Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (formerly Business Desktop Deployment) is a piece of server software that permits network deployment of Microsoft Windows. It can currently distribute Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. Hardware drivers, Windows updates, and software can be included with the installation.[1]
[edit] Overview
All of the software intended for installation (operating system, drivers, updates, and applications) are added to the pool of available software. This software is packaged into deployment packages - the operating system and drivers to be included with this package are selected, and the administrator password, owner information, and product key are specified.[2] Clients use a custom Windows PE image, generated by Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, to boot to the network, where they can install the assembled deployment packages over the network from the MDT server. This Windows PE disk image can be burned to and booted from a CD, or booted with Windows Deployment Services. When selecting the package to deploy, software that has been included in the pool may also be selected for installation.
