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Prepare OS Images

You must create (OS) images for each type of Windows operating system in your environment.

To create OS images

1. Login as a user with administrative privileges and from the Start menu and click Run.
2. Enter risetup.exe in the Run dialog and click OK.

   The RIS Setup Wizard appears.

3. Click Next on the Wizard Welcome screen.
4. Select Add a new OS image to the RIS server and click Next.
5. Specify the location of the client operating system installation files or insert the client operating system installation CD and then click Next.
6. Specify the folder name for the client operating system installation files on the RIS server, and then click Next.
7. Enter the description for the operating system image. It will be displayed to the users when they run the Client Installation Wizard on the remote client machine.
8. Select Use the old installation screens option and click Next.
9. Click Next to copy the OS image to the hard drive.
10. Click Finish.

    The OS images are created.