[OPLINTECH] Imaging software

[JKENZIG]

I am writing this from my sick bed but I highly suggest that everyone start looking at WinPE and PEimg
by Microsoft if you are imaging windows machines. Especially if you are thinking of going to Vista as few programs will do it.  WinPE is in the Windows Automation toolkit. PE stands for PreExecution environment by the way and is a mini OS that you can do a whole lot in prior to setting up the machine.
 
Here is a post I think I made once before quite some time ago prior to vista;s release about it....hope it helps. Note also Service Pack 1 Beta for  Vista was released just today and some very good administrative additions. It will be welcome when it is released to public. Those of you using Altiris there is $3.00 disk you can buy  that has a special version of WinPE that works better and is easier to set up with Altiris than the base PE. 

Hi All, 

I have spoken about the new Pre execution enviroment (2.0) that will be available when Windows Vista Releases and this weeks download pick it the Windows Automated Installation Toolkit which allows you to create a Vista PE Environment. You'll need the toolkit, a Windows Vista DVD (just released in Technet plus if you get it) , a Technician Computer, Master computer, a Floppy/USB stick and a blank CD/R disk to do this. (obviously your machine will also need at least a CDR burner. 

In Mark Minasi's latest newsletter in the Tech section portion at http://www.minasi.com/newsletters/nws0701.htm Rhonda Layfield has wrote an excellent article on how to make a PE boot disk. This is a must read and print out and save article for any tech! 

The article does not include the link to the WAIK but here it is: 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=993c567d-f12c-4676-917f-05d9de73ada4&displaylang=en 

Microsoft also has a page set up for Vista downloads with many other items of interest at: 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads/winclient/windowsvista/default.mspx 

One in particular that people should be looking at is the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor. This utility tells you what you need to do to get your computer ready for Vista. I can save people a lot of time... don't even bother unless your workstation has at least 512 MB of memory. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx 

Jim Kenzig 
Network Manager 
Cuyahoga County Public Library 

 

________________________________

From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] On Behalf Of Tom Mason
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 6:30 PM
To: 'Lucretia Wiley'; oplintech at oplin.org
Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Imaging software


  

We've used Acronis to image PC's and servers, including the RAID5 arrays in Windows.  They have console software for managing the network, remote image, scheduled image, home user  versions, etc.  they also have a version that will allow imaging a running system, which works great for web servers when you don't want to take them down for backup.

 

There are discounts for libraries and schools, we found out, also

 

Thomas Mason, MCSE, AANG, Sr. Consultant

Management Assistance, Inc.

Manufacturing, Academic and Government Solutions

"We make it happen for you!"

masontj at manasst.com 440.355.6962 Fax:440-355-4355

 

From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org]On Behalf Of Lucretia Wiley
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 11:34 AM
To: oplintech at oplin.org
Subject: [OPLINTECH] Imaging software

 

Hello,

 

I was wondering what types of imaging software are being used by your technology

departments or are you even using imaging software at all? I am currently using Norton

Ghost to image public computers but was wondering if there is a better program or a 

better way of imaging the public computers as well as staff computers?

 

Thanks. 

 

Lucretia Wiley 

Computer Systems Technician

Warren Trumbull County Public Library

444 Mahoning Avenue

Warren, OH 44483

330-399-8807 ext. 141

Email: wileyl at wtcpl.org <mailto:wileyl at wtcpl.org> 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mail.oplin.org/mailman/private/oplintech/attachments/20070924/3f3e548c/attachment-0001.html
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 2950 bytes
Desc: image001.jpg
Url : http://mail.oplin.org/mailman/private/oplintech/attachments/20070924/3f3e548c/attachment-0001.jpe