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Don V - 29 Apr 2006 17:48 GMT
Hello to Everyone
I will explain to you what I am looking for and you can tell me if your
product is compatible.
I am a small business in developing and selling software/hardware solutions.
Due to the rapid rate of growth, I must purchase computers already built with
XP Pro installed. When I was building my own systems, I used a ghost image
and that worked great for me. I am used to having all my systems configure
the same. Trying to get all the computers the same is tedious.
I would like to stay away from re-imaging.

Here’s a list of what I need to configure;
•    Windows Explorer
o    In the advance setting the ability to change the check box to our specs
o    Set all folders to a detail list
o    Add some new files type list
o    Add and Change default; open with program list
•    Change desktop background
•    Add user with permissions
•    Change computer Name
•    Change work group
•    Change admin password
•    Change network setting to static ip
•    Turn off all Security Alerts
•    Turn off Firewall
•    Turn off Auto Updates
•    And more

I know that I can do this manually; but this takes too much time and it’s
not consistent.
I would like to automate this process.
Can this be done and how?
Thanks for any suggestions.

Don V.
Shenan Stanley - 29 Apr 2006 18:13 GMT
> Hello to Everyone
> I will explain to you what I am looking for and you can tell me if
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> Can this be done and how?
> Thanks for any suggestions.

Research.

Unattended Help web pages:

By CD/DVD...
http://unattended.msfn.org/

By network...
http://unattended.sourceforge.net/

Application switches and such...
http://appdeploy.com/

Your other choice might be to create a universal image - but I think you
would get more flexibility with an unattended installation.

http://www.leinss.com/uniimg.html
(See the WinXP Blog addition - imaging with universal image)

http://www.gc.peachnet.edu/www/wbeck/W2KXP.htm#Master
(More on building and ghosting a master image)

Something "extra" - to lock down these systems if needed.

Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7256D456-E3DA-42EA-857D
-92B716077A84&displaylang=en


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