I have installed WDS on my new Win 08 Server. I managed to capture and XP image with all the needed configurations and applications after runningsysprep. However i came into couple of minor problems:1. I would like to format the C: drive proior to installation2. Most of our dell machines come with OEM XP downgraded from Vista. So when i have to enter the serial this doesnt work?i dont have much understandig of windows licencing, but this has become a problem for me!Many thanks

Hi, 1. To automate the entire WDS installation you use two different unattend files: a. Windows Deployment Services client unattend file for the Windows Deployment Services UI screens b. Image unattend file for the latter phases of Setup. To format the C drive during the installation, you can create a WDSClientUnattend.xml file and place the partitioning settings into this file. For detailed information, please refer to the following articles: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730695.aspx http://firegeier.unattended-sponsor.de/en/partitioning.html 2. I recommend using volume licenses (KMS or MAK) for these Windows XP clients. If you use OEM keys, you may need to manually input them One by one after the installation. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/vol/volumelicensekey/default.mspx Hope it helps. Tim Quan - MSFT