+1 for imagex. On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 7:58 AM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com>wrote:
> I’m a little biased (because I developed courseware for the product), but > the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 is easy to use, light-touch – > and free. > > If you need zero touch, System Center Configuration Manager does the job > very well and is infinitely configurable. It isn’t, however, free. And it > has a learning curve for that “infinitely configurable” part. > > The imaging process for Win7 is based on one of two options: VHD or WIM > (Windows IMaging - and the VHD option is built on-top-of the WIM option, > more-or-less). The preferred tool for creating images is ImageX, which is a > Microsoft product (part of both MDT and SCCM). > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 31, 2011 8:50 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Windows 7 Imaging > > > > Folks, > > > > We are working towards deploying Windows 7 (along with Office 2010) on > current and future shipments of new laptops/PCs. We use syprep and Ghost > for our XP image, and it works well. > > > > I'm looking for your suggestions/warnings/gotchas as to imaging for Windows > 7. Favorite imaging tools, methods, etc? I don't do the imaging here, but > my PC guy who does the images seems to be having a bit of a struggle with it > compared to XP images, so I thought I'd as you experts. > > > > We already have a Dell Kace system management system here, and I'll be > viewing a demo today for the imaging component (additional purchase). I'm > open to anything that makes the process as painless as possible. If it > matters we use Lenovo ThinkPads for our laptops and Dell Optiplex business > PCs. > > > > Your comments are appreciated. > > > > Tom > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
