Ahh I did not know that. Good to know. Ive just always sysprepped a machine prior to joining it to the domain. J
John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: sysprep question Yes. Sysprep will unjoin the machine as part of the process. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c - 312.731.3132 Active Directory, 4th Ed - <http://www.briandesmond.com/ad4/> http://www.briandesmond.com/ad4/ Microsoft MVP - <https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Brian> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Brian From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: sysprep question Would it work just as well to take said staion out of the domain, then clone? It seems like it would, but I learn all kinds of things in this forum... -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.org P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 <http://www.aspca.org/> www.aspca.org The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. "Sam Cayze" <sam.ca...@rollouts.com> wrote on 03/11/2009 10:53:22 AM: > That would work too. > > > > From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:50 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: sysprep question > Well, Im no expert, however, I would clone the machines *before* > connecting them to the domain as its much easier to change the name > before joining the domain. Thats just my 2¢ worth. > > [image removed] [image removed] > > From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 11:30 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: sysprep question > > Hi folks, > > In my research on sysprep, Ive come across conflicting information. > > I will be cloning xp machines (identical hardware). These machines > are all on a domain. Do I need to sysprep before cloning? Im just > doing 6 computers. > > Ive read that I do need to sysprep, and Ive read that I dont need > to sysprep because the machines are on a domain (Windows 2003 native > in my case). > > Obviously after cloning, I need to go in and change the computer > name, so I dont get conflicts (unless, of course, I use sysprep to > change the names for me). > > Thanks for your wisdom in this. > > Mark > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.10/1995 - Release Date: > 03/11/09 08:28:00 > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.10/1995 - Release Date: 03/11/09 08:28:00 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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