[windows2000] Re: sysprep
- From: Frank Monroe <Frank.Monroe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 16:49:42 -0400
Yes. And, other companies have been doing it for years. But, it seems to
be a bigger deal with MS does it.
-----Original Message-----
From: George Lemos [mailto:listreader@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 1:49 PM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: sysprep
I hate activation. But I understand why its there.
Everything is going to be like that one day.
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> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jonathan Kadoo
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 9:40 AM
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: sysprep
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> The only thing with that is if you have to reimage the machine you have
> to call microsoft to get activated again.
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> From: George Lemos [mailto:listreader@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 8:30 PM
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: sysprep
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> > From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> > [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jonathan Kadoo
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 9:27 AM
> > To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [windows2000] sysprep
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> > I just got a bunch of new dell workstations. I want to create an=20
> > image and then put the image on all the workstations. I was just=20
> > wondering if I have to sysprep the workstation that I create the image
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> > from? What are the downsides to not running sysprep first?
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> > The reason I ask is that Dell installs Windox xp pro on the=20
> > workstations but I am required to activate the machine with MS. I am=20
> > trying to avoid the hassles of doing that.
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> > Thanks for you help in advance
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> > Jonathan
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> Jonathan, I believe you must sysprep to wipe out the GUID so there are
> not network conflicts when the image is installed on the new
> workstations. Seems like more work to me then just activating the
> already installed windows XP pro OS's? I would just do that! Unless
> there's some underlying facts I am not aware of.
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> -George
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