Configuring Windows 7 (Training Kit) - Part 14. This training kit is designed for IT professionals who operate in enterprise enviroments that use Windows 7 as a desktop operating system. You should have at least one year of experience in the IT field, as well as experience implementing and administering any Windows client operating system in a networked environment. | To use WDSUTIL to replace an image on the server with an updated version perform the following procedure 1. Open an elevated command prompt. 2. To replace a boot image enter WDSUTIL Verbose Progress Replace-Image Image name ImageType Boot Architecture x86 x64 ia64 ReplacementImage ImageFile paih . 3. To replace an install image enter WDSUTIL Verbose Progress Replace-Image Image name ImageType Install ImageGroup image group name ReplacementImage ImageFile patft . These procedures add the new image to the image store and remove the old one. You can then export the new image to destination computers online virtual machines or online VHDs. EXAM TIP You can update WIM images on rewritable media place them in a WDS image store and export them to the appropriate destination computers online virtual machines and online VHDs. However if you want to wake offline virtual machines or VHDs on a scheduled basis so they can receive updates from WSUS for example you need to use the Offline Machine Servicing Tool described previously in this lesson. MORE INFO MANAGING IMAGES WITH WDS For more information about how you can use WDS to manage images including how to set and display image attributes how to remove an image and add and remove an image group and how display information about all images in an image group see http en-us library . Pre-staging Client Computers You can use WDS to link physical computers to computer account objects in AD DS servers. This is called pre-staging the client. Pre-staged clients are also called known computers. You can then configure properties on the computer account to control the installation for the client. For example you can configure the network boot program and the unattend answer file that the client should receive as well as the server from which the client should download the network boot program. You do not pre-stage a VHD but rather the client computer that boots from that VHD. If you use WDS as part of
