This section explains how to prepare and capture a Windows XPe or Windows Embedded Standard (WES) 9 or 2009 thin client operating system image.
Note: You can capture an image on an XPe or WES thin client device and subsequently deploy the captured image to an XPe or WES thin client device with a larger flash drive.
Task 1: Prepare the Windows XPe or WES 9 Reference Machine
To prepare a Windows XPe or WES thin client for image capture, you will need the following:
Before you can capture a Windows XPe or WES image, you must do the following:
See “Installing the HPCA Agent on HP Thin Client Devices” in the HP Client Automation Enterprise Installation and Upgrade Guide for details.
Task 2: Run the Image Preparation Wizard
The Image Preparation Wizard performs the following tasks:
\Data\OSManagerServer\upload.
ImageName.IMG
: This file contains the image. Windows XPe or WES images can be deployed to target machines with flash drives of equal or greater size. ImageName.MBR
: This file contains the Master Boot Record information.ImageName.EDM
: This file contains the object containing inventory information.ImageName.PAR
: This file contains the object containing disk partition information.Note: While these files are transferred, network speed will be less than optimal.
A comprehensive log (machineID.log
) is available in <InstallDir>\Data\OSManagerServer\upload
after the image is deployed.