of the the installation installation and and store store itit on on the the technician technician computer computer Deploy Deploy image image from from the the technician technician computer computer onto onto the the destination destination computer s computer s. Set up the new hardware and software, and identify any applications that you want to install. If the CD does not start automatically, double-click Setup.
Only one version of the OPK tools and documentation can be installed on a technician computer. Run Opk. This is the autorun file, which automatically starts when you insert the CD. Any new configuration sets.
The preferred method is to use Setup Manager. When you use this method, your existing configuration sets still work. The first time you upgrade the OPK toolkit, the OPK installation program automatically detects and upgrades the set of tools in the corresponding language.
Sharing the OPKTools and Application Folders Make sure that your OPKTools folder and any folders containing applications that you want to install are shared and that you have created appropriate user accounts to access them. To share a folder, right-click it, click Sharing and Security, and then click Share this folder. After you run Setup Manager and create your first configuration set, you can share the OPKTools folder if you have not already done so.
Type a new user name and password that you will use during the application preinstallation phase. Important For the preinstallation to work properly, you must share the OPKTools and application folders, and then create user accounts for accessing them. For example, use the user name opkuser and a password for the OPKTools folder; and use the user name appuser and a password for the applications folder.
To start Setup Manager 1. Double-click the Setupmgr. The first page of Setup Manager will appear. However, the functionality is the same. On the first page of Setup Manager, you can prepare the automated preinstallation of Windows XP on your destination computers the computers that you will sell to your customer. Setup Manager will save the settings that you choose in a configuration set. To avoid seeing this page the next time you run Setup Manager, select the Skip this page next time check box.
When you are ready to continue, click Next. Configuration Set On this page, create a new configuration set, or edit or copy an existing one. Because this is your first time running Setup Manager, you can choose to create a new configuration set. Later, if you. To modify an existing configuration set 1. Click Edit or copy an existing configuration set. In the Existing configuration sets list, click the configuration set that you want to use, and then click Next.
If you select this option, you must download the source files and run Windows Setup. Completing this type of installation does not reseal the computer. The computer restarts into Audit mode.
Reseal when finished: Based on the above installation mode, this mode automatically reseals the computer without enabling further customization. To enable further customization after restart, select Factory. To restart into the default end-user experience either Windows Welcome or MiniSetup, depending on the version of Windows that you install , select End user. Copy files only: This installation mode provides you access to the command prompt after the file-copying portion of Setup finishes and before first-boot processing occurs.
You have the option of disk duplication and other customization. By default, auditing is not set in this mode. Resealing is the last step in the preinstallation process.
It prepares the computer for delivery to the end user and sets the computer to start into either Windows Welcome or Mini-Setup depending upon the Windows product that you install. You are required to reseal the computer before delivering it to the end user.
Location of Settings The settings from this page are saved in this location: Winbom. To specify the target product 1. When the destination computer runs Windows XP, branding information appears automatically in Control Panel, on the General tab of the System Properties dialog box. To specify your branding information 1. In the Manufacturer box, type your manufacturer name.
This is required information. In the Provide information on how your customers can get support box, type how the end user can obtain support. Spell all items exactly the way you want the text to appear in the product.
Include telephone numbers and hours of operation for your technical support group. Include information for several countries or regions with a common language and different support information. Do not list Microsoft in the support information section—you are responsible for supporting Windows XP on all computers that your company ships. Localize the required [Support Information] section in Oeminfo.
Microsoft includes only an English U. Do not include any information, such as the version number of the Windows XP operating system that could change when the end user upgrades to the next version.
Do not include any information in the [Support Information] section that does not directly pertain to support. This Product Key will be set to blank when you reseal the computer for final shipment to the customer.
Notes The Product Key setting is saved in the unattended installation file if you use Unattend. Preinstalled Applications Use this page to define entries that start application setup programs or. The steps that you complete to preinstall other programs will differ depending on the program. To specify the programs to start during auditing 1. On the Preinstalled Applications page, click Add. The Add an Application dialog box will appear.
In the Add an Application dialog box, in the Display name box, type the name of the application as you want it to appear in the user interface. If you want to specify a Universal Naming Convention UNC path, click Browse to find the location of the Windows Setup program in a folder on a mapped network drive or a local folder that is shared. This command line sets up that program to run during auditing. The Standard installation mode automatically invokes auditing during the Windows XP preinstallation.
Click Advanced if you want to specify the type of setup program, restart the computer after installing, or select staging options. Staging an application: If you want to install a particular application on most of your computers, consider including a staged version of the application in the master installation. To stage an application means to make all the files available locally. When an application is staged on the hard drive, the application setup program is required only to make the relevant changes in the registry, eliminating time-consuming copying of files.
On the Preinstalled Applications screen, you can also edit the preload parameters by selecting the item on the list and then clicking Edit. You can also change the order in which the setup programs run by selecting an item and clicking the arrow buttons to the right of the list to move that item.
To specify network access credentials for this configuration set only 1. Select the Specify credentials for connection to network resources in Factory mode check box. Important Type the user name and password that you created earlier for the application preinstallation phase for example, appuser. Specifying credentials for this configuration set does not change the credentials specified in the distribution share settings.
If you do not specify credentials for this configuration set, Setup Manager uses those specified in the distribution share settings. You can view or change the distribution share settings by clicking the Tools menu, and then clicking Distribution Share. To set up the installation of Plus! You will see this only if you look at the Winbom. Make sure that all of your folders are shared and that the user account that you created has access to the shares.
Important If you assign a static IP address, applications are not preinstalled, even though they are specified in the Winbom. On this page, specify the logo file that you want to use.
To specify a custom logo for System Properties 1. Create a bitmap file named Oemlogo. While unopened packs can be distributed to other system builders, they are not intended for end-users.
If an end-user opens the pack, they are bound by the break-the-seal agreement which requires them to preinstall the product using the OPK, support the product, and other requirements not appropriate for an end-user who does not have the skills and technical knowledge of a system builder.
An exception to this is when the end-user is actually assembling their own PC, in which case, that end user is considered a system builder as well, under the definition in the OEM system builder license agreement.
Let not the next person have to suffer the same again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Kelsenellenelvian Posted September 22, Posted September 22, Thanks but I already have gotten mine. Posted September 28, Sorry, but it still asks for it. Posted October 5, Unless you are a partner, i dont think you can register on the oem site.
Posted October 6, I had to use my partner credentials to download. Thanks for the link and info tho. Alanoll Posted October 6, Posted October 7, DarkShadows Posted October 7, It isn't like them to have a download like OPK that is not password protected.
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