Building workstation install images.

From: Joseph Forbes (jftitan_at_gmail.com)
Date: 03/17/05

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    Hey Everyone!

      I know many of us have wanted to do this, and even have done setups
    like this, I even had many opportunities during my schooling at which
    I volunteered to help reimage HDDs for each quarter. So machines would
    be spyware/crap & more crap free.

      I am wondering what would be the most effective way to build HDD
    images, of 3 different installs (example: 2 types of Dell GX
    workstations, and 1 type of Dell server) Including security
    templates, to secure the workstations (Not on a AD), etc.

      I am currently using Norton Ghost, to build the images of the three
    different machines. Before making the images, I step by step configure
    the machines to the way I want them. But the way I am doing it, is
    slow, and manual.

    Question is... Is there any administrative (wizard) that will help be
    build the images, but have them be installable (example: When you
    power on a new dell for the first time you do a installation process,
    which as well configures the machine with its service tag, etc) As
    well having the administrative templates installed.

    Any tips, or suggestions on what anyone else has done to prepare HDD
    images for workstation installs. 

    -- 
Joseph Forbes  "Don't Forget to Salt the Fries!"
Network Security Administrator
SwapNEtwork eXtreme, Inc. 
jftitan@satx.rr.com (jftitan@swapnetx.com)
cell 210.834.3450 fax 775.415.9280
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