Checklist: Create a Capture Image

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Capture images are Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) images that allow you to easily capture the install images that you prepare using Sysprep.exe. Instead of using complex command-line tools, once you have run Sysprep.exe on your reference computer, you can boot to the Windows Deployment Services client computer using PXE and select the capture image. When the capture image boots, it starts the Capture Image Wizard, which will guide you through the capture process and optionally upload the new install image to a Windows Deployment Services server.

	Step	Reference
	Create a capture image.	Create an Install, Capture, or Discover Image
	Create an install image.	Create an Install, Capture, or Discover Image
	Add the install image to the Windows Deployment Services server.	Add a Boot or Install Image

Additional references

• Overview of Windows Deployment Services