Preparing Images Manually
The deployment share tells Windows Setup how to install and configure Windows 7 on the destination computers. It includes the settings (answer file) as well as device drivers and packages that you want to add to the operating system. It might also contain applications that you want to install.
A common way to deliver operating systems to users is to create an image of the desired configuration. This is particularly true when the deployment share includes other files, such as applications. Creating an image that you install on each destination computer is quicker and more efficient than installing the uncustomized Windows 7 image and then installing applications on each destination computer.
Sysprep prepares a Windows 7 ...
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