IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Version 7.1.1.14

Windows Automated Installation Kit

You need Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) to perform different tasks when you are provisioning Windows operating systems.

You need Windows AIK to:

Create a WinPE deployment engine
Create an unattended setup system profile of a Windows Vista/2008/7 operating system
Create a cloning system profile from a Windows WIM image
Create a Windows PE-based network boot CD/DVD

Installing Windows AIK

The current version is Windows AIK for Windows 7 in English.

Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 in English is distributed by Microsoft and is available on the Microsoft website from the following link at the time of publication: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=696DD665-9F76-4177-A811-39C26D3B3B34&displaylang=en.

Best practices

Given the numerous uses of Windows AIK in the process of provisioning Windows operating systems, it is a good practice to perform all these tasks on one system that is installed with all the requirements. This target must have:

A Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 operating system
Windows AIK for Windows 7 in English installed
The web interface extension installed and started with local administrator privileges

If your OS deployment server is on a Windows operating system, you can use your OS deployment server as the dedicated Windows system.

Checking the version of Windows AIK

If you are unsure of the version of Windows AIK installed on a system, you can verify it.

On Windows XP and Windows 2003:
1. In the Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs.
2. Select Windows Automated Installation Kit.
3. Click Click here for support information.
4. Check that the version number is 2.0.0.0, which corresponds to Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 in English.
On Windows Vista and Windows 2008:
1. In the Control Panel, if you are in the Control Panel Home view, select Programs, otherwise skip this step.
2. Select Programs and Features.
3. Select Windows Automated Installation Kit.
4. If you cannot view the version number in the selected line, you can add a column with this information:
  1. Select View and then Choose Details....
  2. Select Version and click OK.
5. Check that the version number is 2.0.0.0, which corresponds to Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 in English.
On Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7:
1. In the Control Panel, if you are in the Control Panel Home view, select Programs, otherwise skip this step.
2. Select Programs and Features.
3. Select Windows Automated Installation Kit.
4. If you cannot view the version number at the bottom of the screen, select Organize > Layout > Details pane.
5. Check that the version number is 2.0.0.0, which corresponds to Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 in English.

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