Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK)

Have you heard of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK)? Microsoft describes this as follows:

Overview

The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is designed to help corporate IT professionals customize and deploy the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 family of operation systems. By using Windows AIK, you can perform unattended Windows installations, capture Windows images with ImageX, and create Windows PE images.

This update is provided to you and licensed under the Windows Vista License Terms.

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