Automating Installations
So far in this chapter, you’ve learned how to customize Windows PE. You can add optional components such as WSH and HTA. You can add your own batch scripts and utilities to it. And after you complete your customizations, you can create a new CD or copy them to RIS. With a customized Windows PE CD, you can start each target computer in fine style, but you still have to manually configure disks, start Windows XP Setup, and so on. The power of Windows PE is its automation features. You can script most of the installation tasks you might need to perform. And when you do need to collect information from the user or technician, you can use HTA.
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For more information about creating HTAs, see HTML Goodies at http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/hta.html ...
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