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Need to make a master image and Clone new computers

I have 20 Windows 7 Pro computers that need to be configured. We have corporate licenses for Office and other software we've installed.

I have prepared the first computer, and it's set up exactly the way I want.

I would like to create an exact image of this computer onto several  external USB drives, and then clone the rest of the computers 5 at a time.

I tried two programs:  Acronis Home 2012  and  Lenovo's enhanced backup and restore.  Both failed - the clone drive created by Acronis wouldn't mount, and Lenovo experienced "Internal Errors"

What software will do this for me?

Thanks.


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Shahzoor -

Does Acronis create a master image?  IF so, which version of Acronis are you using?
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Hi computerlarry,

No Acronis does not create a master image. Creating a master image is different thing. You already done that by customizing and installing your softwares. Next step is updating default profile and changing the SID! The guide above does that. That is the easiest way to do that. Please bear in your mind, changing SIDs is essential if you have a domain environment. You cannot runaway from this procedure.
Do I need to do SysPrep if the computers are not part of a domain?
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Acronis does not create a master image but a regular image and could be deployed to target machines using Universal Restore which comes as an add-on Plus Pack
you would need sysprep
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