If you use Windows Deployment Services to capture an image of a Sysprepped Windows OS, you have to save the WIM file to the local disk before uploading it to the server. This is somewhat inconvenient if you don't want to boot the computer to delete it, thereby wrecking the OOBE.
Fortunately, it's possible to get into the file system using WDS without booting up into the real OS - no other boot media necessary. Just boot into the capture image again and press Shift+10 when the wizard appears - a command prompt will come up. Navigate to the place you put the WIM file and erase it. You can cut the power to the machine safely, or close the command prompt and wizard to cause a reboot.
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