How to Install Windows Deployment Services

To install Windows Deployment Services onto a computer running Windows Server 2003 with SP1

1.Install RIS.

2.Download and install the Windows AIK.

3.Do one of the following:

• Locate and double-click the Windows Deployment Services installation file (windows-deployment-services-update-amd64.exe or windows-deployment-services-update-x86.exe), and follow the instructions in the wizard.

• Type the following at the command prompt where XXX is either amd64 or x86.

windows-deployment-services-update-XXX.exe /quiet /forcerestart


4.When the installation is complete, restart the server.

To install Windows Deployment Services onto a computer running Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Windows Deployment Services is included in Windows Server 2003 SP2. The version included is identical to the version included in the Windows AIK.

• If you already had RIS installed and configured. When you install SP2, your computer will automatically be upgraded to Windows Deployment Services.

• If you had RIS installed but not configured. Install the Windows Deployment Services component from Add/Remove Windows Components. When the installation is complete, restart the server.

Now that the installation is complete