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clone windows 7 installation to other machines
I need to "upgrade" about 20 computers from Windows XP / Office 2003 to Windows 7 Enterprise (OLP) / Office 2010 (OLP) in a SBS2003 environment. All pc's are Dell Optiplex of various series (755,745, etc). I did 2 so far, but it is very time consuming (Windows updates, install Office, applications, printers, etc). Is it possible to "ghost" one image to all other pc's and , personnalize then each pc, and not run into issues like SID problems ? What tools or methods would you suggest
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I agree with 'nickthename' about acronis, it is the best
Make sure to use sysprep (on the Windows 7 DVD) to prepare your image before cloning, so as to avoid problems with the SID, product key, etc. As the systems are not all the same, you will either have to create separate image for the different models or use WDS to use driver packages unique to the model.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Microsoft+70-680%3A+2.1&aq=f
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Microsoft+70-680%3A+2.1&aq=f
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We finally went with Acronis Snap Deploy 3. Takes care of the SID too. Thanks