Posted On March 31, 2019

Windows Desktop Preparation using FOG

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1. Install FOG on Centos or Ubuntu
2. Download Windows Essentials: https://ninite.com/7zip-chrome-cutepdf-firefox-java8-realvnc-vlc/
3. Download Windows ISO: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 or http://mirror.corenoc.de/digitalrivercontent.net/ (Windows 7)
4. Download Windows AIK:
5. Create sysprep.xml file using Windows AIK (follow these instructions https://community.spiceworks.com/t/create-a-master-windows-7-image/1005545
6. Create USB bootable drive with Windows 7 OS
7. Copy sysprep.xml to c:\windows\system32\sysprep\unattend.xml
8. Add http://[FOG_Server_IP]/fog//client/download.php?fogprep into USB bootable drive
9. Install Windows on a prototype PC
10. Create %WINDIR%\Setup\Scripts\cleanup.cmd file with this content:
del /Q /F c:\windows\system32\sysprep\unattend.xml
del /Q /F c:\windows\panther\unattend.xml
11. sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:unattend.xml
 
Other sources:
Tasks to perform before uploading the image:
Copying images from old to new FOG servers: https://community.spiceworks.com/t/moving-a-fog-server-to-new-hardware/1005843

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