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Maybe this is an solution.<br />
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<a href="http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/ATICW/" rel="ugc">http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/ATICW/</a><br />
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Maybe this is an solution.

http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/ATICW/ [http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/ATICW/]



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Thanks for the suggestion, wigmanw. &nbsp;One of their other products looks more like what we're going for:<br />
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<a href="http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/snapdeploy/" rel="ugc">http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/snapdeploy/</a><br />
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We are aware that such solutions already exist, but would rather create our own as a cost-effective alternative.... &nbsp; and for the fun of it &nbsp;:-)<br />
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This hostname snag is the last kink to work out (this week).<br />
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Ross
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Thanks for the suggestion, wigmanw.  One of their other products looks more like what we're going for:

http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/snapdeploy/ [http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/snapdeploy/]

We are aware that such solutions already exist, but would rather create our own as a cost-effective alternative....   and for the fun of it  :-)

This hostname snag is the last kink to work out (this week).

Ross

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Is there a way to set the Windows XP hostname at boot time, or after the system is booted but without having to reboot?<br />
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We are working on a way to image systems over a network (like Rembo). &nbsp;So far the only snag is that the hostname needs to be different on each machine, or Windows squacks &quot;Duplicate hostname on network.&quot;<br />
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So, after the image is downloaded to the machine off the network, I'm looking for a way to set the hostname from say, a file that resides on a static partition of the client drive.<br />
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Any ideas? &nbsp;Thanks!<br />
Ross
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Is there a way to set the Windows XP hostname at boot time, or after the system is booted but without having to reboot?

We are working on a way to image systems over a network (like Rembo).  So far the only snag is that the hostname needs to be different on each machine, or Windows squacks "Duplicate hostname on network."

So, after the image is downloaded to the machine off the network, I'm looking for a way to set the hostname from say, a file that resides on a static partition of the client drive.

Any ideas?  Thanks!
Ross

Set Windows Hostname at Boot Time

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.