I've read multiple documents on how to provision a new Windows7 workstation starting with an image. I'm looking for a way to provision a workstation WITHOUT using an image as a starting point - rather, install Windows7 from scratch using an unattended file and within the same provisioning template, applying all relevant drivers, a standard list of applications and patching it all before placing it into production. I'm not worried about the time this process takes, because once it is started, it just runs. I'd rather manage a few text files (unattended, driver locations, etc.) than manage an image repository that needs to be updated periodically. At a high level, I'm envisioning booting to WinPE, having my provisioning script run that maps a drive to my OS source location, and runs setup.exe /unattended. Have people tried this and failed, or is it just not possible, or realistic to provision without an image file?
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