hi all, i meet the problem about automate joining a domain of client, detail as below My server (Win Server 2K8 R2) have Active Directory, WDS, MDT, DHCP on Router ADSL, 1 user for client (wds@mydom.local) - I deploy the image Windows 7 x64 SP1 via WDS, and i see on tab Client of WDS properties, there is a box "Do not join a client to a domain after installation" of course, i do not tick on it. Because I want the client automatically join a domain After installing finish. My Client is not a member of domain. What step can i do next ? Thank you, vumian

Hi, You need to write an unattend file using WSIM. For detailed information, please refer to the following article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730845(WS.10).aspx Tim Quan

Thanks for your reply, I found the phase on tech website that " By default, all operating system installations using Windows Deployment Services result in a client computer that is joined to a domain" It means. By Default, after installation finished, Client will automate joining to a domain without unattend file WSIM, because this client is deployed by WDS ? Only the task is to set the permission for user account to Prestage a computer is it right ? Thank you, vumian

Hi, If you use WDS to deploy the client without using any unattend file and uncheck the box before “Do not join the client to a domain after an installation.”, the client will be joined to a domain after the installation. If you check the box before “Do not join the client to a domain after an installation.” and you do not prestage the computer, your computer will not be joined to a domain after the installation. If you check the box before “Do not join the client to a domain after an installation.” but you prestage the computer, your computer will still be joined to a domain after the installation. If you use an unattend file and setup it to join a workgroup, the computer will not be joined to a domain. If you use MDT with WDS, that will be another world. I suggest discussing it in our MDT forum: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/mdt/threads Tim Quan