Caution: Store the OS on the C: drive. It is the only drive that will be captured.
Customize the OS as necessary. This may include installing a set of basic or required applications. Be sure to include the latest service packs for the OS and applications and all required drivers for the devices to which you will deploy the image.
Note: Installing the HPCA agent on the reference machine is not recommended. When the OS is deployed, the HPCA agent will be installed (or upgraded, if it is already installed).
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Caution: To successfully capture an image using the Windows Setup deployment method, you must have sufficient free disk space in the OS partition on the reference machine. For example, to capture a 7 GByte image, you will need 50-60 GByte of free disk space.
Note: For Windows operating system before Windows 7, HP supports deploying the image to the primary boot partition of the primary boot drive.