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>Date:         Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:23:11 -0400
>From: Trip Kirkpatrick <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #8898 vista lab deployment
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Mary Toulouse said

I'm wondering if anyone could share with us the easiest and best way to deploy 
a Vista Ghost image in a lab and input the serial numbers on Dell computers. 
Apparently the image expires after 30 days unless we find a work around. Itech 
would like me to use Sys Prep; however, if I recall correctly from XP, this 
was not the ideal option because a number of program settings were lost in the 
ghost process.

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Mary:

We have not yet migrated to Vista, but I can tell you that we use a combo of
Sysprep and Symantec Ghost. We configure our reference computer, sysprep it
and shut it down. Then we boot it into Ghost with a floppy (I know, I know)
and create the image.

We do this with 4 different Dell models and have only needed the sysprep.inf
file to be in the right place on all for them to get the proper data when
imaged.

I'll be happy to answer any further questions or elaborate on this one.

Best,
Trip

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Trip Kirkpatrick
Interim Manager, Technology and Project Development
Center for Language Study

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