dhorowitz Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 I'm trying to figure out how to create a USB key just with the boot information to get into the Lite Touch install provided by MDT. Everything I've found seems to want a large enough USB key to store all files and take network out of the equation which is not what I want. I just want to be able to boot the machine without having to go manually into each BIOS and reconfigure it for PXE which creates nightmares when crossing VLANs.
Cache Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 Haven't tried this as I'm just in the early stages of setting up WDS/MDT for deployment, but maybe give the Non-PXE Boot section from this site? Windows Deployment Service (WDS) - Unattended Installations Be interested to know if it works!
strawberry Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) Set the deploymentshare as deployroot like below Our Bootstrap.ini file: [settings] Priority=Default [Default] SkipBDDWelcome=YES DeployRoot=\\Servername\DeploymentShare$ UserDomain=DOMAINNAME UserID=SERVICEACCOUNTNAME UserPassword=PASSWORD KeyboardLocalePE=0813:00000813 Edited June 16, 2011 by strawberry
sted Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 couldnt you use the ms tool for installing win7 from dvd and just swap the boot.wim on the pen drive for the one on your server?
rdsc Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 If you've got MDT setup - all you need to do is go to the C:\DeploymentShare$\Boot find the LiteTouchPE_x86.iso - mount it with something like Pismo File Mount Audit Package and then copy the files to a USB stick that has been formatted correctly. My litetouch bootstick is 189MB - just depends on how many NIC and storage drivers you include
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