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Using sysprep in Symantec Ghost Console for changing sid
I want to deploy a windows 7 professional 64bit image to other computers with identical hardware and chane the SID on the target computer. Symantec recommends using sysprep in favor of their own Ghostwalker. Can anyone walk me through using the sysprep tab in the Ghost console?
emilgas
are you sure you want to use the Ghost Console? Why dont you just Sysprep it, turn it off and image.
ASKER
Are you saying just skip using ghost all together? I did a sysprep on the target computer after cloning it and it worked just fine. I was just trying to include that process in the actual image restore. I'm certainly open to an easier way.
What do you mean by skipping the Ghost all together? You have to use ghost to image your master (syspreped) system and then use Ghostcast server to deploy that image to as many system you like. Let me know if you need step by step instructions for it.
ASKER
I think I'm not understanding the sysprep process. If I sysprep a computer prior to imaging it, aren't I going to be blowing down an image to a target machine with a SID that I'm going to have to change? And yes, a step by step would be helful if you don't mind.
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Thanks emilgas! That does make sense and it's exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks for all your help and, above all, your patience.