Prerequisites

If you have downloaded the MDT Bundle creator tool manually, make sure you have installed all the correct prerequisites before you run the tool.

If you choose to create your MDT bundles on an Endpoint Management client, you can download prerequisites by running the Fixlets described in Creating and managing MDT bundles manually If you download the MDT Bundle Creator on a computer which is not part of your Endpoint Management network, you must ensure that the following prerequisites are installed before you run the tool.

The following list includes system requirements and prerequisites for using the MDT Bundle Creator tool:
  • Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003 R2. Window XP Service Pack 3.
  • MMC 3.0 is required to run the Workbench and view the documentation on Windows XP. MMC 3.0 is included in Windows Vista and later.
  • MSXML 6.0.
Additionally, you use PowerShell to automate the sequence creation steps. PowerShell is available with Windows Server 2008, but must be installed on Windows Server 2003. (.Net is required by PowerShell.)Finally, 7zip is required:
When all prerequisites are satisfied, download and install the following components, depending on the operating systems you are planning to deploy. You can also run the corresponding Fixlets to download them to your MDT Bundle Creator machine. See MDT Bundle Creators and valid component combinations.
Table 1. Deployment Toolkits
Deployment Toolkits Download URLs Fixlets
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Update 1 Fixlet 61
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Fixlet 135
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 1 Fixlet 135
Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 Fixlet 45
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 8 Fixlet 60
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 8.1 Fixlet 60
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 10 Fixlet 60
Important: Prior to installing Windows ADK, ensure that WAIK is not installed.
You must include the following required Windows ADK components:
  • Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)
  • Deployment Tools
  • User State Migration Tool (USMT).
You will also need an ISO file of the installation source for the operating systems you plan to deploy. The supported Microsoft™ operating systems are:
  • Windows™ XP Professional 32-bit
  • Windows XP Professional 64-bit
  • WindowsVista 32-bit
  • Windows Vista 64-bit
  • Windows7 32-bit
  • Windows 7 64-bit
  • Windows 8 32-bit
  • Windows 8 64-bit
  • Windows 8.1 32-bit
  • Windows 8.1 64-bit
  • Windows 10 32-bit
  • Windows 10 64-bit
  • Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x86, x64)
  • Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 (x86, x64)
  • Windows Server 2008 (x86, x64)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
  • Windows Server 2012 (x64)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)