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As a continuation of my previous WDS post located here, these are the steps I follow for creating my WDS images.

• Install OS, drivers, service packs, software, updates, and everything else to master system.
• Copy Windows installation media to local drive: xcopy /H /E D:\* C:\windows\options\cabs\
• Copy deploy.cab from recent installation media, extract to sysprep folder located on the administrator’s desktop.
• From a Windows command prompt, browse to sysprep folder and run:  sysprep.exe -mini -reseal (with optional flags) 
• Wait for system to shutdown..  start system back up, ensure PXE or network boot is enabled.
• Boot from PXE/WDS, select Windows PE from options menu. 
• At Windows PE command prompt, run: wdscapture
• Follow Windows Image Capture wizard.

I reinstalled Vista today and misplaced my Hilgraeve HyperTerminal installer, which was publicly available for download until recently.  My alternate client has always been Tera Term, which is very effective, and lightweight.