Today i will try to cover a part of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013 and how can create a custom iso of Windows. It's very easy to create an iso of Windows to use it and setup multiple PC'S. Most of the time IT needs a custom iso with basic softwares that use a company or specific drivers from pc's to included in the iso. This can be happened with MDT 2013 and i will explain step by step in this article how can install the MDT 2013 and create a custom iso for your references.
Installation of Windows Assesment and Deployment Kit.
Prepare the Enviroment to use MDT Deployment Share.
Create a MDT Deployment Share.
Add a Custom Task in Task Sequence.
Deploy Custom ISO in VM.
Download the Windows Assesment and Deployment Kit from http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=39982.
Start the Installation and click Next without change anyting.
Check only Deployment Tools, Windows Preinstallation Enviroment(PE) and User State Migration Tool(USMT) and click Install.
Wait few minutes until finish the installation and click Close.
Don'r change anything except if you want to join in Experience Improvement Program and click Next.
Before start to use MDT 2013 it's good practice to create a new user in your Active Directory Users and Computers to assign permission for the Deployment Share and the Capture subfolders. If you will install MDT 2013 only in your local enviroment you must create a local user and assign permissions in Deployment Share..
After finish the installation you will find a new App as Deployment Workbench.
Right Click in Deployment Share and select New Deployment Share.
Write the Share Description or leave it as it and click Next.
Wait until Finish and click Finish.
Add the user that create before and give Modify Permissions. Click OK.
If you don't give permissions in the user which create then you will have issues when try to Deploy the Windows iso.
MDT 2013 support adding full source of Windows DVD ISO and custom images that you have created. In this case will create a Reference Image from a source setup files of Windows. If you have an iso file of Windows open the folder which have the iso and right click select Mount. Then you will see a new DVD Drive in My Coputer with the files of Windows iso to import in MDT 2013.
Select Full set of source files.
Browse and find the Directory which included the Source files of Windows and click Next.
Before proceed with the Task Sequence you must decide which applications you want to have it in custom image that you will be created. In this case will add the MS Office.
Right Click in Applications, select New Application.
Don't change anything and click Next.
Write in Application Name Office 2013 ProPlus and click Next.
Click Next in the Summary.
Right Click in Task Sequence, select New Task Sequence.
Fill the Task SequenceID and TaskSequenceName (names that you can identify in the future) , clck Next.
Fill the Organization with a name.
Select Add - - > General - - Install Application from the top.
Select the Office 2013 Pro. Click Ok.
Right Click in MDT Deployment Share and select Properties.
Change the default Settings with the following.
Here we can explain a lot of things but for now use this one.
Click in button Bootstrap.ini and change the default settings with the following one.
Click Next again and wait to finish. Normal takes 10-15 minutes.
Once the deployment share has been updated the first time, the LiteTouchPE_x64.iso files are created under the \Boot folder in the deployment share. You can use these ISO files directly boot physical and virtual machines, or integrated into Windows Deployment Services for PXE booting to deploy MDT images.
In this article i will create a new VM and select to boot from the LiteTouchPE-x64 iso.
When finish you will have a Windows 8.1 with MS Office 2013.
We automate the task for the installation of Windows with Office 2013. You must finish a lot of tasks until create a custom ISO but you will do only once and you don't need to do it again. You can use this solution before prefare for an upgrade in your company from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1.
In my Next Article i will explain how can Capture Windows Image that already install in the PC and Inmport in MDT 2013.
I hope my article to be usefull. Engoy it and Have a nice weekend.