Add a component to a deployed image

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Meinhard

Does anybody know if there is a common way to add some components
selectable in Target Designer to an image already deployed and delivered?

Within XP Professional / Control Panel / Add or Remove Programs is a
button "Add/Remove Windows Components" to add some additional functionality.

I read already some documentation about the DUA but the only thing I
find ist the update of QFEs not the addition of additional components.

Thanks for your help

Meinhard
 
Meinhard,

Depending on a component content it may be hard to add it to a post-FBA image. Few reasons:
1. Component may have a bunch of dependencies (many levels of children). You will have to wrap up and bring the dependencies in
along with the main component.
2. Component may have many files and registry entries. MS does not supply SLD file for standard components from XPe database. So, on
TD would be the tool for you to get information about the component. You can imagine the efforts to scripting component like
Terminal Services to deploy through DUA.
3. Component resources - dll registrations, protocol/driver configuring (in proper order), etc. All this is done by FBA.
4. AFAIK, "Add/Remove Windows Components" does not work on XPe.
5. Testing the image.. It may be hard to test a post-FBA + a few new components you add to the image. Especially hard because you
can't depend on MS testing of the component(s) as you add them without FBA.
 
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