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How can I make a varierty of changes on a dekstop (OS) and make an install from those changes.

I have Internet explorere setting changes and other additional config I must do. I want to make an installation, like Novell Snapshot of those changes so I and other techs do not have to repeat these actions over and over again...

Please help??

athomsfere

Depending on exactly what settings...

nLite allows a nice custom installer: http://www.nliteos.com/
It is user friendly, quick and fairly flexible, and best of all its free!

Another option is Sysprep : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302577
Sysprep is a little more difficult to use as its not meant for the average user. It is also free.

jimmyray7

You can make the changes, use Microsoft's sysprep utility to reset the SIDs, then take an image with any commercial imaging software (like Symantec Ghost) or open source equivalent (I've used Clonezilla with success).

This works if the machines are all the same make and model. If they are different, you'll have to find a way to export the configuration changes and possibly script them on the target machines.

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Bryan Butler

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me-sam

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All the changes are in IE8 such as adding a trusted web site, configuring advanced settings, and various security changes. I'll review the posts you made and see what I can gain. If you have further ideas, let me know... This is all about taking settings I change and automating them rather than manual.
Thank you for your posts.. again I'll review the information and comment.

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I'll again review the information posted, and shortly comment-award.. I think the information looks like what I was looking for.. I actually do not have zenworks but was familiar with it. New it worked well and wondered if a product existing like it.. software.. that was not too costly.. Thanks for your help.