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Prepare a Windows Image

When creating a template containing the Windows operating system, prepare the image by following this procedure. Follow the steps to enable CA Virtual Assurance provisioning operations to customize the template. The specific steps differ based on the Windows version.

Follow these steps:

  1. Install the Windows operating system on a new virtual machine from scratch.
  2. Install the XenTools for Citrix XenServer on the virtual machine.
  3. Apply any customizations like user accounts, policy, applications, hotfixes, and so on, that you would like to apply on the new virtual machines.
  4. (Valid on Windows 2003) Blank out the built-in Administrator account password.

    Note: If the Administrator password is not empty, SysPrep is unable to set a new password during provisioning and the existing password remains.