Why am I not surprised. -----Original Message----- From: Rick Fogarty [mailto:rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:38 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: sysprep $60 an image is what they quoted us.... -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jonathan Kadoo Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:24 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: sysprep I didn't realize Dell would do that. That is great. Thanks for the =3D info. -----Original Message----- From: Sullivan, Glenn [mailto:GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D3D20 Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:47 AM To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [windows2000] Re: sysprep If you do not run sysprep, all or your machines will have the same SID. =3D And all of your local admin accounts will look the "same" to each other... =3D i.e., you may change the password on a local account on one machine but not =3D the other... but the old password would work = sometimes because the SID of =3D the account is the same. A crappy explanation, but I can't think of a better one. In the future, talk to Dell about loading on your corporate version of = =3D XP pro, which has a VLK and does not require activation. They can do it =3D for little or no more money... Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA David Clark Company Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Kadoo [mailto:jkadoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 9:27 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] sysprep I just got a bunch of new dell workstations. I want to create an image =3D and then put the image on all the workstations. I was just = wondering if I =3D have to sysprep the workstation that I create the image from? What are the downsides to not running sysprep first? =3D3D20 The reason = I ask is that =3D Dell installs Windox xp pro on the workstations but I am required to activate =3D the machine with MS. I am trying to avoid the hassles of doing that. =3D3D20 =3D Thanks for you help in advance = =3D3D20 Jonathan =3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D= 3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3 D=3D 3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D= 3D =3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D= 3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3 D=3D 3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D= 3D =3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D= 3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D =3D3D=3D =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm