In Part 3 of our Tips and Tricks for WDS, Rhonda Layfield addresses the importance of integrating the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit with Windows Deployment Services. Watch this video and learn how MDT offers you much more flexibility and allows you to easily manage your images. Click here to download...

We’re here with Part 2 of our Tips and Tricks for Windows Deployment Services and in this episode Microsoft Setup and Deployment MVP, Rhonda Layfield helps us navigate through the Windows Pre-Installation Environment or WinPE. Click here to download the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Beta 1 If you...

Its IT Time and in Part 1 of this 3 part series, Blain Barton and John Baker welcome back Setup and Deployment MVP, Rhonda Layfield to the show. Tune in as Rhonda provides her Top 5 Tips and Tricks for setting up Windows Deployment Services (WDS) as she tackles some key infrastructure issues that you...

Configuring the Deployment Point to Use the Configuration Database In order for the properties populated in configuration database to be of any use, the database must be tied to a deployment point. In this demonstration we’ll look at how to configure the database rules which basically tells what needs...

Configuring Other Methods in the Configuration Database In this demonstration we’re going to go through creating examples of the other three role methods and will assign role methods created earlier: Refresh User and Managed Computer . With all methods we can associate properties settings, applications...

I was in a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) session the other day at TechEd 2009 and someone in the audience asked a question “Can you use Distributed File System (DFS) to store WDS Images?” Great question, the answer is yes and no. YES – You can install images on another server (not a Windows Deployment...