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You can use a backup of the Windows System State, this should encompase all of the system settings for you to mirror over to a new build.
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You can use a backup of the Windows System State, this should encompase all of the system settings for you to mirror over to a new build.

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So there is no way to scan a new server and have all the setting export to a file so you could create an unattended file?
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So there is no way to scan a new server and have all the setting export to a file so you could create an unattended file?

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You can do an unattend install but you would still needed to configure the system. <br />
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Imaging Software is what you want
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You can do an unattend install but you would still needed to configure the system.

Imaging Software is what you want

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Not of a physical machine, that I am aware of.<br />
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However, you wanted to step up and look into virtual environments. You could create a default virtual image that you can use as a base for further server builds.
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Not of a physical machine, that I am aware of.

However, you wanted to step up and look into virtual environments. You could create a default virtual image that you can use as a base for further server builds.

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I'm in the process of setting up a Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition &nbsp;server with custom settings..<br />
-power settings - disabled hiberate<br />
-DEP settings,<br />
-page file etc..<br />
-Updates<br />
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Can all of these settings be exports to a XML file so when I go to install Windows 2008 on another server that need to be setup the same way Iwill read all of the settings from the XML file????
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I'm in the process of setting up a Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition  server with custom settings..
-power settings - disabled hiberate
-DEP settings,
-page file etc..
-Updates

Can all of these settings be exports to a XML file so when I go to install Windows 2008 on another server that need to be setup the same way Iwill read all of the settings from the XML file????

Windows 2008 Export Setting to File

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.