- Too many un-manageable Windows OS images
- Posted by Spin on May 3rd, 2006
Gurus,
I have been tasked to come up with a way to better manage our system of OS
images for our company. We are a fairly large non-profit with different
hardware platforms. Right now, I have a ghost image (including company
software applications) for 15 different platforms. It is getting
un-manageable. I have a ghost image for every one. Everytime an
application changes I have to go and re-do everything. Is there a better
way?
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Spin
- Posted by Malke on May 3rd, 2006
Spin wrote:
May-June issue of TechNet Magazine. The article is called "Desktop
Deployment - Techniques for Simplifying Desktop Image Creation" and
addresses your exact issue. If the magazine isn't available in
RealSpace where you are, go to TechNet's Desktop Deployment Center:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/des...t/default.mspx
Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
- Posted by Pegasus \(MVP\) on May 3rd, 2006
"Spin" <Spin@spin.com> wrote in message
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You could automate the process like so:
- Purchase an appropriate number of Snapshot
(http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/down.htm)
- Schedule a task on each machine to run snapshot.exe
in command line mode once every month.
- Always keep the two most recent image files.
- For extra protection, run a scheduled task on a
a machine with a large disk to store the most
recent image files.
Once the process is in place it requires no manual
involvement.
- Posted by Harry Ohrn on May 3rd, 2006
Acronis True Image is imaging software that can be scheduled to create
daily incremental backups of the changes made to the setup. The image can be
directed to be saved to a hidden partition called "the acronis zone" on a
hard drive. If you need to do a restore you can simply press F11 at computer
startup to select any of the incremental backups and do the restore. Because
Acronis True Image can be scheduled to run in the background the user
doesn't have to shut down while the image is being created.
www.acronis.com
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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
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